Case Studies

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement, is a religious organisation. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Its core beliefs are based on Hindu scriptures, particularly the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana. The organization was formed to spread the practice of Bhakti yoga, the practice of love of God in which those involved (bhaktas) dedicate their thoughts and actions towards pleasing Krishna, whom they consider the Supreme Lord.  Today, it has around a million congregational members worldwide. 

Annamrita Foundation (Formerly Known as ISKCON Food Relief Foundation) works with centre govt. to provide hygienically cooked, balanced, nutritious, wholesome Mid-day Meal food for children in municipal and government aided schools in India to improve access to good food and promote education. Annamrita Foundation (Formerly Known as ISKCON Food Relief Foundation) believes that food is a basic right and that inadequate nutrition adversely affects health, physical, mental, and emotional development, learning ability, and participation in community. The facility consists of a series of mechanized steam-heated caldrons custom built to cook the nutrient, staple and native foods most appreciated by children on a long-term basis. Mechanization has minimized human handling of food to ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness. Steam heating has accelerated cooking to prepare the meal 1 lakh students in about 6 hours. Appropriate technological consideration has governed all phases of the design and process: the choice of the cooking medium (steam), generation of steam, construction of large caldrons, cutting large quantity of vegetables, handling of cooked food to minimize human intervention to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene, custom design of vehicles, logistics to move and safely deliver cooked food on time, etc. The kitchen has been designed to generate more than 1,77,000 meals every day. Undoubtedly it's a technology marvel with state of art machines and a fantastic process lay-out.

As an organization, we have done many projects but no other projects have given such pleasure and satisfaction than planning the food production areas and food outlets at various ISKCON temples and Base Kitchen for Annamrita Foundation (ISKCON Food Relief Foundation) (World’s largest vegetarian mass meal programme).
 
For the past 2 decades, we are pleased to have been providing the following professional consulting services to ISKCON:

  •  The kitchen planned by us, has helped in making them run the largest vegetarian mass meal programme in the world. A project of the Government of India, and is being implemented by Annamrita Foundation (ISKCON Food Relief Foundation) & supported by Food Corporation of India.
  • Complete project consultancy involving all their food production areas, sweets showroom, bakery, restaurants, banquets etc including Govinda’s & Prasadam at various ISKCON temples. 
  • Menu planning & pricing
  • Introduction of new menu items
  • Improvement in existing menu items
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Upgrading their existing systems & procedures pertaining to the entire food cycle.
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc. 
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Haldiram's began as a tiny shop in Bikaner, the land famed for its savouries. By 1982, Haldiram's had set up shop in Delhi and the capital had begun to stop by and take note of the savouries and sweets. It was word of mouth that grew the business manifold over the next decade till Haldiram's came tostand for a food company that was synonymous with taste, hygiene and innovation.
What began as a small-town enterprise in India is today, a global phenomenon. Haldiram's is a way of life for Indians no matter which country they live in. And the Countries they live in are also fast developing a penchant for these products.
Trident F&B Consultants (P) Limited is pleased to have been providing Consulting services to Haldiram’s for the past 30 years and still growing strong. Haldiram’s have hired us for Hospitality consulting including Facility Planning & Quality Assurance of the Menu Items. All the Restaurant Food Preparation areas and various factories / Base Kitchens of Haldiram’s have been very carefully planned by us. The menu at Haldiram’s - Chandni Chowk Outlet, the only Haldiram’s outlet then, was planned by us & we are also responsible for having revised the menu several times since then.
In 1991, Haldiram’s had only one outlet in Chandni Chowk. That was the time, when we joined hands with Haldiram’s and have been providing them Consultancy services. Today, Haldiram's in North India has more than 80 mega-outlets in Delhi/NCR, UP, Haryana, Punjab & Rajasthan, few Express stores, a fine dine restaurant "2nd helping" and also explored the area of banqueting with "2nd helping The Banquet Hall". Haldiram’s has truly become the pride of Indian fast food. The association of Haldiram’s with Trident F&B Consultants (P) Limited has been very successful and a win-win for both the companies.

