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{{short description|Indian bakery retail company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Karachi Bakery
| logo = Karachi_Bakery.png
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| industry = [[Retail]]
| genre = [[Bakery]]
| foundation = 1953
| founder = Khanchand Ramnani
| location_city = [[Hyderabad]]
| location_country = India<ref>{{cite web |title=KARACHI BAKERY PRIVATE LIMITED |url=https://www.indiafilings.com/search/karachi-bakery-private-limited-cin-U52390TG2015PTC097253 |website=IndiaFilings |access-date=11 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
| location = [[Banjara Hills]]
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| area_served = India
| key_people =
| products = [[Biscuits]], [[cakes]], [[snacks]]
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| owners = {{ubl|Rajesh Ramnani|Harish Ramnani<ref name="owner">{{cite news |title='Karachi' in name, Indian at heart: Hyderabad's iconic bakery fights identity crisis |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/food/features/2025/05/10/karachi-bakery--says-theya-re-proudly-indian.html |access-date=11 May 2025 |work=Manorama Online |language=en}}</ref>}}
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| homepage = {{URL|karachibakery.com}}
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'''Karachi Bakery''' is a chain of Indian retail bakeries. It was established in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] in 1953 by a [[Sindhi Hindu]] family that migrated to India during the [[Partition of India|partition]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/will-never-change-name-we-are-not-leaving-mumbai-says-karachi-bakery-owners/616800/|title='Will never change the name & we are not leaving Mumbai,' say Karachi Bakery owners|website=[[ThePrint]] |date=6 March 2021 }}</ref><ref>[http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/meet-hyderabads-most-popular-cookies-702930 Meet Hyderabad's Most Popular Cookies]</ref> It is known for its fruit biscuits, [[Osmania biscuits]] and ''[[Hyderabadi cuisine#Snacks|dil kush]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122301510100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030901002948/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122301510100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Buoyant bakeries|date=2002-12-23|accessdate=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=et/>

Apart from Hyderabad, Karachi Bakery also has outlets in [[Bengaluru]], [[Chennai]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Majumdar |first=Meghna |date=2019-09-05 |title=Karachi bakery comes to Chennai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/karachi-bakery-comes-to-chennai/article29340740.ece |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and [[Delhi]]. The chain also exports a selection of its products to other countries, including Europe, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and the Middle East.<ref name=et>{{Cite web |last=www.ETHospitalityWorld.com |title=Karachi Bakery: Making legends out of biscuits|url=https://hospitality.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/operations/food-and-beverages/karachi-bakery-making-legends-out-of-biscuits/87689505 |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=ETHospitalityWorld.com |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Fruit Biscuits.jpg|thumb|Fruit biscuits from Karachi Bakery]]
Karachi Bakery was founded in 1953 by Khanchand Ramnani, a [[Sindhi Hindus|Sindhi Hindu]] migrant who moved to Hyderabad from [[Karachi]] during the partition of India in 1947. The bakery was named after Ramnani's original hometown Karachi, which is in present-day Pakistan. Ramnani opened the first Karachi Bakery outlet in [[Moazzam Jahi Market]], Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elluri |first=Mani Deepthi |date=2023-09-15 |title=Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery recognised as one of the world's best dessert places |url=https://www.newstap.in/lifestyle/hyderabads-karachi-bakery-recognised-as-one-of-the-worlds-best-dessert-places-1495002 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=www.newstap.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-12-17 |title=Long queue for that special bite |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/long-queue-for-that-special-bite/articleshow/363390.cms |access-date=2024-02-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Karachi Bakery's [[Mumbai]] outlet ceased operations during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] due to mounting losses.<ref>{{Cite news |last=U |first=Roy |date=2021-03-04 |title=Mumbai's Karachi Bakery shuts down citing pandemic-induced losses |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/food/2021/Mar/04/mumbais-karachi-bakery-shuts-down-citing-pandemic-induced-losses-32102.html |url-status= |work=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-03-05 |title=Karachi Bakery shuts shop, ex-employee says business was running in losses amid pandemic |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/karachi-bakery-shuts-shop-ex-employee-says-business-was-running-in-losses-amid-pandemic-7214726/ |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> In 2023, 15 of its employees in Hyderabad suffered injuries due to a fire accident.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2023-12-14 |title=Fire accident in Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery manufacturing unit, 15 injured |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/fire-accident-in-hyderabads-karachi-bakery-manufacturing-unit-15-injured |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2023-12-15 |title=15 hurt in LPG blast at Karachi Bakery |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2023/Dec/15/15-hurt-in-lpg-blast-at-karachi-bakery-2641676.html |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Naveen |date=2023-12-14 |title=15 workers injured in a fire mishap at Karachi Bakery's manufacturing unit in Hyderabad |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/15-staffers-injured-in-a-fire-mishap-at-karachi-bakerys-manufacturing-unit/article67637475.ece |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Reception==
In 2016, Karachi Bakery faced calls for a boycott from some Muslim groups in Hyderabad for selling Israeli [[Date palm|dates]], after which the company began sourcing dates from Iran.<ref>{{cite news |title=Muslims call for boycott of Hyderabad’s Karachi Bakery for selling Israeli dates |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/muslims-call-boycott-hyderabad-s-karachi-bakery-selling-israeli-dates-45143 |access-date=9 November 2025 |work=The News Minute |date=20 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chanda |first1=Aishik |title=Hyderabad gets a date with anti-semitism in Karachi bakery |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2016/Jun/19/hyderabad-gets-a-date-with-anti-semitism-in-karachi-bakery-942025.html |access-date=9 November 2025 |work=The New Indian Express |date=19 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

