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EV91 revs up Delhi streets with electric fleet and gender-first last-mile delivery push
MUMBAI: Delhi just got a jolt of clean energy, with wheels that mean business. Ev91technologies, one of India’s fastest-scaling electric mobility startups, officially rolled out its flagship electric two-wheeler operations fleet in the capital on 23 June 2025, setting its sights on both sustainable transport and urban employment equity.
The new centre in Delhi-NCR comes equipped with tools for real-time diagnostics, battery testing, servicing, and spare part replacements. The facility aims to offer dependable post-sales support for the startup’s growing fleet of electric vehicles and their delivery partners.
“Delhi is a crucial market for the EV transition, and this new centre is designed to support our customers with fast, reliable, and professional service. Our aim is to not only provide exceptional vehicles but also ensure an effortless post-sales experience that builds long-term trust”, said Ev91technologies founder & CEO Arun Kumar.
The leadership team—including Manoj Kumar (COO), Lalith Kumar (CBO), and Umesh S K (CFO)—brings a unified vision of cleaner roads and wider access to electric mobility across India. Their strategy includes not just asset deployment but creating livelihoods powered by green tech.
Industry partners present at the launch included Vaibhav Sarda from Stride, Rishabh Deo from Gogoro, Jyotir Jain from BizDateUp, and Partha Pratim from MotoVolt—signalling strong cross-sector alignment in finance, mobility, and startup innovation.
In a bold social impact move, EV91 is partnering with Zepto, Big Basket, Flipkart Minutes, and Apollo to provide two-wheelers on a rental model to gig workers unable to afford their own vehicles. The result? A scalable solution that helps riders earn while pushing India’s EV transition forward.
Women riders are firmly in focus too. EV91 is already collaborating with Rapido Pink to promote women-led fleet operations. The company plans to scale up to over 5,000 vehicles in the coming months, with 1,000 earmarked for female riders.
“Our commitment remains clear — to create dignified, green, and scalable employment for underserved women across urban India”, said Kumar.
From buzz to business, EV91Technologies appears to be wiring its growth model not just with batteries and bytes, but with purpose. Delhi, clearly, is only the first stop.
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Dunkin’ Donuts to exit India as Jubilant FoodWorks ends 15-year franchise deal
The quick service restaurant giant is ending a 15-year franchise partnership with the American doughnut chain, even as it renews its Domino’s agreement for another 15 years
NOIDA: Dunkin’ is done in India. Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, the country’s leading quick service restaurant operator, has decided not to renew its franchise agreement with the American coffee and doughnut chain, and will wind down its Indian stores in a phased manner before December 31, 2026, bringing a 15-year partnership to a quiet, loss-laden close.
The decision, approved by JFL’s board on March 30, 2026, ends a relationship that began with a Multiple Unit Development Franchise Agreement signed on February 24, 2011. JFL will now evaluate and undertake what it described in a regulatory filing as the “rationalisation and/or cessation of certain operations and/or sale, transfer or disposal of assets and/or assignment or transfer of franchise rights,” all in consultation with Dunkin’s brand owners and strictly within the terms of the original agreement.
The numbers tell the story bluntly. In the financial year 2024-25, Dunkin’ India posted a revenue of Rs 37 crore against a loss of Rs 19 crore — a haemorrhage that was always going to test the patience of a parent company recording revenues of Rs 6,104 crore and a profit of Rs 194 crore in the same period. Doughnuts, it turns out, were never going to move the needle.
The contrast with JFL’s handling of its other marquee franchise could hardly be sharper. Even as it walks away from Dunkin’, the company has just doubled down on Domino’s, signing a fresh Master Franchise Agreement on March 31, 2026, granting it exclusive rights to develop and operate Domino’s Pizza stores in India for 15 years, with an option to renew for a further 10.
JFL, incorporated in 1995 and promoted by the Bharatia family, operates a network of more than 3,500 stores across six markets — India, Turkey, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Its portfolio includes Domino’s and Popeyes on the global side, and two home-grown brands: Hong’s Kitchen and COFFY, a café brand in Turkey.
For Dunkin’, India was always a stretch. The brand never quite cracked the cultural code in a market where filter coffee and chai command fierce loyalty and where the doughnut remains, at best, an occasional indulgence rather than a daily habit. Fifteen years, mounting losses and a parent with better things to spend its capital on was always going to be a difficult equation to solve.
The doughnut has had its last day. The pizza, however, is staying.
