0 %

Thanda Garam

Indian Street Food & Beverages · Ontario, Canada

A vibrant restaurant brand bringing the bold flavors of Indian street food to Canada with a modern, engaging customer experience.

Branding
Design

Client Overview

Thanda Garamm is an Indian street food and beverage brand celebrating the vibrant contrasts of Indian culinary culture—thanda (cold) and garam (hot). The brand curates an authentic street food experience featuring chaat, chaats, samosas, chai, cold beverages, and regional snacks, bringing the nostalgia of Indian street markets to Canadian food lovers.

The Challenge

Designing for a fast-paced food brand like Thanda Garam required capturing attention instantly while maintaining brand consistency.

Key challenges included:

  • Creating high-impact promotional visuals for offers and events
  • Maintaining a consistent yet flexible visual identity
  • Highlighting food appeal while keeping messaging clear
  • Designing for social media engagement and local reach
  • Balancing cultural authenticity with modern aesthetics

Each campaign needed to be bold, appetizing, and instantly engaging.

Our Strategy

Nostalgia-Driven Content Strategy

Developed a content narrative built around the sensory experience of Indian street food—the sizzle of a tawa, steam rising from chai, the crunch of a fresh samosa. Short Reels and aesthetic carousels drove high emotional resonance and shareability.

Community Building & UGC

Launched a ‘Share Your Thanda Garamm Moment’ campaign encouraging customers to tag the brand in their food content. Reposted UGC weekly, building community authenticity and reducing content production costs by 40%.

Pop-Up Event Promotion

Created event-specific Instagram and Facebook campaigns with countdown Stories, teaser posts, and location reveals to build anticipation and drive attendance at pop-up events and food festivals.

Hashtag & Trend Hijacking

Strategically inserted Thanda Garamm into trending Indian food conversations on Instagram and TikTok, using culturally relevant hashtags and trending audio to expand organic reach beyond the core community.

Results at a Glance

+560%
Instagram Growth
in first 4 months
300+
UGC Posts Generated
organic customer posts
+175%
Pop-Up Event Attendance
vs. pre-campaign
42%
Story View Rate
vs. 8% industry avg.

Client's
feedback

“We started as a passion project and within four months had a real community behind us. Every pop-up sells out now and people tag us without being asked.”

Thanda Garamm Team, Ontario, Canada