Darshan Dashani is the Founder of Tea Post – one of the largest tea cafe chains in India. He is also known for his packed tea brand Amiree Chai. Darshan Dashani is a curious combination of a tea lover’s heart and an entrepreneur’s brain. Darshan launched the first-ever Tea Post in the year 2013 in his home city Rajkot.

Having experienced the neighbourhood cafe culture in different cities across the world, Darshan envisioned a similar tea-based cafe ecosystem for India, which is based on Indian cultural sensibilities and F & B preferences. The idea was to create clean, calm, and comfortable tea cafes where people can spend some quality time over a cup of chai and desi snacks. He was confident that this idea would bring a big transformation in the way people consume chai in India. Rather than going to a roadside tapri – he believed – people would prefer a much more organized tea cafe spaces which led to the launch of Tea Post – the fastest-growing cafe chain in India.

Darshan Dashani has an in-depth experience with the entire tea value chain. Starting from management of tea gardens to tea plant cultivation, processing, logistics, and distribution – Darshan’s massive experience of 20+ years is the foundation on which the Tea Post brand is standing tall.

Tea Post is a unique Tea-Café chain that is rooted in two precepts – CHAI & DESI EXPERIENCE. Today, Tea Post serves more than 2.5 Mn cups of 15+ different varieties of chai across 200+ outlets in 50+ Indian cities. In the 10-year-long journey, Tea Post has established a strong presence in 4 Indian states. This has been possible because of the thorough expertise of Darshan Dashani in establishing strong back-end operations and creating a strong brand identity as well.

There are 3 different types of Tea Post franchises – A Place To Talk, Apni Chai Ki Dukaan, and The Desi Cafe. All 3 types of tea cafes serve different types of customers and offer different value combinations to consumers. Considering the demand for a classy evening hangout place, Darshan launched the first ‘The Desi Cafe’ style Tea Post, which is an open cafe spread across more than 25,000 Sq. Ft. area. Also, Tea Post offers food & beverages that are truly traditional, palatable, and affordable at the same time. This is why Tea Post is very popular amongst people of all age groups and cultures. And that’s because Darshan Dashani’s dream of reaching out to each & every tea lover in the world.