{"id":122315,"date":"2022-06-21T13:50:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T08:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=122315"},"modified":"2022-06-20T18:23:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T12:53:04","slug":"mumbais-dabbawala-know-about-indias-125-year-old-food-delivery-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/business\/mumbais-dabbawala-know-about-indias-125-year-old-food-delivery-system","title":{"rendered":"Mumbai\u2019s Dabbawala: Know about India&#8217;s 125-year-old food delivery system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you are Mumbaikar, you must have seen men wearing white clothes carrying lunch boxes in their hands, travelling on cycles, or in local trains from one place to another. These are the popular Dabbawalas of the fast-growing and forever-moving city of Mumbai.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The city of dream is home to more than 20 lakh people. A majority of them are working. Due to their urban lifestyle and demanding jobs, it becomes difficult to cook meals. Mumbai\u2019s Dabbawala solves this problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018Dabba\u2019 means \u201clunchbox\u201d, and \u2018wala\u2019 refers to \u201ca person carrying it\u201d therefore, Dabbawala refers to people carrying lunch boxes. It is a tiffin delivering system that delivers tiffins throughout Mumbai. It offers more than 2 lakh tiffins daily in more than 200 cities. It has more than 1000 clients, including popular companies like Deloitte, KPMG, Mahindra, Ola, Philips, Aditya Birla Group, and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let\u2019s have a closer look at their inspiring journey:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">History of Mumbai Dabbawala<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mumbai Dabbawala has been functioning for the past 125 years. It started when a Parsi banker was craving home-cooked food at his office. He gave this responsibility to a person we can say would be the first-ever Dabbawala.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When others appreciated the idea, the demand for people wanting home-cooked food at their table increased. That is when Mahadeo Havaji Bachche started this lunchbox delivering system with only 100 dabbawalas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With the growth of Mumbai city, the demand for dabbawalas also increased. Today around 5000 dabbawalas deliver 2 lakh lunch boxes wearing a Gandhi cap with white attire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mumbai Dabbawala Services<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Mumbai Dabbawala provides the following services:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dabba service<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dabba service is the core service of Mumbai Dabbawala. They operate from Virar to Churchgate and from Ambernath to Dadar in Mumbai. They deliver home-cooked meals to you straight away from your house or mess. It also provides food from its kitchens.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lectures\/Seminars &amp; Dabbawala<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Being in service for the past 125 years, dabbawalas are known as &#8216;Management Gurus&#8217;. In association with JCI Kota and the Career Point University of Kota, they have devised a program titled\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Management Learnings with Dabbawalas<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. This program teaches you about their strategies for managing an extensive network of dabbawalas for a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Digital Dabbawala<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apart from delivering lunch boxes, They also provide digital services at your doorstep with their Digital Dabbawala initiative. Currently, they are providing only rental agreement registration services at a minimal cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Day with Dabbawala<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This service lets companies and management schools spend a whole day with them. It helps them understand their entire delivery system, from sorting tiffins to delivering them to their rightful owners.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Advertising services<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mumbai Dabbawala has a broad reach in Mumbai. Every day they go to numerous places to deliver lunch boxes. This makes them a perfect option for spreading awareness about a brand or having a brand message. With this service, any brand can advertise with them. But to do this, there is only one condition \u201c<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the advertisement must add value to their customers<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Centralized Kitchen<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They also have their centralized kitchen where they cook delicious and hygienic food and then deliver it to your tables.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Address<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">23, Navyug Mansion, Sleater Road, Naushir Bharucha Marg,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Opposite Krishna Palace Hotel, Grant Road,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mumbai &#8211; 400007<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Contact No.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">+91 9870419916<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Website\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">www.mumbaidabbawala.in<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For more information\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">info@Mumbaidabbawala.in<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are Mumbaikar, you must have seen men wearing white clothes carrying lunch boxes in their hands, travelling on cycles, or in local trains from one place to another. These are the popular Dabbawalas of the fast-growing and forever-moving city of Mumbai.\u00a0 The city of dream is home to more than 20 lakh people. 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