The Hot Breads chain has had great success in India, but the company is really hoping to put the hot in Hot Breads as it begins franchising in the United States.
“We have great plans of opening up Hot Breads here,” said M. Mahadevan, who first launched the Hot Bread chain in Chennai, India, in 1988. “We have a plan here for nice growth.”
With over 20 locations in India in cities such as Bangalore, Chennai, New Delhi and Pondichery, two in Bangladesh, four in Nepal, one in Paris and about 40 in the Middle East, there is no reason to think Hot Breads won’t fly in the United States.
In fact, Hot Breads already has 18 stores in the United States. The First Hot Breads store here opened in Edison, N.J., in 1998. Mahadevan launched this store after he came to the United States for a bakery show.
“It was just an experimental store and the quality drew people off the street,” he said.
The current Hot Breads stores in the United States are all partnerships between Mahadevan and owner/operators here. Now, though, Hot Breads has set up a U.S.-based business in Freehold, N.J., and will move forward with franchise locations.
Mahadevan said the plan is to get rolling with 20 to 30 stores, but the hope is to continue to expand from there. Current Hot Breads locations in the United States are in California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Virginia.
Sandhya gupta on October 8th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
Could you please send me more details about Hot Breads franchise ? Contact information, etc
rosy on November 20th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
this is regarding a hotbread shop at newark, california. the product available there is very bad. i am very disappointed by it. please do something for that. nothing sold there is fresh. made with some old oil and it upsets the stomach.
Anjali Daruka on December 2nd, 2006 at 3:32 pm
I am based at Anand (Gujarat) and like to be a franchisee of Hot Breads.
Could you please send me more details about Hot Breads franchise ? Contact information, etc.
You may email me your details…
i await to hear from you soon
regards
anjali daruka
Hemant Patel on January 9th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Please send me the detail information about your franchise to my above e-mail address.
Thanks.
Hi Hemant try looking at Hot Breads Website.
www.hotbreads.com/Location.asp
Regards Mark
Taran Bhasin on January 10th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Please let me know how would I go about establishing a franchise in New York? Thank you.
Taran Bhasin
516-650-1453
Pallavi Shroff on May 19th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
i would like to know how does the hot bread franchise work &what is the capital required.i found this place very nice .iawait to hear from u soon.the store i visited in NY was very clean & very sophasticated.
thankyou
Ganeshkumar on June 25th, 2007 at 1:36 am
can you provide me more info regarding the Hot bread Franchise and how much will it cost me to start a franchise in Bangalore.
kundan Lulla on September 22nd, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Dear Sir,
will you kindly inform me via e-mail all the info on aquiring your franchise for state of Kentucky,
we would like to start one in Louisville, Ky.
I was born in India and have been in Louisville
for 36 Years. We have just purchased retail /restaurant property of 1800 sq. ft. brand new bldg.
please respond as soon as possible.
my e-mail kundanlulla@yahoo.com and my personal cell # 502-593-4938.
god bless
kundanlulla of Kundan group.
Santosh on October 16th, 2007 at 11:08 am
Please email me the detialed information with the capital required, to start up a Hot Breads Franchise in Oklahoma City.
Thanks,
Santosh
Arthi Kasu on November 3rd, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Please advise on opportunities to open a Hot Breads location. Details on the location will be provided upon contact. Pls call @347-203-9197
DreamCatcher on November 6th, 2007 at 12:46 am
Please be aware of this franchise. They promise you everything until you signup for a franchise. Once you signup, it is a hell ride after that. I signed up with them for a franchise almost six months ago and my shop is still not open. I am going through hell right now. I feel sorry for myself for signing up with them. Just get everything they promise into your agreement. WITH OUT THAT, DO NOT SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE. Hope this helps at least one person.
Thanks.
hotbreadsga on December 26th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Dreamcatcher where are you opening your store? we are opening our store in Alpharetta,GA
hotbreadsga on December 26th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
dreamcatcher where is your store located?
sahana.c on January 22nd, 2008 at 8:52 am
Hi can u pass me the necessary data to set up a store in bangalore.
regards,
sahana
Abha Bhatnagar on February 1st, 2008 at 2:56 pm
How can I buy this Frenchise to start in NY.
RAMA VAJJALA on February 7th, 2008 at 4:44 am
Hi, I would like to know how to open a hot bread store? how much does it cost and whats the procedure? would you please send me this info to my email. i would like to know about in nj and hyderabad.
thank you.
Rama
One ex Owner on February 12th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Beware of HotBreads Franchising in US.
Dont signup a new agreement. Dreamcatcher is right.
Buy an existing store if itis profitable.
Aprospect on February 22nd, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Hot Breads is being franchised by people who dont have the rights to the Trade Mark. Beware of it.
I found this the hard way. Luckily I did not sign the agreement.
Mahadevan is the Trademark owner but others also applied for it and are signing people.
You could be in trouble if you sign up with the people from www.hotbreads.com
LUKESH BALANI on March 24th, 2008 at 4:22 am
I m Interested in original hot bread ( reg. TM ) franchise in india. Please contact me at my cell - 09898666641 or inform the contact details, so that i can contact directly.
Thanks w/regards
Subramanyam on May 13th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Hi ,
Im Subramanyam from Denver,CO. We are planning to have hotbreads at Denver,CO.
Could you please let us know contact details to have franchisee for HotBreads.
The contact number over the website is not working. I would be thankful if any one can provide the contact details of Hot Breads.
Thanks
Subramanya
Kumar on July 3rd, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Hi,
I was also researching for info in opening hotbreads but got contradicting info every where i go. I finally reached out the existing stores and found a lot.
DONOT SIGN UP with ED he is cheat from what i heard and mahadevan the founder is the reason for all this mess.
http://www.hotbreads.com/
mehedi hasan on July 8th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
sir shafiqur rahman,( Dhaka)
asalamualikum . i mehedi five years ago work hot bread. i stay now itali and work bakary . my phone no 3208931177.
Thank you sir your mehedi itali.
aspiring franchisee on July 18th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Hi. I was interested in opening a franchise of HotBreads in the US and wanted to find out more information. The website www.hotbreads.com doesn’t list a working phone number and I haven’t been able to get more information about the franchise. Has anyone been able to get this information from the franchisor?
Also, Dreamcatcher, Aprospect, Subramanyam, or Kumar, if any of you have any more details related to your earlier postings, please contact me at tikhipoodi@yahoo.com. I would like to learn more from you.
Thanks. AJ