Wow! Momo

'''Wow! Momo''' is an Indian chain of fast food restaurants headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, specializing in momos, dumpling popular in Nepal, Tibet and India. It was established in 2008 by Sagar Daryani and Binod Homagai, alumni of St. Xavier's College, in Kolkata.

WOW! Momo has expanded to Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kanpur, Lucknow, Kochi, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Pune and Hyderabad. As of October 2018, WOW! Momo has 317 outlets across 13 cities in India.

History
Founder of wow momo Sagar Daryani and Binod Homagai, at the age of 21 the duo was pursuing their graduation in B.Com Honours from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. With an initial amount of Rs. 30,000, Mr Daryani and Mr Homagai started the venture in 2008. While Sagar looked after brand expansion, marketing and retail operations, Binod focused more on production and quality control. They were later joined by another college friend Shah Miftaur Rahman, who took care of cost control and finance.

Sagar Jagdish Daryani and Binod Kumar Homagai started selling steamed momos from their 6 by 6 kiosk in Springdale Spencer’s which was their one of the initial store another one being kiosks inside hypermarkets of Big Bazaar on rent for a month at 18% revenue share.

After investment by Tiger Global Management of ₹130cr, valuation of the company was over ₹860 crores In 2019, which led to opening food outlets in commercial locations like malls and tech parks.

Awards and recognition

 * Best Dim-sum product chain –Indian Restaurant Congress Award 2016
 * Best Unique Retail Concept Award – Images Retail Award 2017
 * Coca-Cola Golden Spoon Award – Best Quick Service Restaurant in Indian origin 2018
 * Coca-Cola Golden Spoon Award – Best Innovation in Store Design 2018