Teja Chekuri is a global entrepreneur who has set up unique restaurant chains across the world. He is currently the Managing Partner at Ironhill India and holds several board level positions in different companies. He co-founded the Godavari Group of Restaurants in the US and under this group he launched Madras Dosa Co (Boston ) , 1947 -Truly Indian (Boston) , Vaanga (Boston) and an Indian Gastrobar “Don’t Tell Aunty” in Boston along with establishing the flagship brand Godavari in 21 locations (Delaware, Toronto, Tampa , Jersey City, Minneapolis, Orange Country, Atlanta, Columbus, Woburn, Philadelphia, Naperville, Houston, Schaumburg, Kansas, Charlotte, Cincinnati , Edison, Hartford, Herndon, Morrisville and Rhode Island). After having established a robust empire on international
shores, he turned his attention to India.
He pioneered the concept of craftbeer in India with the launch of Prost in 2012. While it is still charting its own success story, Teja wanted to look at experimenting more with local favours and create unique mixes with Indian spices that can be added to the brews to bring about an interesting experience for beer connoisseurs. That’s how Ironhill India came about. Since its launch, the brand has established multiple footprints at a rapid pace under his leadership and is still on an expansion mode. This is today the largest and fastest growing chain in India. He continues to add more restaurants with unique flavours to his list with a South Indian specialty restaurant - United Telugu Kitchens ( Vijayawada & Hyderabad ) along with “ishtaa” – a pure vegetarian fine dining restaurant in Hyderabad (2022) that is wowing foodies with its unique menu. Launching a retail brand is on the cards in the near future.
