Dastarkhwan
Home-style office lunch subscriptions delivering 900 meals a day in Islamabad.
The business
Problem. Office workers in Islamabad choose daily between expensive restaurant delivery and tiffin services with no hygiene standards or menu variety.
Solution. A central kitchen producing a rotating 20-dish weekly menu, delivered to offices on subscription at PKR 350 a meal, with published hygiene audits.
Model. Weekly and monthly meal subscriptions, 38% gross margin. Corporate accounts (10+ meals daily) are 55% of volume and churn under 3% monthly.
Market. 250,000 office workers in Islamabad's commercial sectors.
Competition. Informal tiffin services and food delivery apps. We beat one on consistency and the other on price.
Traction
Monthly revenue
PKR 2M–4M monthly
Customers
900 meals/day, 34 corporate accounts
Months operating
16
Growth
12% MoM
Kitchen capacity doubled January 2026. First 1,000-meal day in June 2026.
Team
Sana Mirza
Founder & CEO
Former hotel F&B manager. Started Dastarkhwan from her own kitchen with 40 daily meals for one office building.
Team of 24 · LinkedIn
Use of funds
Second kitchen in Rawalpindi (50%), delivery fleet (30%), corporate sales (20%).