For the past 3 decades, we are pleased to have been providing the following professional consulting services to Haldiram’s:

  • Planned all their factories & base kitchens in Delhi, Noida & Gurugram where they manufacture all variety of food, sweets, bakery, snacks etc 
  • Assistance in the set-up of an in-house lab where chemical & micro-biological tests can be done for man power, packaging goods, raw material & finished goods.
  • Complete project consultancy for all their 80+ outlets including kitchen planning.
  • Menu planning & pricing
  • Introduction of new menu items
  • Improvement in existing menu items
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Quality assurance of all menu items
  • Preparing “Observation Reports” for them.
  • Presentation/servicing style of their food & snacks items
  • Upgrading their existing systems & procedures pertaining to the entire food cycle.
  • Making audits in their outlets & base kitchen.
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc.
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Their origins can be traced back to a small namkeen shop in Bikaner founded by Shri Ganga Bishan Agarwal (Haldiram Ji). This modest shop quickly gained popularity and scaled up to meet a booming demand for its unique-tasting bhujia. Building on this legacy, his grandson, Mr. Shiv Kishan Agrawal steered the business towards the heights it has tasted today. Determined to take bhujia beyond the boundaries of Bikaner, he shifted base to Nagpur in 1970. They opened their first full-production unit to introduce a delectable variety of savouries, sweets and beverages to the market. The success of this venture led them to expand and evolve as a brand, that is an integral part of every Indian household. The brand is committed to serving the most authentic taste of India through our products.

In 1991, Haldiram’s Nagpur had only one outlet. That was the time, when we joined hands with them and have been providing them Consultancy services. Today, Haldiram's Nagpur has more than 24 outlets in Western & Central India. The association of Haldiram’s Nagpur with Trident F&B Consultants has been very successful and a win-win for both the companies.

The business relationship between Haldiram’s Nagpur and Trident F&B Consultants (P) Limited is 30 years old. We have been giving the following professional consulting services to them:

  • Complete project consultancy for Haldiram’s Planet Foods & Haldiram’s Hotspot including kitchen planning.
  • Menu planning & pricing
  • Introduction of new menu items
  • Improvement in existing menu items
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Preparing “Observation Reports” for them.
  • Presentation/servicing style of their food & snacks items
  • Making audits in their outlets
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems
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The man behind “Bikaji” is Mr Shivratan Agarwal, who is the grandson of the legendary Mr Gangabhisan ‘Haldiram’ Agarwal, who started his business from a small shop in Bikaner in the 1930s. ‘Bikaji’ is named after Raja Bika who had founded Bikaner. Bikaji Foods is a packaged foods FMCG company that sells popular snacks such as bhujia, namkeen, papad, among others, under the Bikaji brand name. They had roped in Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan as their brand ambassador to star in their television commercials and also in print media. 

The business relationship between Bikaji and Trident F&B Consultants (P) Limited is more than 20 years old. We are pleased to provide the following professional consulting services to them:

  • Assistance in the set-up & planning of their first restaurant ‘Bikaji Food Junxon’ at Malad, Mumbai including kitchen planning. Now they have more than 30 exclusive stores and 10 factory depots across India.
  • Menu planning & pricing
  • Presentation/servicing style of their food & snacks items
  • Improvement in existing menu items
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Preparing “Observation Reports” for them.
  • Preparing systems, procedures and their mode of implementation. 
  • Preparing audits & “Observation Reports” for them.
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Om Sweets started its operations as a sweets retailer in the early 1960s. This was from a small shop in Arjun Nagar, Gurgaon, which is now a busy commercial hub. The company has been growing at a steady pace under the leadership of Mr Om Prakash Kathuria (Managing Director). Today they have 14 restaurants cum sweet shops in Gurgaon, Delhi & Faridabad. Om Sweets is synonymous with the sweet, Dhoda, which is made using a special benchmarked recipe that has been passed down generations.

The business relationship between BTW and Trident F&B Consultants (P) Limited is more than 15 years old. We are pleased to have been providing the following professional consulting services to them:

  • Complete project consultancy for their various outlets including kitchen planning in Gurgaon, New Delhi & Faridabad.
  • Menu planning & pricing
  • Introduction of new menu items
  • Improvement in existing menu items
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Preparing “Observation Reports” for them.
  • Presentation/servicing style of their food & snacks items
  • Upgrading their existing systems & procedures pertaining to the entire food cycle.
  • Making audits in their outlets.
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc.
     
