Old Madras Baking Company has always had a reputation for doing things properly, and its latest move makes that reputation even harder to argue with. The Chennai-based artisanal bakery recently hosted a special launch event to unveil a brand new global-inspired menu, developed in close collaboration with two highly acclaimed Australian baking consultants.

The new range introduces formats and flavours that Chennai's culinary landscape has largely not experienced before, bringing together loaded croissants, Alsatian-style flammekueche, premium meat and vegetarian pies, wraps, and flatbreads with hummus, pesto, and garlic butter. It's an ambitious and genuinely exciting addition to what Old Madras Baking Company has built so far.

The collaboration was anchored by Graham Martin, an internationally recognised Australian baker with over five decades of artisan bread-making experience behind him. A World Flatbread Competition winner from Las Vegas in 2025 and Director of Rick's on Sixth in Australia, Martin brought deep knowledge of global baking trends to the development process, including the growing popularity of European-style flammekueche from the Alsace region of France and the evolving world of loaded croissants and contemporary flatbreads.

The pie section of the menu was shaped by a second consultant, an award-winning Australian pie specialist who has collected over 200 medals for meat pies, bringing serious craft credentials to the range.

Working alongside both consultants was Chef Pazhanisamy Kaliyaperumal, who has been with Old Madras Baking Company for eight years and brings extensive international experience across Canada, the United States, and India. His role in adapting the recipes for local tastes while preserving their global authenticity was central to making the menu work for Indian consumers.

The full new range includes Mushroom, Spinach, and Bacon and Onion Flammekueche, along with Avocado and Feta, Chicken, Lamb, and Salmon Filled Croissants. The pie selection covers Scrambled Paneer, Pepper Veg, Paneer, Chicken, Lamb, Chicken Masala, and Passion Fruit, alongside a Banoffee Tart. Wraps come in Salad, Chicken, and Lamb, and the Flatbread with Hummus, Pesto, and Garlic Butter rounds off a spread that covers a lot of ground with genuine confidence.

The new products are being introduced across Old Madras Baking Company outlets in phases, with the complete range available across all Chennai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad outlets by June 2026.

The brand was founded by Sweta Garapati, who has been instrumental in building the bakery into the respected name it is today while championing women's empowerment and leadership within the food and hospitality industry. This new menu feels like a natural extension of that ambition: bringing the best of global baking to Indian consumers without cutting corners on craft or technique.