Bussiness Ideas

"Meallo Atithi Private Limited is peer to peer dining platform that bridges people through the joy of home-cooked meals. We believe food is not only the source of nourishment—it’s a way to connect, share stories, and create memories. Meallo empowers home chefs to showcase their culinary skills, earn recognition and income, while enabling guests to access healthy, authentic, and diverse meals in their neighborhoods. While addressing the inaccessibility of healthy food for youth and working professionals and combating social loneliness, we create meaningful cultural exchanges and lasting friendships over shared dining experiences. We are more than a dining platform—we are a community of food lovers. Connect with like-minded people in your neighborhood Share your culinary passions and cultural stories Combat loneliness by bonding over home-cooked meals Access healthy food prepared with love and authenticity Celebrate diversity through every plate served Problems that Meallo is solving are "Working class, students, or even thyself living away from home means struggling for healthy, fresh food and the comfort of homemade meals. The only options of meal we get are Online food delivery platforms like zomato, or restaurants or the Aunty's who runs a mini kitchen inside their home. On the other hand local people do not have any channel to host their home cooked dine-in for others, and socialise and earn Supporting Datapoints: Delivery Cost Burden: Aggregators add ?5–6 platform fees and ~15–25% commissions, inflating everyday meal prices. (Source: ET 2024; Medianama 2024; Sacra 2024). Missing Home-Style Option at Scale: Food services are ~?5.69 lakh cr (FY24) and growing, yet bookable home-dining options remain nascent versus restaurants/delivery. (Source: NRAI IFSR 2024; TOI 2024). Mobility Without “Home Food”: 2,509.63 million domestic visits in 2023; travellers and migrants often lack authentic, affordable home-style meals and connection. (Source: MoT 2024 highlights). Loneliness & Eating Behaviours: National ageing study links loneliness with adverse food-related wellbeing—underscoring demand for social dining formats. (Source: LASI/PubMed 2024)."

Startup Teams

• 1 Shekhar Kumar (Director)
• 2 Asha Devi (Director)
• 3 Kanchan Gautam (Director)

Incubation Details

• Incubator Name
  INurture Incubation Foundation
• Incubator Host Institution
  ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad
• State
  Uttar Pradesh
• City
  Ghaziabad