Owing to its name, Karachi Bakery outlets witnessed incidents of vandalism and protests in 2019 and 2025, in the aftermath of terror attacks in India and amidst [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts|India-Pakistan skirmishes]], with owners Rajesh and Harish Ramnani clarifying that they have no links to Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-24 |title=We are Indian by heart, says Karachi Bakery after protest in Bengaluru over its name |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karachi-bakery-statement-bengaluru-protest-pulwama-1463580-2019-02-24 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Karachi Bakery forced to cover up |url=https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/karachi-bakery-forced-to-cover-up/68143283.html |date=25 February 2019 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery Vandalised Amid India-Pakistan Tensions, BJP Activists Protest |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana/hyderabads-karachi-bakery-vandalised-by-bjp-activists-amid-heightened-india-pak-tensions-3535603 |access-date=11 May 2025 |work=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref name="owner">{{cite news |title='Karachi' in name, Indian at heart: Hyderabad's iconic bakery fights identity crisis |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/food/features/2025/05/10/karachi-bakery--says-theya-re-proudly-indian.html |access-date=11 May 2025 |work=Manorama Online |language=en}}</ref>

The bakery has been subject to fines and regulatory action for flouting food safety norms including selling expired food, fungus infested food, improper labeling.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-04 |title=Karachi Bakery fined Rs 10,000 after customer complains of fungus in sweet in Hyderabad |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/hyderabad/story/karachi-bakery-fined-rs-10-000-after-customer-complains-of-fungus-in-sweet-in-hyderabad-1895938-2022-01-04 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-04 |title=Karachi Bakery, TV9 & Chutneys fined by GHMC for violations |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/Jan/04/karachi-bakery-tv9-chutneys-fined-by-ghmc-for-violations-2402813.html |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jain |first=Vrinda |date=2024-05-06 |title=Several Hyderabad eateries under fire after food safety officials find expired products |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/karachi-bakery-under-fire-after-food-safety-officials-find-expired-products-improper-labelling-101714966951339.html |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2024-06-19 |title=Rotten tomatoes, expired items found in raid on hotel and bakery in Sangareddy |url=https://telanganatoday.com/rotten-tomatoes-expired-items-found-in-raid-on-hotel-and-bakery-in-sangareddy |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Telangana Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thayil |first=Pratiksha |date=2024-05-06 |title=Raids Reveal Expired Food, Cockroaches And Fungi In Karachi Bakery And Other Popular Telangana Eateries |url=https://www.ndtvprofit.com/business/raids-reveal-expired-food-cockroaches-and-fungi-in-karachi-bakery-and-other-popular-telangana-eateries |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=NDTV Profit |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Livemint |date=2024-05-06 |title=Karachi Bakery expired products: Hyderabad store found violating regulations |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/karachi-bakery-selling-expired-products-hyderabad-store-found-violating-regulations-officials-discard-rusks-biscuits-11714966549681.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512141720/https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/karachi-bakery-selling-expired-products-hyderabad-store-found-violating-regulations-officials-discard-rusks-biscuits-11714966549681.html |archive-date=12 May 2024 |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=mint |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>{{excessive citations inline|date=June 2025}}

==See also==
{{portal|food}}
*[[Sindhis in India]]
*[[Bombay Bakery]], a Pakistani bakery chain named after an Indian city
*[[Bombay Sweets (Bangladesh)|Bombay Sweets]], a Bangladeshi food processing company named after an Indian city

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.karachibakery.com Official site]

[[Category:Bakeries of India]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Hyderabadi cuisine]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1953]]

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DebbieLemke at 04:18, 21 February 2026