Case-study-5

Around 7 Decades ago Shri Banwari Lal ji, a humble young man from Uttar Pradesh had a Vision. He wanted to sweeten the taste buds of the entire country. With his rustic background as an asset, he travelled all the way from a remote countryside close to Lucknow to authenticate that dream. Traversing through Varanasi he reached Calcutta, the City of Joy. Bappaji as he was lovingly addressed slowly started creating a niche in the hearts of the people he so readily fell in love with.
   
Use of onion and garlic is a strict ‘no-no’ in their kitchens. Bappaji’s fantasy of earning nationwide accolades has resulted in 15 showrooms and outlets in cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai and Hyderabad. They are famous for Boondi laddoos, Motichur Laddoos.

The business relationship between Tewaris and Trident F&B Consultants (P) Limited is more than 8 years old. We are pleased to provide the following professional consulting services to Tewaris in Mumbai & Hyderabad from time to time:

  • Base kitchen planning & set-up 
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Streamlining day-to-day systems, procedures and their mode of implementation for their outlets & base kitchen.
  • Apart from that, we also provide consulting services to them for their existing & upcoming showrooms (including kitchen planning) like Juhu, Borivali & JVPD (in Mumbai) and in Hyderabad as well
  • Menu planning & pricing
  • Introduction of new menu items
  • Improvement in existing menu items
  • Making audits in their outlets & base kitchen.
  • Preparing “Observation Reports” for them.
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc.
  • Presentation/servicing style of their food & snacks items
     
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BTW, spanning from a rehri to retail, is a case study in itself in the Indian food & hospitality industry. The success journey of BTW began years back, when Mr Satiram Yadav started selling the now famous Aloo Tikki and Bhalla Papri in Delhi. Since then, BTW has become a leading global player in chaat and multi-cuisine catering & has established a chain of retail outlets spread across NCR with a presence in Ready to Eat, Bakery, Namkeen, Sweets, Natural Mineral Water, Gift Packs etc. In early days, at Ayodhya, Satiram ji was a tutor, he gave tuitions to poor students, so initially he was popularly known & addressed as Masterji. As the turn of events would happen, his mentors & well-wishers advised him to start something on his own & prove his mettle rather than depend on someone for his living. Having no business acumen, but only faith & confidence, he set on a glorious journey. The concept and thought of doing own business took shape in the form of crispy, ready to eat snacks. The idea of selling North Indian street delicacies such as Chaat, Bhalla, Papri and Tikki took shape and got him going. His skills sharpened with time. He found a loyal supporting hand to expand his business along with his nephew Sh Ramakant, who too started the success journey & moved together. With limited resources available, he purchased a ‘Rehri’ on which a Logo Mentioned ‘BITTOO’ was already ‘embossed’. Hence Mr Satiram got transformed to Bitoo jee and the name Bittoo Tikki Wala (BTW) came into existence.

The business relationship between BTW and Trident F&B Consultants (P) Limited is more than 15 years old. We are pleased to have been providing the following professional consulting services to them from time to time:

Planned their base kitchen in Lawrence Road, New Delhi more than a decade back and then again at Rai, Haryana last year spanning more than an acre where they manufacture all variety of Namkeen, Sweets, savouries, Ready-to-Eat, Bakery, Chaat, Snacks, Food for restaurants & catering etc 

  • Complete project consultancy for some of their outlets in Delhi including kitchen planning.
  • Menu planning 
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc.
  • Improvement in existing menu items
     
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Old Rao Hotel was started by Mr. Lal Singh in 1995 on NH8 and is still run by him. In the 90s the growing tourism industry caused a lot of movement on the NH8 highway, which made him realize that there is lack of good quality food for people traveling and started a small Dhaba with a team of four people. He never in his wild imagination thought that this small Dhaba will become such a huge hit among travellers. Old Rao Hotel serves only vegetarian food. Today Old Rao Hotel serves the largest number of people on NH8 with 3 projects on the highway itself and one in Bhiwadi city.

