KOCHI: Founded in December 2015 by Chaitanya Degala and Mukesh Manda, TinMen is a food delivery app that serves homemade food to users. They also have a range of cuisines from Kerala, Andhra, Punjabi, Jain, Bengali, along with international foods such as pastas, salads, etc. The company also claims to take care of all the logistics while the Home Chef only needs to cook. “With our convenient meal scheduler, users can schedule meals for a whole week, upload their wallet and receive their food at the same time
everyday.
No coordination issues, no calls from delivery personnel, no hassles,” says Chaitanya. On competitors, Chaitanya says, “InnerChef and Holachef are popular in North India but they have centralised kitchens and limited menus. We curate home chefs on our platform and deliver to users, thereby giving us the ability to provide several cuisines and over 700 dishes at any given point.”
On future goals, the team says they are looking to expand to other cities after the first quarter of 2018.
Areas being served currently:
Madhapur, HITEC City, Jubilee Hills, Kondapur, Kothaguda, Gachibowli, Financial District, Nallagandla, Nanakramguda, Raidurgam, Manikonda, Kukatpally, Hafeezpet, Miyapur, Chandanagar, Banjara Hills, Srinagar Colony, Begumpet, Panjagutta
Chef case study: Usha
Usha started her journey with TinMen in November 2016. She had started her own independent food service before, occasionally providing meals to small offices. While searching for better opportunities, Usha came across TinMen and registered herself as a home chef. When she first started off, she received 7 to 8 orders per day. Today, she gets about 50 orders per day. Her bestselling dish is Baingan Bharta.
No. of orders per day 1,500 to 2,000
No. of chefs on the platform 60
No. of cuisines 12 to 15
Prices R65 to R150
No. of food connoisseurs
who check for quality - 4
Investors:
Lead Angels, Corvus Ventures, Zomato
MAPE Advisory Group