{"id":4784,"date":"2022-04-03T04:33:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T04:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/?p=4784"},"modified":"2022-04-03T04:34:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T04:34:00","slug":"vro-hospitality-on-an-aggressive-expansion-drive-with-cafe-noir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/articles\/4784","title":{"rendered":"VRO Hospitality on an aggressive expansion drive with Caf\u00e9 Noir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India\u2019s fastest-growing hospitality chain VRO Hospitality is on an expansion drive with its iconic and popular French caf\u00e9 brand Caf\u00e9 Noir across the country. The Bengaluru headquartered group, which owns around&nbsp;<strong><em>10<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;popular fine-dining brands and cloud kitchens, is on a mission to open&nbsp;<strong>15 new outlets of Caf\u00e9 Noir<\/strong>&nbsp;and venture into new markets like Kochi, Chennai, and Kolkata and create its first international imprint in Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The six-month expansion drive will start from April 2022. With the expansion, VRO Hospitality will be increasing the number of Caf\u00e9 Noir outlets to 21. Synonymous with French cuisine in Bengaluru, Caf\u00e9 Noir\u2019s first outlet came up in the city\u2019s posh shopping destination UB City more than a decade ago. Caf\u00e9 Noir currently boasts five outlets in Bengaluru and one in Mumbai, which was opened late last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VRO\u2019s expansion plan is in line with the group\u2019s aim to position Caf\u00e9 Noir as a pan-India niche French caf\u00e9 chain. Out of the 15 planned new outlets, Kochi will have&nbsp;<strong>one<\/strong>, Chennai&nbsp;<strong>four<\/strong>, Kolkata&nbsp;<strong>four,<\/strong>&nbsp;and Bengaluru will have&nbsp;<strong>seven&nbsp;<\/strong>new outlets. Caf\u00e9 Noir will also be VRO\u2019s first venture outside India and it will be coming up at Jumeriah in Dubai. Overall, VRO Hospitality is planning to take&nbsp;<strong>30,000 sqft<\/strong>&nbsp;on rent for Caf\u00e9 Noir\u2019s expansion across different markets in India and&nbsp;<strong>10,000 sqft<\/strong>&nbsp;in Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the expansion plan,\u00a0<strong>Dawn Thomas, CEO &amp; Co-Founder, VRO Hospitality<\/strong>, said: \u201cThis year we are embarking on an exciting journey to take our iconic French caf\u00e9 brand Caf\u00e9 Noir to new markets, including an international destination. This is in line with our ambition of making VRO Hospitality a pan-India brand. Last year as a group we ventured out of Bengaluru for the first time by launching Caf\u00e9 Noir in Mumbai in October 2021. Since then, the response has been fabulous. It has become a favorite spot for guests seeking a wholesome French cuisine and a relaxed dining experience. We would be extending our footprints in Kochi, Chennai, and Kolkata and in Dubai as we aggressively chase growth and profitability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b \u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An excited\u00a0<strong>Sharath Rice, Director &amp; Co-Founder, VRO Hospitality<\/strong>, said: \u201cThe expansion of Caf\u00e9 Noir will allow us to offer a diverse set of food connoisseurs some of the best in French cuisines. Caf\u00e9 Noir has already set a benchmark in the dining experience, and we will continue to do so in the new markets where we would be setting up our outlets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally started by Frenchman Thierry Jasser and a decade ago in Bengaluru, Caf\u00e9 Noir became legendary for its bakes, coffees &amp; breakfast. However, in 2020, Thierry decided to return home, which is also when VRO Hospitality took over this quaint coffee place. The cafe also has a new culinary director, Daniel Koshy, who comes with nearly three decades of experience, and is a magician in terms of baking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>About VRO Hospitality<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the fastest-growing hospitality companies based out of Bangalore, VRO Hospitality owns upscale bars and restaurants in the city. It currently operates 10 fine dining brands and cloud kitchens. Some of its popular brands include Badmaash Lounge, Hangover, Plan B, Nevermind, Cafe Noir, Taki Taki and Tycoons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s fastest-growing hospitality chain VRO Hospitality is on an expansion drive with its iconic and popular French caf\u00e9 brand Caf\u00e9 Noir across the country. The Bengaluru headquartered group, which owns around&nbsp;10&nbsp;popular fine-dining brands and cloud kitchens, is on a mission to open&nbsp;15 new outlets of Caf\u00e9 Noir&nbsp;and venture into new markets like Kochi, Chennai, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dawn-Thomas-Managing-Director-VRO-Hospitality-1.jpg","post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4784"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4786,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4784\/revisions\/4786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}