Monginis Franchise
Cake shop and manufacturing franchise enquiry forms; no terms published. Locator lists 1,150 shops (claims 700+), mostly Maharashtra and West Bengal.
We couldn't confirm Monginis is taking franchisees right now
Treat this as research, not an open offer, until the brand confirms its programme in writing. See the note below.
About This Listing
Monginis' site carries two enquiry forms, one for a cake shop franchise and one for a manufacturing franchise, but publishes no investment, fee, royalty, area, agreement term or training terms on either. We cannot confirm from the pages which formats are currently being signed or on what terms. Its forms warn that Monginis never asks for an upfront registration cost.
Source: Monginis cake shop franchise enquiry page
Monginis franchise at a glance (terms checked Oct 2026)
Investment
Not published
The brand doesn't publish its investment
Ongoing take
4% of their sales to franchisee outlets*
Franchise fee
Not published
Payback
About 3 years for production franchisees; 1 to 2 years for retail franchisees depending on location*
* Not verified ā the brand doesn't publish this; the figure comes from other published sources or FranchiseChuno's estimate (see "Reported elsewhere" and "Our estimates" below). Real numbers can differ.
- Disputes with franchisees: None found (records checked Oct 2026)
- Outlets we could verify: 1150 outlets on the brand's own store locator
- Outlet claim matches reality: Claims 700, locator lists 1150
Outlets
1,150 verified
Brand claims 700
What we couldn't verify
- ā¢ Outlet closures
- ā¢ Franchisee satisfaction
- ā¢ Profit or loss
- ā¢ Revenue trend
Ask before you sign
- Get written confirmation that Monginis is taking franchisees at all before paying anything ā see the note at the top of this page.
- Ask for the one-time franchise fee in writing, and whether any part is refundable.
- Ask for the royalty and any marketing-fund fee, and how they're calculated (on sales or profit).
Franchise terms checked against Monginis' cake shop franchise enquiry page on 25 Oct 2026. Figures marked * aren't published by the brand ā they come from other published sources or our own estimate, and aren't verified.
Ways to Partner with Monginis
2 partner models published by the brand. Figures it doesn't publish are left blank.
Cake shop franchise
- Royalty / margin
- Not published
- Territory
- Not stated
- Who it suits
- Enquiry form asks property type (rented or owned), shop title, proposed shop address, carpet area in sq ft and the three nearest cake shops
No investment, fee, royalty or area rule is published. Outlook Business (May 2012) described cake shops as about 200 sq ft, run by store owners, with baking, quality control and distribution handled by Monginis.
Manufacturing franchise (factory/baker)
- Royalty / margin
- Not published
- Territory
- Not stated
- Who it suits
- Enquiry form asks property type (rented or owned), address and current business
No terms published. Outlook Business (May 2012) said franchisee bakers produced about half of Monginis' output and paid 4% of their sales to franchise outlets as royalty.
Reported Elsewhere
Not verifiedMonginis doesn't publish these figures. Other sources have reported them, so they're here to give you a rough idea only. They may be out of date or wrong, and the real numbers can differ a lot ā get them from the brand in writing before you decide.
- Royalty paid by franchisee bakersReported by Outlook Business, May 2012 Ā· Applies to the manufacturing side, not cake shop owners. 14 years old; Monginis does not publish a current royalty.
- 4% of their sales to franchisee outlets*
- Cake shop sizeReported by Outlook Business, May 2012 Ā· Outlook also mentioned plans for larger tier-2 stores; dated figure.
- About 200 sq ft*
- Minimum monthly sales rule of thumb for a storeReported by Outlook Business, May 2012 Ā· Company rule of thumb as reported; not an average and not a profit figure.
- At least Rs 2 lakh a month*
- Time to break evenReported by Outlook Business, May 2012 Ā· Range covers both groups (12 to 36 months); dated and not verified.
- About 3 years for production franchisees; 1 to 2 years for retail franchisees depending on location*
- Monginis' reported revenueReported by Outlook Business, May 2012 Ā· Fiscal year not stated in the article; company-level, not per outlet.
- Rs 116 crore, with a 26% share of the organised bakery market*
Reputation & News
What the press, courts and real franchisees or customers have said about Monginis ā summarised by us, with every source linked.
ā Scam alert
Monginis warns enquirers not to pay upfront
Both enquiry forms say to respond only to calls from official Monginis staff, that Monginis never asks for upfront registration cost, and to avoid sharing personal details or making payments to others.
Source: Monginis franchise enquiry page (the brand's own site)- AwardĀ· 26 Oct 2026
Awards listed on the brand's History page
The History page lists items such as Franchisor of the Year (bakery category) 2017 and 2018 and a Top 100 franchise brands listing by a franchising magazine in 2019. The awarding bodies' selection methods are not stated, and some are media-run, so we treat them as neutral and brand-published.
Source: Monginis History page (the brand's own site) - In the newsĀ· May 2012
Outlook Business profile of the franchise model (2012)
Counted 600 Monginis cake shops in six states (225 in Mumbai) and described cake shops of about 200 sq ft run by store owners, franchisee bakers making roughly half of production, and a 4% royalty from bakers. Also reported price rises every year since 2009, about 3% of stock unsold daily and weak e-commerce at the time. Dated 14 years.
Source: Outlook Business
Legal & Contract Summary
Key contract terms at a glance ā read before you sign.
Agreement Type
Not specifiedContract Duration
āRenewal Available
āTerritory Exclusivity
āNon-Compete Clause
āExit Clause
āWho Can Apply for Monginis
Conditions the brand sets for partners, and the licences the business needs.
