Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant

Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant (also known as Thalappakatti Biriyani)[1] is a restaurant chain that operates primarily in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The first outlet was opened in 1957 at Dindigul. Since then, it operates with over 105+ outlets globally with 90 outlets in India, and 15 outlets overseas.[2] The Thalappakatti restaurants focus on biryani as the core product.[3]

History

The founder, Nagasamy Naidu, started Dindigul Thalappakatti restaurant by the name of Anandha Vilas Biriyani Hotel in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. In 2013 the chain won a trademark lawsuit about the use of the word "thalappakatti" (meaning "turban" in Tamil).[4][5]

Locations

Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant has 80+restaurants, with 92 outlets in India & 9 overseas outlets in countries like Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, France, Singapore and the United States.[6]

References

  1. Basu Soma. In search of Dindigul Biryani The Hindu, 3 August 2013, retrieved 17 May 2015^
  2. Sangeetha Kandavel. Dindigul Thalappakatti raises ₹260 crore from CX Partners The Hindu, 20 October 2019, retrieved 2019-12-03^
  3. Shonali Muthalaly. Turban Tales: Dindigul Thalapakatti’s recipe to success The Hindu, 2013-04-11, retrieved 2017-11-24^
  4. R. Sivaraman. Dindigul 'Thalappakatti’ biriyani wins trademark row The Hindu, 2013-04-06, retrieved 2015-05-27^
  5. Sanjay Vijayakumar. Use of ‘Thalappakatti’ in Tamil Nadu restaurant names leads to trademark wars – timesofindia-economictimes economictimes.indiatimes.com, 2013-04-08, retrieved 2015-05-27^
  6. Outlets Thalappakatti.com, retrieved 2017-05-15^