Wednesday, May 18 2005 10:48 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Bangalore: A unique mega eatery with biggest state-of-the art kitchen established in Bangalore city has become a household name among citizens, corporate houses employees and has ushered in vast changes in eating and cooking habits.

The lone outlet "Nammora Hotel" caters to the food needs of thousands of people daily dishing out a variety of tastes, including South Indian and North Indian dishes.

Setting a new trend in the catering industry, it has earned a niche for itself as Centralised food production unit.

The brainchild of a handful of people, who had vast pool of experience in the hotel industry led by Srinivas Rao, saw the establishment of this multi-cuisine vegetarian food manufacturing unit, which has given a new dimension to catering industry, particularly in bulk vending sphere.

According to Nammoora Hotel CEO Krishna Hegde, who had a successful stint as chef in the Middle East and European countries, the idea of serving hygienically prepared food for people at affordable rates struck a group of three individuals.

The Mysore-based Central Food Technologies Research Institute (CFTRI) officials, who visited the hotel, have appreciated the infrastructure created and hygiene maintained.

But resources were a major constraint, he said. Though the idea had initially won appreciation from many investors they tried to tap, several of them later quietly withdrew from the scene, expressing doubts over the venture's success.

But the determination and readiness to face even the worst loss made them to push through the project, managing finances with great difficulty, Hegde says.

The outlet offers 222 varieties of dishes, but does not serve them across its counter.

All one prospective buyer needs is to choose the dish of choice and get it packed. For gravy items, soups, chutney and whatever form of dishes, they have to bring their own containers.

All the food items prepared here are sold in quantities of kilogram and not in piecemeal, Hegde says adding "the new concept in sales would benefit the buyer".

The clients of the "Namoora Hotel" has expanded to corporate houses, call centres, small hotels, hawkers and a variety of vendors.

"Those who have contracted with corporate houses and call centres for supplying food, get their orders from our hotel and serve for the employees," Hegde says.