One of India's biggest boutique franchises opening in Liverpool

One of India's biggest boutique franchises opening in Liverpool A mass expansion will see 14 new sites opening "soon" View 3 Images 7th Heaven, India's largest bakery franchise, is opening in Liverpool (Image: 7th Heaven) India's largest bakery franchise, 7th Heaven, is set to open in Liverpool. The brand is preparing to open its 14th site in High Wycombe, with future expansions including Liverpool. ‌ The company was founded in 2014 by Arjun Chugh and has since grown to more than 350 outlets in India, offering "3D cakes", cupcakes, macarons, doughnuts, tarts, burgers, pizza, sandwiches and more. 7th Heaven offered a "seven-minute live kitchen" where every cake is freshly prepared in front of customers to "create moments that people would cherish forever". ‌ The group's first UK site opened in September 2025, in Wokingham Road, Reading, by franchisee Cake & More, which is led by Niharika Daruru, Nandini Gouni and Dedeepya Cherukuru. ‌ Devastation, memories and farewells as closures start to hit Merseyside READ MORE : Dubai company spreading across the UK opens in Liverpool READ MORE : Further sites have since followed in Berkshire, Rugby, Horsham, Wandsworth, Ashford, Aberdeen, Whitton, Cotteridge, Walthamstow, Stanmore, Sale, Hale and Hull. The brand has other locations "coming soon" in Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Richmond, Egham, Potters Bar, Pinner, Wokingham, Fleet, Southall, Cardiff, Twickenham, Bristol and Liverpool. An opening date is yet to be announced. View 3 Images 7th Heaven, India's largest bakery franchise, is opening in Liverpool (Image: 7th Heaven) ‌ Last week, one of the best bakeries in Britain opened its second site in Liverpool. Pastille, which specialises in cruffins, cookies, cakes and pastries, has moved into the Baltic Triangle, occupying a cosy unit on Bridgewater Street. Pastille found its footing a warehouse unit in Gibraltar Row - just north of Liverpool's financial district. The bakery became one of the best in the country after fewer than two years when the prestigious Good Food Guide revealed its best bakery list, with Pastille the only business in all of Merseyside to be honoured. Speaking to the ECHO following the Good Food Guide announcement, owner Jamie Heffey said: "We are blown away. Never did we see this coming. We just keep ourselves busy and try to keep creative and offer our customers something unique and a bit different. We've not even been open two years yet so to be rewarded like this is such an honour. Article continues below View 3 Images Pastille Bakery owner Jimmy Heffey (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo) "I learned to cook, spent the next 10 years burning out as a chef, took chances, travelled miles for opportunities, left jobs when they weren't right, drove taxis to pay the bills, cleaned windows, worked 80 hour weeks, woke up at 2am to bake, and built a cake project from the tiny kitchen in my home. "You've just got to keep going. This was by no means a single handed effort. One hell of a support network, investors, great suppliers and a team of pastry chefs that could rival the best of the best. Well done [everyone at Pastille] this is just the start, we go again."