6. Currently what are they doing
The
conventional
way of ordering
a lunch,
everyday
1. Roadside food stalls
2. Neighborhood food
stalls
3. Nearby restaurants 4. Fast food corners
5. Local aunty/Dabbawala
7. Ordering from the cloud
Majority players are aggregators of food
Ideal market place for home-chefs & small restaurants
Food is procured & out-sourced
Food
Aggregator
Food
Maker
11. The edge
Economically priced for
everyday consumption
Weekly pre-ordering
avoiding daily hassle
Rotating menu with the
option to choose
Convenient of online &
mob-app ordering
Pre-paid model offering
special pricing
16. Major commercial hubs
1. Nehru Place
2. Okhla Indst Area
3. New Friends Col
4. Jasola
5. Mohan Co-op
6. Saket
7. Dwarka
8. Janakpuri
9. Netaji Subhash Place
10. Rajinder Ngr
11. Karol Bagh
12. Jhandewalan
13. Connaught Place
14. ITO
15. Karkarduma
16. Patparganj
17. Laxmi Nagar
A total of more than 50 hubs within Delhi
17. Beta launch
Testing the appetite
JASOLA
MOHAN CO-OP
1
2
3
3
3
5km Radius
OKHLA INDST
AREA
Central
Kitchen
JASOLA
Estimates Work Population = 82,000
Estimated Target Audience = 32,800
Target Volume = 1,600
MOHAN COOP
Estimates Work Population = 40,000
Estimated Target Audience = 16,000
Target Volume = 1,000
OKHLA INDUSTRIAL AREA(S)
Estimates Work Population = 75,000
Estimated Target Audience = 30,000
Target Volume = 1,500
18. Reaching out into the markets
B2B2C
•Reach out to the Office Head /
Admin / HR & offer for convenient
lunch solution.
1-on-1 sales pitch with flip charts
& reading materials.
•Sampling and trials.
•Corporate events … celebrating
festival / spl. day.
B2C
• Social Media engagement: FB
/ Website / Zomato.
• On-ground leafleting.
• Sampling & trial.
• Promotional offers.
• Referral promotion.
• Online community building
Mass Media
Radio & OOH
19. The journey so far
1. Lunch Expressed has already served more
than 750 meals in the first month (24 days)
2. Acquired a customer base of 120 with an
average of 6+ orders per customers
o Customer acquisition cost Rs. 75/-
3. 650 Facebook likes
20. Taking it across the city
The primarily model is that of hub & spoke.
5-7Kms
MSK’s
Central
Kitchen
Okhla
Jasola
Mohan Estate
Okhla
Nehru Place
NFC
Hub Kitchen 2
Hub Kitchen 3
Hub Kitchen 4
Hub Kitchen 5
Key materials supplied from
Master Commissary
Saket /
Saidullajab
Greater
Kailash
21. Hub kitchens across market
Master Commissary x
1
Hub Kitchens x 7
Central Commissary
& Hub Kitchen - OKHLA
HUB KITCHEN
Sahibabad / NOIDA
HUB KITCHEN
Rohini
HUB KITCHEN
Dwarka
HUB KITCHEN
North Campus
HUB KITCHEN
Central
HUB KITCHEN
Gurgaon
22. Operational structure
CEO
ProcurementSales / Operation Finance / Admin
Hub Kitchen x 7
Hub Mgr.
Prod Sup Acc’ant
Sales
Sup
Kitchen
Team
Distribu’
n Team
Mgr. Procurement
Procurement Exec
Mgr. Accounts
Accounts Supervisor
Brand/Marketing
Team
Executive Chef
Founder
s
MentorInvestor & Board
23. The indicating numbers
500
Meals /
Day
3200
Meals /
Day
7500
Meals /
Day
13500
Meals / Day
19500
Meals / Day
28500
Meals / Day
HY 1 HY 2 HY 3 HY 4 HY 5 HY 6
36500
Meals / Day
HY 7
45500
Meals / Day
HY 8
24. The ask
• Initial funding for Lunch Express = Rs. 20L
• Follow-up funding = Rs. 10L
• Backend infrastructural funding
– Funding required to upscale the current
production facility = Rs. 25L
– Funding required to set-up new Hub Kitchens
@ Rs. 30L (approx)
25. People behind the show
1. SHARMITA MAJUMDAR
A graduate in English from DU & completed Secretarial
program from YWCA. Working with Indian and
International co’s like Indag, Li & Fung, Motorola, etc.
in the administrative department. Last 9 years of her
professional career she managed the office of the
country heads of the two respective MNC.
2. SOMNATH MAJUMDAR
A Social Work graduate from Jamia Millia, went to
complete management from AIIMA. Worked 22 years
in advertising and 3 years with Hyundai looking after
the MENA markets. Made significant contributions to
the growth of brands like Indian Oil, Hyundai, Yamaha,
Samsung, Radico Khaitan, Chevrelot & Maruti.
Commonality
Foodies. Came out of the comfort zone to pursue their
passion & dream. Hands on with their daily work.
Sharmita and Somnath
co-created their first
food brand – My Spice
Kitchen
26. • Customer base of 5500+
• Serving in excess of 250+
customers everyday catering
to 1000 individuals
• Multi-locational presence
– CR Park, Vasant Kunj & Tilak Nagar
• 3200+ FB likes
• Upcoming launch – Moon
Wok – Asian Street Bites
joint at Chittaranjan Park
27.
28. Team MSK
My Spice Kitchen has a 20 member
young & enthusiastic kitchen team
Including Executive Chef, Chefs, Commissary Ones &
Twos, Helpers, Utilities and Support Staff
29. Key team members
Master Chef Madhab C Pal – Executive Chef
– Spend 36 years with Ashoka Hotel, Chanakya Puri and retired as the Chef-de-
Partie
– Travelled across the globe serving Indian cuisines
– Awarded and recognized both nationally and internationally
– Currently also associated with the President House kitchen supervising the
Bengali food section
Anil Kr Mahakul – Chef (Indian)
– Specializes in Indian curries and other cuisines, especially Hyderabadi Biryani
– Informally trained by the traditional cooks of old Hyderabad from a tender age of
14 years
– Awarded by Zomato for Best Biryani and Butter Chicken
Arjun Chhetri – Chef (Tandoor & Grill)
– Specialist in Tandoor and Grills
– Created new concept cooking in Tandoor at My Spice Kitchen
– Has international market exposure