The Startup Kitchen
For anyone with a recipe who wants to try it in a professional kitchen, improve it, and understand how to launch it. Open to women and men.
No charges
Pista House does not charge founders for using the kitchen during the programme.
No share
No ownership, equity, royalty or profit share is taken from the founder's idea.
Your raw material
Founders bring their own raw material. Kitchen, support and guidance are provided.
Our purposeHelp people turn home recipes into confident food businesses.
From your home recipe to your first sale
Simple, practical and respectful. You should feel supported, not judged.
Apply
Share your dish, its category, your recipe idea and the help you need.
Bring raw material
Bring your own raw material and any special ingredients for the trial.
Kitchen trial
Cook your dish in the Pista House kitchen with a chef guiding and observing.
Feedback
Practical notes on taste, consistency, hygiene, portion and presentation.
Business basics
Guidance on costing, packaging, menu name, your first sale and next step.
Launch
If the product is strong, plan a small trial sale or tasting under your own brand.
Your recipe. Your brand. Your business.
The team that helps you grow
Five people from Pista House, each guiding one part of building a food business.
Equipment you can use
The same professional equipment used in international kitchens, plus stations for every cuisine. Choose what you cook to see the equipment for it. Plan your batch around these sizes and bring anything special your recipe needs.
Stations and everyday equipment
You bring
Your recipe, raw material, special ingredients, your brand idea and commitment.
Pista House gives
Kitchen support, practical guidance, food safety discipline and encouragement.
No claim
On your recipe, brand, product, sales, profit, royalty or future business.
Request a kitchen slot
Your request goes to our team on WhatsApp. We'll call you to confirm before the slot is booked.
Kitchen calendar
Book a slot after the confirmation call. Founder details are visible only to the team.