‘Merger of Kitchen-tech and Chef’s recipes proving to be boon for Food Industry’
Chefs do anything to achieve the perfect taste. They are always worried about maintaining this consistency when someone else replicates their recipe. It has been observed that even the slightest change in SOP can lead to an unexpected experience for the customer.
Hyderabad: The success of a food business can be credited to multiple aspects such as food presentation, ambiance, the way it was marketed, or the packaging in the case of delivery-only businesses. But the real hero remains the food taste which is the primary magic of a chef. However, the introduction of automation, innovation, and robots in the kitchen has stirred up the debate if such technological advancements are genuinely needed if the critical aspect is Chef’s recipe only.
Commenting on this, Mr. Eshwar K Vikas said, “Chefs do anything to achieve the perfect taste. They are always worried about maintaining this consistency when someone else replicates their recipe. It has been observed that even the slightest change in SOP can lead to an unexpected experience for the customer. The cooking process automation solutions emerge as a boon for culinary magicians. Cuisine-specific solutions by Mukunda Foods are designed to ensure that the SOP and Chef’s recipes are followed to the maximum accuracy.”
Mukunda Foods, co-founded in 2012 by Eshwar K Vikas and Sudeep Sabat, has been leading the charge to address this perplexing debate through its chef-friendly, kitchen-suitable, and sustainable technologies. Through their ground-breaking products like Dosamatic, Eco-fryer, Rico, and Wokie – the company insists on the principle that chefs cannot be replaced by any means or mode of food production. Mukunda Foods has automated over three thousand commercial kitchens in over 22 countries across the globe. Working with major players such as ITC, Chaayos, and Ola foods, Mukunda Foods is helping chefs and other major players of the food industry, in the technological makeover of kitchens. The firm has achieved ground breaking advancements for segments such as fine dining, cloud kitchens, and commercial food chains
One of the leading Food chains in India, Carnival Foods, has been using multiple automation in their kitchens across cities. When the Executive Chef of Carnival Foods, Mr. Shaju V Kuriappan, was asked how automation helps him in his kitchens, he said, “Kitchen automation plays a vital role in maintaining taste consistency specially when it’s a multi-outlet brand. We spend a lot of efforts in training staff so that the food tastes same across the outlets still it’s very difficult to maintain. This is where Mukunda Food’s automations have been really helpful. Additionally, I have lot of liberty of making any change in the recipe from the central location since machines are IOT enabled”
“Eshwar K. Vikas also added, “The company was started with a shared vision to fill the gap in the food industry around the merger of technology and quality food. We at Mukunda Foods work tirelessly to overcome the challenges to make cooking an overall easier process while maintaining and working with leaders in the industry to consistently serve our customers with quality food. We are also trying to help build quality and quantity consistency across food chains such that your dosa tastes the same in Delhi, Kolkata, and Bengaluru. The upcoming year aims to grow alongside our clients and put the Indian kitchen-tech on the global map.”
The next step for Mukunda Foods is raising their investments in the current financial year. The company is also expected to expand its other venture Nucleus Kitchens, a Kitchen As A Service (KAAS), by opening over 100 kitchens across metros and mini metro cities.