Archive · 21 Jun 2025
MTR Restaurants: Hemamalini Maiya on Heritage and Expansion
MTR is a famous restaurant in Bengaluru run by the Maiya family for nearly 100 years.
Hemamalini Maiya is in charge now.
The restaurant started with the goal of serving clean, simple food.
They invented dishes like rava idli.
The business is expanding with new locations outside of India, too.
Even though some of the business was sold to a different company, the Maiya family is still in charge of the main restaurant, ensuring that its tradition is carried forward.
Hemamalini Maiya, managing partner of MTR Restaurants, is the third-generation custodian of the company.
MTR was founded in 1924 by Maiya's great uncle and his brothers, catering to the need for clean food in Bengaluru.
The restaurant chain is known for innovations like rava idli, created during World War II.
MTR Foods, a subsidiary, was created in 1975 and later sold to the Orkla Group in 2007.
The company is expanding internationally and looking at locations in the US, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
- Who
- Hemamalini Maiya, managing partner of MTR Restaurants.
- What
- Hemamalini Maiya discusses the history, legacy, and future of MTR Restaurants.
- When
- The article does not state the specific date.
- Where
- Bengaluru, with expansion plans to the US, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
- Why
- To preserve the family legacy and grow the restaurant chain.
Older Generation
Younger Generation
Restaurant Experience
Older Generation
Emphasize community.
Younger Generation
Emphasize the experience.
- Restaurant Name
- MTR Restaurants
- Location
- Bengaluru
- Founder
- Parampalli Yagnanarayana Maiya and brothers
- Year Founded
- 1924
- Current Managing Partner
- Hemamalini Maiya
- Expansion Plans
- US, Australia, Southeast Asia