Sikkim entrepreneur gains market attention with her B2B momo business

GANGTOK,: The craze of momo has taken the country by storm. There is no State in India where this tasty product is not found and young and old alike have been relishing on the delicacy of momo across geographies.

Upashna Khawas, an entrepreneur and a resident of Panihouse, Deorali, Gangtok has been running a B2B frozen momo business in Siliguri under the brand name KUB Foods for the last several months. She has been over time able to garner attention as her products have been traveling to various clients across geographies including parts of North Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha and Sikkim.

The business engagement is mostly B2B with 95% of her clients ordering for bulk deliveries for the products.

Speaking about the venture, Upashna states, “Momo is a typical food delicacy we grew up eating. Momos is something which India loves to eat. We started this venture with an intention to provide originality of the taste of hills and we are glad that our clients have liked our products and have repeated orders for the same. We do momo in veg and non-veg variants, including Jain momos. We are introducing vegan momos also shortly.”

Challenges, if any?

 “Challenge is an opportunity. Each day we do our work with a belief that this is one of the greatest opportunities for us. To be able to reach out momos to a larger audience across different locations and showcasing the taste of the hills through our momos is a wonderful opportunity and we are thankful to our clients for believing in us,” states Upashna.

The venture aims to be one of the serious players in the B2B frozen momo segment in the times to come and also is looking at collaborations for engagement with interested associates in the times to come. The business can be reached at 84363-30111/9883890085

Upashna is also the recipient of the National Award on Swacchta from the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India for her work in the field of menstrual hygiene.

A part of the proceeds from the sales goes towards conducting awareness programs and supporting initiatives on menstrual hygiene in and around North Bengal.