held company industry fast food founded malad mumbai india 23 august 2001 2001 08 23 founder dheeraj gupta reeta gupta headquarters mumbai maharashtra india number of locations 46 2013 1 area served mmr bangalore hyderabad aurangabad and gujarat products vada pav website jumboking.co.in jumbo king is a chain of fast food restaurants based primarily in mumbai specialising in the maharashtrian regional dish vada pav . established in 2001 by husband and wife dheeraj and reeta gupta the company was inspired by the fast food business model of mcdonald s and burger king . 2 3 jumbo king foods pvt. ltd is a franchisee based company that operates across many areas of india . from its beginnings in malad a suburb of mumbai it has spread across the whole mumbai metropolitan region mmr as well as bangalore hyderabad aurangabad and gujarat . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 timeline 2 menu 3 references 4 external links history edit an earlier franchisee of burger king the guptas on their visit to london realised that fast food could also work in india . vada pav was their first idea as the food had to be portable . 4 in 2001 the guptas opened their first restaurant at malad with an initial investment of 200 000 us 3 000 which they borrowed from his family . the outlet was initially named chaat factory snack factory and vada pav was sold at 5 despite street vendors selling the same product for 2 . the name was later changed to jumbo king . gupta faced opposition from his family who thought he was wasting his mba by selling vada pavs . 2 vada pav is a popular vegetarian dish native to the indian state of maharashtra although it has been losing its reputation in past few years . the places where the food is now cooked and sold are often polluted and it is considered a poor man s food . 5 the people of mumbai and thane consume about 18 lakh 1.8 2 million units of vada pav with stiff competition mainly from the unhygienic street vendors in the city . in contrast jumbo king cooks and sells the food in hygienic conditions . 6 as of 2010 the chain had 30 outlets in mumbai selling an average of 40 000 vada pavs everyday priced between 8 and 16 apiece . 7 timeline edit 2001 first outlet of the chain at malad in mumbai was opened on 23 august 2001 . 8 2007 received award for new concept franchising and award as innovative franchisee model . two outlets were opened in ahmedabad on 17 august 2007 9 2011 first outlet in bangalore at koramangala . 10 2014 first outlet in hyderabad at narayanguda . 11 menu edit a jumbo king vada pav consists of a batata vada a spicy deep fried potato patty in a pav bread roll similar in size and shape to a quarter pounder . 5 jumbo king is considered mumbai s first branded vada pav and is the largest selling brand . 12 the pav used by jumbo king was designed by salim malik who dropped out of college to help run his father s bakery . thanks to work with jumbo king their bakery has become the largest dealer of pavs in borivli . 13 they offer lassi a popular and traditional yogurt based drink of the indian subcontinent as well as pepsi products . references edit a b jumbo king unit franchisee a b dheeraj gupta the vendor of vadas . rediff.com . 30 october 2004 . retrieved 28 april 2012 . the story of jumbo vada pav . yahoo . 12 december 2008 . retrieved 28 april 2012 . the magic of vada pav . the economic times . 6 october 2004 . retrieved 28 april 2012 . a b afp 22 september 2008 . mumbai takes on mcdonald s with veggie street food . asiaone . retrieved 28 april 2012 . the amazing story of vada pav chain jumbo king . rediff.com . 27 august 2010 . retrieved 28 april 2012 . fast food chain jumbo king plans 500 outlets by march 2010 . the hindu . 21 august 2007 . retrieved 28 april 2012 . the amazing story of vada pav chain jumbo king 2 . rediff.com . 27 august 2010 . retrieved 28 april 2012 . jumbo king opens stores in ahmedabad . oneindia.in . 17 august 2007 . retrieved 29 april 2012 . jumbo king vada pav launches first outlet in bangalore . dna india . 21 october 2011 . retrieved 28 april 2012 . jumboking opens restaurant in hyderabad bhattacharya chandrima . s 11 july 2004 . jumbo king tries a mcdonald s with vada pav 10 000 a day & counting . the telegraph . retrieved 27 april 2012 . bakery makes it big with jumbo king . mid day . 25 may 2004 . retrieved 28 april 2012 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jumbo king & oldid 713919903 categories companies established in 2001restaurants established in 2001fast food chains of indiafast food franchisesindian brandsbrand name snack foodshidden categories cs1 errors missing author or editorengvarb from may 2014use dmy dates from may 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom 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