New Delhi. The Corona period had come as a crisis period for the business and employment of the people. While on the one hand, COVID destroyed the business of millions of people, on the other hand, many people also got new business options. After losing their jobs, people returned home and started small business and are earning decent money today. Similarly, cloud kitchen can also be considered a gift of Corona. There will be many of you who have rarely heard the word cloud kitchen before. Basically, cloud kitchen is one such business concept, which is also known as ghost kitchen. If you are also fond of making different types of dishes, then this business can be started in a very low budget.
So first of all let us tell you that what is this concept of cloud kitchen after all?
In Cloud Kitchen, only the food that is ordered is prepared. After this, home delivery of food is done to the customers. With Cloud Kitchen, you can place orders both over the phone or online. Under this, orders ranging from Rs 200 to 250 are available. Suppose if you get 50 orders worth Rs 250 per day, then accordingly you can earn Rs 3.75 lakh in a month.
The food business is such that it always gives a margin of up to 40 percent. So according to this, if you do business of Rs 3.75 lakh every month, then you can earn up to Rs 1.50 lakh within a month. You will probably be surprised to know that the online food business in India is growing at a rapid rate of 16 per cent every year. So let us now know what you have to do to start a cloud kitchen business.
For this you have to go through some legal procedures. Be it cloud kitchen or any other food business, you must have FSSAI license. Along with this, you will have to get the GST registration of the business done and also take NOC from the fire brigade people. According to experts, after starting a cloud kitchen, it can cost from 15 to 30 thousand rupees every month. However, this cost can be more or less depending on your location.
If you are an expert in cooking, then you can open a cloud kitchen without any employees. Yes, once business picks up, you will definitely need to keep a cook. You can then get in touch with online food ordering platforms like Zomato, Swiggy to deliver food to the doorsteps of the customers. One thing you must keep in mind about cloud kitchen is that you do not have to compromise on quality and quantity to make your customers happy.