US-based ice cream chain Carvel, which entered India in August 2025, will have six outlets operational in New Delhi by December as part of its initial rollout.

The brand, credited with inventing soft-serve, plans to add 15–20 stores in 2026 before scaling nationally.

“We are looking at the top metros and the tier-2 cities adjacent to them- Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Mumbai, along with the nearby tier-2 cities,” said Sumer Sethi, CEO and Founder of UNIFY Foodworks. The company currently offers over 50 SKUs across different flavour profiles, categories, and form factors.

Sethi highlighted Carvel’s offline-first strategy. “While we will eventually enter online marketplaces, our focus is on acquiring customers offline first. The Quick Commerce play is planned as step two. We want to g

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