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Arshad Khan went viral successful 2016.
The roadside beverage seller Arshad Khan, who went viral for his bully looks successful 2016, appeared connected the 2nd occurrence of Shark Tank Pakistan to transportation his café brand. Arshad reflected connected his online popularity, and expressed his ambitions connected the fashionable world show. He was joined by his concern spouse Kazim Hasan, who explained the details of their marque – Café Chai Wala – and asked for 1 crore Pakistani rupees (Rs 30 lakh), successful speech for 5% equity successful the business.
Arshad began the transportation by sharing immoderate inheritance accusation astir himself. He said, “In 2016, my representation went viral. For a mates of months, I had nary thought what was happening with me. Then, I started modelling and acting. I had ne'er near Islamabad earlier that. A batch of radical advised maine to commencement my ain café. I had ever wanted my ain café, adjacent erstwhile I was moving astatine idiosyncratic else’s dhaba.”
Kazim added, “In 2020, we started our archetypal cafe. It was a rooftop cafe successful Islamabad. But conscionable arsenic we got started, the pandemic hit. We relaunched successful October, and went viral immediately.” He said that they person 2 operational outlets successful Pakistan, and 3 successful England. He said that they run connected a franchise model, wherever they merchantability rights for 35,000 Pakistani rupees (Rs 10,600) and inquire for 5% royalty. The franchise fees successful the UK, helium said, are betwixt 150,000 and 200,000 pounds. He said that each outlet is yielding a gross of implicit 1,000 pounds (Rs 1 lakh), and that helium envisions hundreds of specified outlets.
One judge, Junaid Iqbal, noted that their full gross successful astir 3 years stands astatine astir 2 crore Pakistani rupees, but exited the woody citing his deficiency of cognition astir the hospitality industry. Another judge, Faisal Aftab, admitted that partnering with Arshad is an charismatic idea, but exited the negotiations. Rabeel Warraich offered Arshad and Kazim a woody for the 1 crore that they had asked for, but said that helium would request 24% equity due to the fact that revenues were debased and the concern would necessitate a batch of hand-holding.
Romanna Dada said that she has acquisition moving akin ventures abroad, and offered to spouse with Rabeel. Usman Bashir countered with an inquire for 30% equity, and expressed his willingness to spouse up with Romanna and Rabeel. Kazim said that helium has received a akin connection from different party, and asked Usman if helium would beryllium funny successful buying a ‘master franchise’ for the US connected favourable terms. After immoderate back-and-forth, during which Kazim asked the sharks to trim their equity asks, helium and Arshad agreed to Rabeel and Romanna’s offer.
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