Adyar Ananda Bhavan Explained

Akshath Sivarchidhambaram and Vallabha "Nataranjan" Arun
Type:	Privately held company
Industry:	Indian restaurant, sweets, snacks, foods, beverages
Genre:	South Indian food, Vegetarian food
Founded:	1970s
Founder:	K.S. Thirupathi Raja
Locations:	145+
Area Served:	India, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Kenya, United Kingdom, Canada, United States^[1] ^[2]
Products:	Indian vegetarian foods and beverages
Production Year:	Approx. 40,000 tons per year
Brands:	AAB, A2B
Hq Location:	Ambattur
Hq Location City:	Chennai
Location Country:	India

Adyar Ananda Bhavan (also known as AAB or A2B) is an Indian chain of vegetarian restaurants and confectioners founded in Rajapalayam and headquartered in Adyar, Chennai. It is the oldest chain of restaurants in Chennai and has 145+ outlets across India.

History

A2B was founded by late Thiru K.S. Thirupathi Raja, who was the founder of Guru Sweets in Rajapalayam, Srinivasa Sweets in Bangalore (Sriramapuram) and Sri Ananda Bhavan in Washermenpet, Chennai.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} This was followed by the opening of a branch in Adyar which prompted the company to add Adyar to the name Ananda Bhavan which is now called Adyar Ananda Bhavan.

Adyar Ananda Bhavan now operates branches across India, most of which are in southern India.

The restaurant chain is now managed and run by Thiru. K.T. Venkatesan and Thiru. K.T. Srinivasa Raja,^[7] sons of founder late Thiru. K.S. Thirupathi Raja.

Operations

• Started initially with Rajapalayam in 1960s and later expanded to Bengaluru (Malleswaram) in 1978 and Chennai (Royapuram) in 1980.
• Started with the brand name "Ananda Bhavan" and subsequently changed to "Adyar Ananda Bhavan".
• Started in Chennai in 1979 as Sri Ananda Bhavan in Washermanpet by Thirupathi Raja and his elder son K T Venkatesan. In 1988, opened a second outlet in Chennai in Adyar. In 1992 expanded with a third outlet in Purasaiwakkam.
• In 1994, the chain crossed 100 crore in turnover.
• Currently more than 10,000 people are employed across its outlets with 800 crore in annual turnover.
• In 2000, it expanded to Pondicherry, and reached 20 branches in Chennai with total turnover of 150 crores.
• It has branches and outlets in the United States (Herndon VA, San Jose, Dallas^[8] and New Jersey),^[9] Malaysia^[10] and Singapore.
• In 2018, Company launches food delivery app “A2B”.^[11]

Awards

• 2018 The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Southern Region Entrepreneurs Awards to managing director of Adyar Ananda Bhavan Sweets India Private Limited K.T. Srinivasa Raja.^[12]

See also

• List of Indian restaurants
• List of vegetarian restaurants

References

• News: Sweet tidings!. https://web.archive.org/web/20080821054809/http://www.hindu.com/rp/2008/01/27/stories/2008012750170400.htm. dead. 21 August 2008. The Hindu Retail Plus. 27 January 2008.
• Web site: About Us. AAB Sweets. 11 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20090301012149/http://aabsweets.com/aboutus.html. 1 March 2009. dead. dmy-all.

External links

• • Platter of Joy, an article in The Hindu

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Notes and References

1. https://www.aabsweets.in/press-release#prettyPhoto [gallery]/0/
2. Web site: Store Locator. AAB Sweets. 27 February 2018. 28 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041654/https://www.aabsweets.in/location. dead.
3. News: Restaurant Chain Director Keeps Three-Decade Legacy Alive . 28 October 2021 . New Indian Express . 7 October 2014.
4. News: How a Family Weathered Life's Storms to Build a Rs 700 Crore Turnover Sweets Chain . 28 October 2021 . theweekendleader . 5 January 2019.
5. News: Sweet success story . 28 October 2021 . The Hindu . 28 February 2012.
6. News: Adar Ananda Bhavan: Food and folklore . 28 October 2021 . forbesindia.com . 21 February 2019.
7. News: Restaurants see dip in business . 28 October 2021 . The Hindu . 11 April 2021.
8. News: Adyar Ananda Bhavan first overseas branch to come up at the US . 28 October 2021 . The new Indian Express . 1 August 2016.
9. News: Waseem . Fatimah . New Indian Vegetarian Restaurant Opens in Herndon . 28 October 2021 . restonnow . 4 December 2019.
10. News: India's Adyar Ananda Bhavan now in the heart of KL's Masjid India . 28 October 2021 . malaymail.com . 5 August 2018.
11. News: Adyar Ananda Bhavan launches delivery app . 28 October 2021 . Business Line . 20 February 2018.
12. News: CII presents awards to entrepreneurs . 28 October 2021 . The Hindu . 15 February 2019.