Thirty-seven-year-old mechanical engineer Satyanarayana of Hyderabad launched “Taste Buds”, a chain of tea stalls on 11 December 2015 across Hyderabad. Instead of using plastic or paper cups, he serves his customers in earthen cups shaped like glasses.
Although he has been visiting several cities for work, the idea for the tea stalls came to him last August.
According to a report in TOI, experts have suggested that plastic cups being used by tea stalls be banned as those litter roads and choke drains.
Satyanarayana has four stalls in East Maredapally in Secunderabad, and three in Hyderabad which together sell around 200 to 300 cups every day. He has plans to expand to other areas of Hyderabad.
The shops serve different varieties of tea such as Tulsi tea, herbal tea, green tea, special masala tea, and also with as ginger, elaichi, badam, cinnamon and other flavours priced between Rs 7 and Rs 12.
“I learnt these tea recipes from the mothers of my north Indian friends and taught them to my staff,” Satyanarayana says.
He hired people who are in urgent need of jobs. “I also sponsor their food, accommodation and education, and they are happy.”
One such youngster employed is 18-year-old, G Rajkumar from the Uppal area in Hyderabad. His father is a potter whose business was run down because of lack of demand for earthen products.
He has now stopped looking for part-time work. “After college I make some time for preparing these pots and delivering them. Now I can afford my college fees,” he told The News Minute.
Twenty-seven-year-old Hyderabad businessman Charan told that Taste Buds was one of his favourite tea shops in East Marredpally.
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