We are pleased to provide the following professional consulting services to them from time to time:

  • Planning & set-up of the complete projects including kitchen planning at Paota & Bhiwadi at Rajasthan. The Paota project is in acres with 500+ covers. This ambitious venture consists of a restaurant, dhaba, mithai, bakery, food court, live food counters and buffet among other fascinating services.
  • Menu up-gradation
  • Upgrading their existing systems & F&B production practices.
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc
     
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BG NAIDU SWEETS & BAKERY, now a household name in Tamil Nadu, had a very humble beginning in 1908. Presently, BG NAIDU SWEETS is operating with a chain of 29 outlets in six districts i.e. Trichy, Madurai, Dindigul, Perambalur, Pudukkottai & Pattukottai in Tamil Nadu. They use quality milk acquired from their own dairy farm. 

We are pleased to have been providing the following professional consulting services to them:

  • Planned their base kitchen spanning 1 acre in Trichy, Tamil Nadu where they manufacture all variety of sweets, bakery, snacks etc 
  • Assistance in the set-up of an in-house lab where chemical & micro-biological tests can be done for man power, packaging goods, raw material & finished goods.
  • Complete project consultancy for their existing & upcoming outlets in Trichy & Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
  • Menu planning & pricing
  • Introduction of new menu items
  • Improvement in existing menu items
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Preparing “Observation Reports” for them.
  • Presentation/servicing style of their food & snacks items
  • Upgrading their existing systems & procedures pertaining to the entire food cycle.
  • Making audits in their outlets & base kitchen.
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc.
Case-study-1

A quintessential ‘street food experience’! Yes, that’s exactly what IMLY is! At its heart, IMLY is a casual family dining joint with a ‘come hither’, comfortable ambience. But look closely, and you’ll see it’s a short, sweet and spicy ‘snap shot’ of the entire country - where authentic vendors and chaat - wallas ply delicacies and from their native regions. It is a chain of 8 restaurants in Delhi/NCR

The business relationship between Imly and Trident F&B Consultants (P) Limited is more than 5 years old. We are pleased to provide the following professional consulting services to them:

  • Planning & set-up of their base kitchen in New Delhi 
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Complete restaurant set-up consultancy for several restaurants (including kitchen planning) like Imly, Imly Café, Imly ‘The Furniture Project’, Imly Courtyard at different locations in Delhi/NCR.
  • Preparing “Observation Reports” for them
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc.
Case-study-9

Sandoz is started by Sardar Jigar Singh in 1950 as a small dhaba named as ‘Calcutta Dhaba’ in Karol Bagh, New Delhi. Mr.Jigar Singh migrated from Pakistan in 1947 after Indian independence. He worked hard earning bread and butter for his family. The dhaba kept running for almost 40 years as ‘Calcutta Dhaba’ till his death in 1993 due to a sudden heart attack. Mr.Gurmeet Singh, the elder son of Mr.Jigar Singh took over the business leaving behind his studies & rebranded it in 1995 as ‘Sandoz’ from ‘Calcutta Dhaba’ naming it after his father’s name ‘Sando’ (he was a body builder and popularly called as Sando). Today the restaurant has grown into a chain with 10 restaurants and four banquets in Delhi/NCR. 

We are pleased to provide the following professional consulting services to them from time to time:

  • Base kitchen planning & set-up 
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc.
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
     
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During the last few decades of british rule, when Kurnool was the erstwhile capital of Andhra Pradesh, Late Sri G PullaReddy Garu, a school drop-out, came to Kurnool from a nearby village with bare hands, but with a heart full of confidence. With the great support and idea of his uncle Sri Kasireddy, GPR commenced a small sweet shop in the old town-market of Kurnool.

GPR hired a cook to prepare sweets, not satisfied with the taste he himself started making sweets in his house. Four months of relentless practice resulted in making culinary recipes, even the cook was amazed. This is when Sri GPR realized that one should not compromise with quality but should master the art.

Sweets made by him were priced almost 50% more compared to other shops for the first two years. This is because the quality of ingredients and pure ghee used. Sri GPR had a hard time convincing customers about price. However, people experienced the real taste of quality, and there was no turning back.

After five years, Sri GPR shifted to Hyderabad (newly formed capital) and took a building for rent in Abids Station road. At that time, it was the FIRST TELUGU sweet shop, as only Muslim and North-Indian sweet shops were in existence. They have been in the industry for past 70+ years. Today, they are a Retail chain comprising 10 outlets and a customer footfall of 5000+ per day. 

