Chai Green

About Chai Green

Chai Green was established in Birmingham in 2020 by Hasnain Siddiqi, who continued the café project in tribute to his late father. The Indian street food concept serves customers from breakfast through to evening snacks and desserts, with a menu designed to suit different tastes and budgets. Its Giving Back initiative supports meal donations to the United Nations World Food Programme. The brand reports ten UK locations, including openings in Watford, Coventry and Portsmouth in 2025, with Sheldon in Birmingham and Glasgow listed as coming soon. Chai Green is expanding through franchising and seeks partners in major cities, including London, the north west and southern England. Franchisees receive practical kitchen and front-of-house training alongside guidance on compliance, recruitment, finance, IT and supply chains.

Why franchise with Chai Green

• ✓An all-day Indian street food menu attracts customers for breakfast, lunch and evening visits.
• ✓Ten reported UK locations provide a growing base for expansion into additional major cities.
• ✓Exclusive territories are offered, with opportunities to develop multiple sites after initial success.
• ✓Practical kitchen and front-of-house training helps franchisees learn the operating model.
• ✓Support covers food safety, recruitment, HR, accountancy, IT and supply-chain processes.
• ✓Bank funding and equipment leasing options may help eligible operators manage set-up costs.

Investment breakdown

Minimum investment	£180,000
Maximum investment	£200,000
Franchise fee	£14,995
Management service fee	On request
Marketing contribution	On request
Agreement term	On request

What's expected of a franchisee

Property requirements

Chai Green is seeking sites in major UK cities, with exclusive franchise territories identified in London, the north west and southern areas. Planned openings include Sheldon in Birmingham and Glasgow. The café trades across breakfast, lunch and evening occasions, so locations should support day-long customer demand. The supplied information does not specify minimum floor area, seating capacity, frontage, planning class or fit-out requirements; these should be confirmed with the franchisor.

Training and support

Franchisees receive comprehensive training before opening, including food hygiene and health and safety compliance. Practical instruction takes place at the flagship store alongside the head chef, with time spent learning front-of-house operations. The programme also covers back-office functions, accountancy, HR, recruitment, IT and supply chains. Chai Green offers funding guidance, but the supplied information does not specify the duration of initial training or ongoing field visits.

Operational requirements

Chai Green cafés serve Indian street food throughout the day, catering for breakfast, lunchtime visits and evening snacks and desserts. Franchisees must manage food preparation, front-of-house service, staffing and compliance with food hygiene and health and safety standards. The franchisor describes operating costs as low and staffing as straightforward, but no verified cost breakdown is supplied. Operators also need to oversee recruitment, accounts, IT and supply-chain processes.

Experience required

Chai Green seeks franchise partners who can establish and grow a business within an exclusive territory, with multi-site expansion welcomed after initial success. The franchisor offers kitchen, front-of-house and back-office training, so the supplied information does not establish previous catering experience as mandatory. Applicants need sufficient funding for the development and should be capable of managing teams, compliance and day-to-day operations. No minimum net worth has been specified.

Territory availability

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