Revolutionizing India's Foodservice Market
Lighthouse Kitchens is revolutionizing India’s $125 billion food services industry by providing high-quality refurbished commercial kitchen equipment at half the cost of new equipment. Our single-window, tech-driven platform ensures affordability, quality assurance, and sustainability for F&B businesses, addressing the biggest barriers to entry. By combining innovation, transparency, and eco-friendly practices, we’re enabling restaurants, cafes, and cloud kitchens to thrive in a competitive market, all while reducing waste and promoting a circular economy. Join us in transforming the F&B industry, one kitchen at a time
The Lighthouse Team
Founders
Rohan Arora
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
Nitin Sinha
A Serial Entrepreneur having 10+ years of cross-functional experience inthe 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.
Core Team
Quality Headed by Alumnus of IIT Delhi
20+ years of Core Engineering experience esp. in Production, EPC & Quality Management across top PSUs & Multinationals
Mayank Paraswani (Technology)
A Serial Technology entrepreneur with ~20 years’ experience. He’s Currently the Director of IT at esalad.in
Vishay Gupta / Aditya Somaiya (Brand Development & Activation)
Marketing Experts with an experience of 19+ years at Dabur, GoIbibo, GSK, ITC. Currently Founders of Enso Business Consulting. They hold Computer Engineering Degree from PTU & an MBA degree from SIBM / B.Sc (H) from DU & MBA Degree from SCMHRD, Pune
Paramnoor Singh (Finance)
A seasoned CA with an experience of 18+ years at DSK Legal, PWC, EY. Currently Managing Partner at R. Arora & Associates, a leading CAG empanelled Chartered Accountancy firm with a legacy of over 39 years. He holds a B.Com (H) Degree from SRCC, Delhi
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