Bollywood Bites Ltd

A big achievement for us, since launching in April we have kept our capital costs low as we go down the route of being a bootstrapped business. We are now finally ready to stretch our legs and move into starting to generate a profit! It's always little dreams that turn into something bigger! We've worked with some big clients this summer from one of the UK's biggest pharmaceutical brands, through to providing food at Hertfordshire's biggest fireworks nights and car shows. Lots more to come - give us a follow to learn more, or dm us to book your corporate lunch. www.bollywood-bites.co.uk #fmcg #indianstreetfood #bootstrapped #moretocome

Today we talk more about scale. We started out in July 2024 with a bang: - 100 people at our launch event; learning many lessons about everything from card machine setup through to optimising our kitchen processes - Subsequently moved onto private parties (50-100) people in the summer which are always lovely. Re-investing in our learnings, equipment and business, the van has had some swanky upgrades! - Scaling larger we have debuted at some of the UK's biggest festivals, fireworks nights and have served corporates upto 200 people in one sitting. Honing the art of cookery and serving at scale - The winter has been more about markets (did we mention we are at Kenwood house in Hampstead this weekend and next!) - We've also diversified our offerings to also ensure we can accommodate a wide customer demographic. Including Vegans partnering with some of London's premier vegan festivals Would you like to know more about how we can partner with your business? Drop us a line: Some of our clients include one the UK's biggest pharmaceutical brands, a national Porsche car festival, and Hertfordshire's biggest fireworks night. #scale #expansion #partnership #food #fmcg #bollywoodbitesuk

We are now looking to collaborate with breweries & sports clubs in London, Hertfordshire & Buckinghamshire (football, rugby, cricket). A little bit more about us - we launched in April 2024, to bring the flavours of India for everyone to enjoy and are based in Watford. With passion and quality at the helm of our business, we believe that everyone deserves to spice up their life. We aim to become the UK's most well known Indian Street Food company by making quality street food more fun and accessible. Drop us a line today to find out more! Don't be shy #indianstreetfood #catering #gourmet #sport #entertainment #bollywoodbitesuk

As we scale we are now able to take on more corporate bookings alongside private events. We've successfully catered for up-to 100 people in a 3 hour window, providing tasty gourmet Indian street food in and around London. If you are curious and would like to bring a sense of fun, flavour & style to your next corporate event, or private party just drop us a line. #corporateclients #privateparties #indianstreetfood #flavour #bollywoodbitesuk

We're thrilled to share that Nisha's Bollywood Bites journey has been featured on the Leiths Online Cookery School page! ???? From reigniting her passion for cooking to launching a successful street food business, this article covers it all. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll find: - Nisha's experience with Leith's Online course ??? - How Bollywood Bites came to life ?? - The challenges and triumphs of starting a new business ?? Dive into the full story and see how a love for food and cooking can turn into something amazing! https://lnkd.in/eeqgDUt3 #BollywoodBitesUK #LeithsOnline #EntrepreneurJourney #Foodie #StreetFood #Inspiration #ChefRiat

Sharing a quick post from our first few months operations. Successes & learnings: - Successes: 1. Creating a strong and visual brand creates curiosity and intrigue - we've had some nice comments on our branding to date 2. Having a target customer demographic and actively working towards serving and impressing them is key - whilst there is nothing proprietary about food, there is everything proprietary about service & flavours 3. We are gradually building and working off an inbound sales engine, over just an outbound sales engine - Learnings 1. Staffing is a challenge in a hyper competitive industry where chef's are at a premium. Basic logistical challenges about the where, then when and volume need to be planned for well in advance 2. You have to bargain for a 5% error rate (food is a volume play and you will find that you cannot always make everyone happy, be gracious in accepting feedback) 3. Operational challenges require innovation to resolve and keep up speed (in our case using air fryers for chips has slowed our service, due to being in a mobile van we prefer not to use a deep fat fryer due to safety) Overall it's been a good start - below is a small snippet from our most recent event where we sold out! If you'd like to discuss business consultancy you can also reach out to our co-founder Avneet Singh Riat to schedule time #fmcg #streetfood #summer #startup

Some snaps from our most recent event Nisha Riat Avneet Singh Riat #hungryyet #bollywoodbites #foodvan #catfordweekender