We are building the infrastucture of the $125 Bn Indian Food Services Market.
We are a unified marketplace for kitchen equipment and smallwares to simplify the entry, operation, and scaling of F&B ventures. An intuitive, fast and tech-driven experience to keep up with India’s appetite and power the entire F&B Industry.
We provide a seamless and high quality online shopping experience for restaurants, QSRs, cafes, cloud kitchens and hotels searching for kitchen equipment and smallwares – new & used.
How Do We Do This ?
- Aggregate the existing supply chain
- Create easy access to pre-owned
- Set standards & Certifications
- Use technology that transforms efficiency
- Add value for buyers at each step
- Assure best pricing – If you find the same product with the same specs for less elsewhere, we’ll match the price. No questions asked.
The Lighthouse Team
A Serial Entrepreneur with 20+ Years of Cross-Functional, Cross-Country & Deep Entrepreneurial Experience in FMCG, F&B, Agri Commodities, Fintech, Media and Marketplace E-commerce.
He has had varied Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and P&L experience in PepsiCo, Unilever, Times Group, Olam International & Mymoneykarma. His previous venture, Bueno, which was a multi-format chain of upmarket QSR / Sandwich Cafés / Fast Casual / Cloud Kitchens / Kiosks, was founded in 2012 and successfully scaled to 10 stores across NCR before the exit in 2019. He is Computer Engineering Graduate from Government Engineering College Kota, University of Rajasthan and holds an MBA Degree from FMS Delhi.
A Serial Entrepreneur having 10+ years of cross-functional experience in the F&B industry & Marketplace E-commerce.
He has critical experiences in Rotiwala Restaurant (his first entrepreneurial venture), FoodPanda India & Bueno in Restaurant design, SOP Formulation & Implementation, Vendor & Customer Management, Sales & Marketing, Outlet & Delivery Operations, Leadership, Growth and Scaling up across multiple units. He has a BBA degree from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
20+ years of experience – ~15 Years in Senior Management Positions in Sales & Marketing across key real estate companies like Ansal, MGF, BPTP, Bharti Retail, Raheja, Elan and ≈ 9 years of Entrepreneurial Experience as Real Estate Consultant and Emotional Wellness Coach. He is Graduate from Hansraj College, University of Delhi and holds an MBA Degree from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
A Serial Technology entrepreneur with ~20 years’ experience. He’s Currently the Director of IT at esalad.in/
20+ years of Core Engineering experience esp. in Production, EPC & Quality Management across Top PSUs & Multinationals.
Our Guiding Principles
Vision
Global Operating System For F&B Businesses
Mission
Demystifying F&B And Enabling End-To-End Setup & Scale At The Tap Of A Finger
Values
Passion, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Transparency, Simplicity