HPCL ties-up with Khandani Rajdhani

HPCL has entered into a Pan India Agreement with M/s Encore hotels Pvt.Ltd for opening "Khandani Rajdhani Thali" Restaurants at its petrol pumps. First restaurant was opened recently at HPCL's retail outlet at Kamshet (between Lonavla & Dehu Road) on old Mumbai-Pune highway.

With this tie-up, HPCL has added one more powerful brand into its list of strategic alliances with well known partners in the non-fuel arena. HPCL's research has shown that, one of the key needs of customer is hygienic food at the retail outlets, especially on the highways.

The restaurant at Kamshet will also have a separate snacks section along with full-fledge Thali meals. Now over five decades old, Rajdhani has not only put Gujarati cuisine on the map, but has also introduced regional cuisine, like the Rajasthani, Maharashtrian and the Kathiawadi Thali.

Rajdhani Thali (Mumbai) is a veritable landmark and one of the "Must Visits" on Mumbai's food map since the past 30 years. The Thali meals is India's homespun answer to authentic plated meals, and truly "slow cooked food served faster than fast food" which is nutritious and wholesome too, dished out to, hungry guests in a hurry.

Khandani Rajdhani the flagship brand of Encore hotels Pvt.Ltd, jointly promoted by the Goenkas and Barots, has a one point agenda "� commitment to service and hospitality. Encore Hotels, true to its name, the brand is now moving at an ever rapid pace, awarded with Times Food award 2004 and 2005, India Today Award 2007, with a recorded count of 4.9 million delighted guests, now is found making its presence across India with 14 outlets in Mumbai, One each in Delhi, Gurgaon, Baroda, Indore, Nagpur, Jaipur, Noida, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Dubai.