Trident F&B Consultants (P) Limited is pleased to provide the following professional consulting services:

  • Planning & set-up for their exports kitchen to prepare variety of sweets, namkeen, bakery & pickles.
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc.
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Tapeswaram, the name that is well known to everyone reminds the delicious Andhra made sweet “Tapeswaram Khaja”. It is known for its taste which looks as folded mat looking in light brown colour from outside and wheat colour inside between which the juice slides from. The khaja that’s being made in Tapeswaram made the village a well known place not only in Andhra Pradesh but also in the entire country. Suruchi foods are the originators of Tapeswaram Khaja. This sweet was invented in 1939 by Mr Polisetti Raju. And the formula was enhanced by his son, Mr Mallibabu.

Suruchi Foods has also grabbed Guinness world record for preparing a huge laddu of 30 tons for Maha Ganapathi at Khairatabad, Hyderabad.

Trident F&B Consultants (P) Limited is pleased to provide the following professional consulting services to Suruchi Foods:

  • Planning & set-up for their exports kitchen to prepare variety of sweets, namkeen, bakery & pickles.
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc.
     
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Their business started 130 years back when Mr.Tansukhdas Agarwal started making Bari (a local home-made dry vegetable) manufactured by Moth Dal flour in Bikaner, Rajasthan. Once, when he fried them, he found it very tasty. He named this new product BHUJIA that means 'fried product'. He started going around the streets to search for customers and serve them hot fried snacks. Later, he set up a small shop and rapidly 'Bhujia' became the most famous snack product name in that small town. Thus, he invented the new product, which is now world famous. 

His son Mr. Bhikharam and grandson Mr. Chandmal joined him in his business. They improved the quality of Bhujia. The father and son duo got patronage from the Maharaja of Bikaner and were also awarded suitably. Bhujia became more popular as it was included in the list of favourite snack food in the Darbar of Bikaner. After Mr. Chandmal, all his sons took the responsibility to grow the business and gave a name to the company "Bhikharam Chandmal" since it was a tradition in those days to start a business on their ancestor's name. 

We are pleased to provide the following services to them in Kolkata from time to time:

  • Base kitchen set-up & planning
  • Apart from that, we have also provided end-to-end project consultancy to them for their existing & upcoming outlets including kitchen planning
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Preparing “Observation Reports” for them
  • Making audits in their outlets & base kitchen.
Case-study-2

Comesum has more than 34 Multi Cuisine restaurants spread across India. At major railway stations, IRCTC has licensed Comesum to open fine-dine restaurants. Comesum is part of the RK Associates & Hoteliers Pvt. Ltd. which caters for different trains in the railway industry for almost 20 years. RK Associates also has a parallel venture by the name of ‘Meals on Wheels’. It is a kitchen-cum-kiosk with a menu full of snacks and soups.

The business relationship between Comesum (R.K Associates) and Trident F&B Consultants (P) Limited is more than 20 years old. We are pleased to have been providing the following professional consulting services to them:

  • Complete project consultancy for their various outlets in New Delhi & Pune including kitchen planning
  • Menu planning & pricing
  • Improving the hygiene standards 
  • Presentation/servicing style of their food & snacks items
  • Making audits in their outlets
  • Technological advancements in terms of machinery, equipment, systems etc.
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We worked with Rockman Breweries for an amazing project – Rockman’s Beer Island, which is India’s first micro pub brewery.

It is based on a German concept, where beer is brewed on the premises of the pub and the customers can see various stages of the brewing process inside the restaurant. As beer is brewed in the restaurant itself, it is free from preservatives, chemicals and is always fresh.
Spreading across 36,000 sq feet, Rockman’s Beer Island has three outlets, a multi-cuisine fine dine restaurant called “Keg & Barrels”, a German pub brewery & restaurant called “Bavarian” and a digital auditorium called “Rockdome”, apart from the “Lounge” and “German Street”.

We are pleased to provide the following professional consulting services to them:

  • Complete project consultancy for their restaurants including kitchen planning
  • Menu planning & pricing
  • Presentation/servicing style of their food & snacks items
     
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