Blue Foods has launched Spaghetti Kitchen and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at Nariman Point in Mumbai. The Spaghetti Kitchen is the second of its kind in Mumbai, the first being at Pheonix Mills. Spaghetti Kitchen is a specialty restaurant conceived to serve up a cuisine that is acquiring universal favour among Indian diners.

Blue Food's Spaghetti Kitchen will bring Italy's variety of distinctive flavours into its repertoire of dishes, with a focus on authenticity.

Bill Marchetti, the celebrity chef, is appointed as the consultant chef for the kitchen. "The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf " would offer Hollywood's favourite coffee and tea café in a cozy and comfortable environment.

Said KK Malhotra from Blue Foods, "We are delighted to launch the first American chain coffee shop, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and Spaghetti Kitchen at CR2 in Nariman Point. In addition, the success of our Phoenix Mills Spaghetti Kitchen spurred us to open a second restaurant in the city. Mumbai is a haven for all those in love with food. As the busiest and most cosmopolitan city of India, Mumbai has a lifestyle that enjoys a hectic work culture with equally fulfilling food culture."

Incorporated in September 2000, Blue Foods group commenced its operations in Mumbai and fast expanded its orbit covering 9 cities across India. Defined as the frontrunner in the organized retail-food business in India, Blue Foods currently dominates more than 250,000 square feet of food & beverage operations with leading brands like Bombay Blues, Noodle Bar, Spaghetti Kitchen. The company's expansion map has an aggressive strategic roll out plan, which aims to initiate many more restaurants across various cuisines, and kiosks under Gelato Italiano across India in the next 12-18 months. "

Continuing its expansion in India (with the first launched in Delhi), CBTL under its franchise agreement with Blue Foods is launching its very first store in Mumbai. CBTLs' The Bean-as it is now affectionately known is one of the oldest and largest privately held specialty coffee and tea retailers in the US.