This initiative is apart from what they do with Taj group.
Amid complete lock downin India, Padmashri Awardee Chef Sanjeev Kapoor once again came for rescue of needy people of Mumbai during. Chef Sanjeev Kapoor’s team from Khana Khazana has come forward to provide cooked meal on daily basis for last couple of days. They have been cooking meal at their base kitchen in Mumbai that includes Khichadi, pulao, dry khichadi packets.
The team Khana Khazana sending food everyday to Railway police. The railway police is distributing it to the needy peoples in times of Covid-19. This initiative is apart from what they do with Taj group. The team Khana Khazana cooking and providing meals to more than 2000 people on daily basis. They are also providing cooked food to few government and civic run hospitals too.
A police officer distributing pulao packet at Dadar station.
Speaking to Mumbai Messenger Padma Shri Awardee Chef Sanjeev Kapoor said “We are working to build a unique supply chain to curb hunger by ensuring that those in need/most impacted receive last mile food delivery for free. Over the past few days, we have connected 2 large financial donors with kitchens providers that have produced and enabled distribution of 20k meals in India”.
Chef Kapoor further elaborates, our model revolves around connecting 3 key stakeholders namely Financial donors, Kitchen owners and Demand centers. To bring impact to millions of Indians who need access to food during Covid-19. We encourage all citizens of India to either participate or enable this supply chain achieve its objective by spreading the word.
Their work so far: Over the past few days, they have connected 2 large financial donors with kitchens providers that have produced and enabled distribution of 20k meals in India To be a part of this supply chain.
Their model and what they do: They enable Kitchen providers, that have excess capacity (low utilizations right now) and available resources (chefs/equipment), and that are incurring fixed costs to prepare and deliver meals to identified demand centres for free. Their process identifies financial donors that promise to cover all variable costs (raw material, utilities etc) for the kitchen providers. Further, kitchen providers are connected to demand centres for whom they prepare and deliver food for free.
Vessels filled with cooked Khichadi to be delivered at Rly. Police station and hospital.
Key stakeholders in their model: Financial donors includes individuals/institutions with the ability and willingness to contribute to this initiative. They will connect you to kitchens that have excess capacity to prepare the required meal. Kitchen providers, restaurants/QSRs/sky kitchens/hotels with excess capacity and resources (chefs/equipment/RM) in their kitchen. Financial donors to sponsor all variable costs for meals prepared. Fixed cost (sunk, if resources not used) borne by kitchen providers.
Demand centers: Institutions/organizations that are serving patients/low income group citizens and have food requirements. Their process will connect demand centers with kitchens willing to prepare and distribute food to them.
Padmashri Awardee Chef Sanjeev Kapoor.
About organization enablers of this supply chain connecting excess and willing resource owners with unmet need/requirements.
Citizens of India individual/institution who do not fall in the above 4 categories and are willing to contribute to the nation are encouraged to share this model in their network to bring impact quickly. If you identify yourself as a financial donor, kitchen provider or demand center. If you do not identify yourself as above 3 key stakeholders and are willing to support this initiative, they encourage you to spread this concept of supply chain in your social network. Please email your interest to connect@sanjeevkapoor.com
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