LooCafe is a sustainable public toilet model, built out of shipping containers with a point of sale attached with additional features.[1][2] The company, legally incorporated as Ixora Corporate Services, works in on a variety of WASH projects, with its flagship being the LooCafe model.
LooCafe is an Indian innovation aiming to end open defecation, urination onto buildings, sidewalks, or streets.
[3] And create access to public toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
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| Industry | Sanitation |
|---|---|
| Founder | Abhishek Nath (CEO) |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Vedanth Nath (Head of Innovation) |
| Parent | Ixora Group |
| Website | https://loocafe.com/ |
Origin
Founded in 2018 by Abhishek Nath[4][5].
LooCafe's started from Hyderabad and now are currently operational in multiple Indian states.[6] Including Jammu & Kashmir,[7][8] Tamil Nadu[9] [10] & Telangana[11].
Model
LooCafes are known to be innovative primarily because of its structure. It is known that most Public toilets fail because of Maintenance issues and a variety of government challenges.[12]
LooCafes have established themselves as working, Sustainable models because of their business model. Revenue from the Cafe or Point of sale helps them sustain the public toilets that are built towards the back out of the shipping container. The usage of IoT devices and Facility management technology have also helped them expand their footprint[13] To 350 units across India winning Confederation of Indian Industry awards.[14]
Institutions
LooCafes have known to work with the British council[15], Hyderabad Design Week[16] & the GHMC.
For their social impact work, a book was also launched titled “Toilet Tales”[17] They've also been useful during the COVID-19 pandemic as their Public toilets were disinfected during that period.[18]
- ^ Bhaskar, Anisha Bhatia, Sonia (2018-07-26). "Hyderabad To Go Swachh With 130 Loo Cafes, Equipped With Smart Toilets, Cafes And ATM Services". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Nitnaware, Himanshu (2020-12-07). "Hyderabad Man Turns Shipping Containers Into Solar 'Loocafes' With Stink Sensors". The Better India. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Jaggard, David (27 March 2012). "The Flow of History: The Mercifully Dwindling Presence of the Parisian Pissoir". Paris Update. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ Leader, The Weekend. "Unfazed by failures, he built a toilet-cum-cafe chain that became a Rs 18 crore turnover business in just two years". www.theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Ahana (2022-10-05). "Loocafé Founder Abhishek Nath shares how they are changing India's public toilet scene". The CSR Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "MC to open 'loo cafés' soon". The Times of India. 2022-06-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Paitandy, Priyadarshini (2021-05-05). "Comfort stop: Hyderabad-based Loo Café makes its way to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Hyderabad's Loo Cafes now all set to dot scenic Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir". The Times of India. 2020-09-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Bureau, ABP News (2021-09-05). "Two 'Loo Cafe' To Come Up In Chennai's Landmark Places By Month End". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Kandavel, Sangeetha (2022-05-12). "Chennai's first free luxury toilet with a cafe attached opened at Indira Nagar MRTS". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Hyderabad: Now, loo cafes in Hi-tech city". Deccan Chronicle.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "India's toilets: Report questions claims that rural areas are free from open defecation". 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Hussain, Mohammed (2020-05-29). "Loocafe 2.0 will soon feature across India". The Siasat Daily – Archive. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "CII Awards - Home". www.innovationawards.ciiinnovation.in. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Loo Café x Water Loop Video | Blog | ADF | British Council". design.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Hyderabad Design Week will showcase the city's entrepreneurial skills in offering global solutions". The Indian Express. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Kosuru, Amrutha (2022-05-07). "28 Toilet Tales highlight entrepreneurial dedication to transform public toilets". newsmeter.in. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ ANI. "Telangana sets up 'Loo Cafe' with options of disinfection, sanitization amid coronavirus pandemic". Asian News International.
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