BrewDog’s two bars in the Indian city of Mumbai have reportedly closed, with the UK brewer refusing to be drawn on the status of its ambitions for the country.
According to The Financial Times, the outlets have been closed since the summer.
BrewDog confirmed to Just Drinks it still has two bars in India, one in Gurugram close to New Delhi and another in Amritsar.
Pratekk Chturvedi, a director of Aloha International Brewpub, which runs the BrewDog franchise in India, told the FT the landlords had wanted the bars to close.
“I am fairly certain that in the coming time, maybe in the next, say, three to four quarters, we will find a new location and start up in [Mumbai] again,” Chturvedi said.
BrewDog declined to comment to this publication, describing the matter as "a local franchise situation".
In January last year, BrewDog set out plans to open 100 bars in India, with the company saying at the time it was looking to make the country its “most significant market globally”.
In June 2022, the company outlined plans to open 25 sites in India after extending an agreement with local franchise partner Ace Hospitality.
In May this year, BrewDog co-founder James Watt stepped down as CEO after 17 years leading the privately-owned brewer.
Remaining as a board member, director and “part-time strategic advisor”, Watt was succeeded as CEO by James Arrow, who joined BrewDog in September last year as COO.
