An engineer-turned foodpreneur redefining hospitality industry
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, October 29
An engineer who turned his passion for food into a rising business opportunity—Ankush Arora, the young foodpreneur from Chandigarh — is a success story in making.
The young gun, who was studying to pursue a career in engineering, got introduced to the idea of American street food on his brief stint in the US and he came back to his hometown to open a chain of Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Uncle Jack’s. Six years on, he has an outlet in every major city of Punjab, the most recent one being opened in Amritsar.
Despite the challenges that food and service industry is going through post pandemic, Ankush seems to be positive. “It’s been a tough year, but we have had a good run as we managed to capitalise on our strengths, ie, serving quality food. I never really planned to pursue a career in the food industry, but I always had a liking towards knowing different style of cuisines. I am always open to learning new things and that introduced me to street style food of America that is now globally familiar. I saw a good business opportunity as QSR is not really a sector where a lot of experimentation happens,” he says.
His motto and vision for his young brand of food business is – stick to the basics. “We offer specific menu, service and experience to our guests. I think doing what you are best at and not really thinking about competition is the key to grow business,” he says.
With that, Ankush has now opened his outlet in Delhi, the food capital, as well. Throughout the pandemic, he has had managed to diversify his resources. “That was the only way to survive through pandemic financially. I believe that we are not a cafe but restaurant that offers cuisine specific menu and quick service.”
