New Delhi, June 30 -- Timezone, one of the world's largest family entertainment centre (FEC) brands and owned by Australia-based TEEG (The Entertainment and Education Group), is scaling up its India operations. The company plans to continue investing over Rs.100 crore annually as it targets 100 locations by 2026, up from 84 currently. It sees potential to expand across more than 80 cities in the country.

"We've consistently opened 10 to 12 venues every year, and we plan to continue at that pace," Abbas Jabalpurwala, CEO of Timezone India, told Mint in an interview. "We should close this calendar year at 92 and cross the 100-venue mark next year. What gives us confidence is that this expansion is largely funded through internal accruals-w...