Founder Story: From a Tin-Shed Kitchen to Forty Cities
She started with one rice cooker and a Facebook page. Eight years on, her food brand employs 300 people. This is how.
In a Nutshell
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Started in 2018 with Tk 8,000 and a single rice cooker.
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First break: a viral lunchbox review in a Facebook group.
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Today: 300 staff, 40 cities, and a cloud-kitchen network.
Every founder story has a garage. Hers was a tin-shed kitchen in Mirpur, one rice cooker, and a Facebook page with eleven followers. This is placeholder editorial copy for the design preview, final reporting will replace this text before launch.
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Written by
Rafiul Islam
Business Editor
Rafiul Islam reports for News Trial, covering the stories that matter with fast, fair and factual journalism. The world, in seconds.