- Premises: Enquiry form asks whether the property is rented or owned; no ownership rule is publishedPreferred
- Shop size: Cake shop form asks for the proposed shop's carpet area in sq ft; no minimum is publishedPreferred
- Local competition: Cake shop form asks for brand name and location of the three nearest cake shops, including Monginis shopsPreferred
About the Brand
Brand USP
Cake and pastry brand with two enquiry routes, a cake shop franchise and a manufacturing franchise, and a locator listing 1,150 shops across 13 states and union territories.
Why invest in Monginis?
Monginis by the Numbers
Source marked on each figure700+ (About page); average 1,40,000 customers a day across the country, per the same page
Outlets claimed Ā· 26 Oct 2026
Brand claim1,150 unique (1,157 listed)
Cake-shop locator entries Ā· 26 Oct 2026
Store locator10,00,000 outlets nationally
Packaged cakes reach Ā· 26 Oct 2026
Brand claim700+ cities, 18000+ pincodes
Online delivery reach Ā· 26 Oct 2026
Brand claimHACCP and ISO 22000
Certifications claimed Ā· 26 Oct 2026
Brand claimMonginis Outlet Network
By state Ā· 26 Oct 2026
- Maharashtra598
- West Bengal349
- Gujarat86
- Delhi33
- Telangana29
- Uttar Pradesh18
- Karnataka14
- Haryana8
- Madhya Pradesh7
- Andhra Pradesh3
- Dadra And Nagar Haveli2
- Rajasthan2
+ 1 more
Cities with Outlets
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Company Health Check
What Monginis's franchisor company has filed with the registrar and the courts ā the checks a lawyer would run before you sign.
- Brand trademark
- Not checked on IP India.
Source: Brand pages only. No MCA master data, credit-rating rationale, court judgement or filed accounts could be read, so no registrar status, financials or case counts are shown. (checked Oct 2026)
Full company recordsFinancials year by year, registered details, leadership and timelineShowHide
Company Profile
The legal entity behind the brand, its leadership, and its official channels.
- Registered name
- Monginis Foods Private Limited
- Company type
- Private limited company (unlisted)
Leadership
- HHussein KhorakiwalaFounder (per the brand's About page)
Social presence
Company details source: Monginis' Terms and Conditions page says its web portal is 'provided by Monginis Foods Pvt. Ltd.' (read 26 Oct 2026). The brand's pages do not give a CIN. One registry mirror lists a CIN and 1989 incorporation, but it is the only mirror we could read, so none of it is shown.
Monginis Timeline
1956
Khorakiwala family takes over a heritage brand; first shop in Fort, Mumbai (brand's account)
Its About page says its journey began with one shop in Fort, Mumbai under founder Hussein Khorakiwala in 1956. Its History page dates the heritage brand to 1902 (two Italian brothers' restaurant, Mongini Ltd) and says the Khorakiwala family took it over in 1956, so the 1956 start is the brand's own account of its current ownership.
1971
Cake shop franchise model introduced
Per the brand's History page (brand claim).
2011
E-commerce website launched for pan-India delivery
2019
Kolkata factory relaunched
The History page also lists factories added at Patna, Delhi and Hyderabad in 2017.
FranchiseChuno Analysis
Our analysis of verified dataHow Monginis looks once the numbers are checked side by side.
- āBrand operating for 70 yearsFounded in 1956. The brand doesn't state when franchising began.
- āOutlet claim matches its store locator1,150 outlets on its own store locator (26 Oct 2026 (all 116 pages of the locator read; 1,157 entries listed, 7 of them exact repeats, so 1,150 unique; state pages sum to 1,157 because they include the 7 repeats; state figures below are unique entries, re-counted 26 Oct 2026). Every entry is labelled 'Monginis Cake Shop'. The locator does not say which shops are franchised, and we did not check whether each is still open.), in line with the 700 it claims.
Data completeness
45%
- ā Terms checked against the brand's own page
- ā Published investment (not an estimate)
- ā Franchise fee
- ā Royalty
- ā ROI or payback claim
- ā Agreement term
- ā Training details
- ā Outlet cities verified
- ā Company financials
- ā Legal entity
- ā News & public opinion checked
Ask Before You Sign
Questions tailored to what Monginis does and doesn't publish.
- 1Get written confirmation that Monginis is taking franchisees at all before paying anything ā see the note at the top of this page.
- 2Ask for the one-time franchise fee in writing, and whether any part is refundable.
- 3Ask for the royalty and any marketing-fund fee, and how they're calculated (on sales or profit).
- 4Ask for the agreement term, renewal fee and exit or transfer terms.
- 5Ask whether you get an exclusive territory, and how large it is.
- 6Have a lawyer review the franchise agreement before paying anything.
- 7Visit 2ā3 existing outlets and speak to their owners without the brand present.
Running the outletSpace, staff, launch steps, training, support and who does whatShowHide
Operations Required
What you'll need on the ground to run this franchise day-to-day.
Area Required
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Staff Needed
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Setup Time
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Owner Involvement
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Best Locations
Not published
Business Type
Not published
Training & Support
What the brand provides to help you launch and run your franchise.
Training Cost
Covered by franchisor
Operations Manual
Step-by-step playbook for running the outlet
Supply Chain Support
Vendor sourcing, inventory & logistics
Technology / POS
Billing, inventory, and management software
Marketing Support
National & local marketing campaigns
Launch Support
Pre-opening setup and grand-opening assistance
Ongoing Field Support
Regular visits and operational coaching
What Monginis franchisees say
We haven't yet heard from enough Monginis franchisees to show anything. We publish totals once 3 or more people who run an outlet have answered and we've called each one to check.
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