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Now you can order unhygenic and contaminated food online
by Rishi Mon Jul 15, 2013 3:50 pm
http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/a-flavourful-halt/article4917473.ece?homepage=true
Train rides are fun but the food on board isn’t. Bored of bread omelette...the watery gravy, uncooked rotis and sour curd doesn’t appeal to you? So, what do you do? Pack paranthas from home…or just turn to TravelKhana or Merafoodchoice for help. Both portals, like knights in shining armour, come to the rescue of travellers who are disgusted with food the pantry on trains serves.
Started in 2012 by Pushpinder Singh, a software technologist, travelkhana.com is a portal that allows travellers on train to order food and it’s delivered to them at a pre-decided station. “Technology helped as far as booking tickets and hotels were concerned. So we set out to solve the problem of unavailability of good food on trains,” says Singh.
If you want paneer and roti or fried rice or whatever your palate feels like, all you’ve got to do is log onto to the website and fill in a few details such as your train number and PNR no. There is the option of paying online or when the food is delivered to you. And no, there isn’t the risk of your food turning cold, soggy or tasteless because the portal continuously tracks the train and knows when it’s about to reach the pre-decided station.
Based out of New Delhi, travelkhana covers around 100 stations including Bhopal Junction, Pune Junction, Howrah Junction and Amritsar Junction and lesser known ones such as, Ratlam Junction, Rourkela, Alwar Junction, Pipariya, Raipur…” Our services will be available in Chennai within the next eight to 10 weeks,” he adds. It has tied up with 240 outlets across the country and has delivered around 63,000 orders till date. Singh plans to expand and reach out to bus travellers as well.
Train rides are fun but the food on board isn’t. Bored of bread omelette...the watery gravy, uncooked rotis and sour curd doesn’t appeal to you? So, what do you do? Pack paranthas from home…or just turn to TravelKhana or Merafoodchoice for help. Both portals, like knights in shining armour, come to the rescue of travellers who are disgusted with food the pantry on trains serves.
Started in 2012 by Pushpinder Singh, a software technologist, travelkhana.com is a portal that allows travellers on train to order food and it’s delivered to them at a pre-decided station. “Technology helped as far as booking tickets and hotels were concerned. So we set out to solve the problem of unavailability of good food on trains,” says Singh.
If you want paneer and roti or fried rice or whatever your palate feels like, all you’ve got to do is log onto to the website and fill in a few details such as your train number and PNR no. There is the option of paying online or when the food is delivered to you. And no, there isn’t the risk of your food turning cold, soggy or tasteless because the portal continuously tracks the train and knows when it’s about to reach the pre-decided station.
Based out of New Delhi, travelkhana covers around 100 stations including Bhopal Junction, Pune Junction, Howrah Junction and Amritsar Junction and lesser known ones such as, Ratlam Junction, Rourkela, Alwar Junction, Pipariya, Raipur…” Our services will be available in Chennai within the next eight to 10 weeks,” he adds. It has tied up with 240 outlets across the country and has delivered around 63,000 orders till date. Singh plans to expand and reach out to bus travellers as well.
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