Written By Guest Writer Edibles / Folks / Reporter Nov 8, 2011 Tiffin Delivery arrives in Kelowna SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterestphoto credit: Jasmin DosanjFor over a hundred years, the “Dabbawalla system” has been delivering hot home-made lunches in tiffins to office workers and school children in one of the most densely populated cities in the world-Mumbai, India. Roughly translated, “dabb” refers to the lunchbox also known as a tiffin which usually consists of 3-4 stainless steel stacked boxes with a carry handle, and “wallah” the delivery person. The dabbawallas pick-up and deliver by foot, bicycle and train nearly 200,000 tiffins filled with hot lunches across Mumbai and with astounding precision and organization also collect the empty tiffins and return them at the end of the day to their place of origin. In 2002, the Dabbawallas achieved a six sigma standing from Forbes magazine for making less than one mistake in every six million deliveries.The New York Times, the Economist and business schools around the world including Harvard have studied the dabbawallas and marveled at how a group of almost 5000 illiterate workers could navigate and deliver daily up to 200,000 lunches through one of the world’s busiest and most congested cities through a system that relies purely on teamwork and simple color coding. The key to the dabbawalla’s success is an equal percentage of the profits and that they must work together to ensure their on-going livelihood. While the dabbawalla system cannot be replicated, tiffin lunches and delivery are finding a new home in North American cities like Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver and our growing in popularity as a healthy alternative to fast food.In the Okanagan, Kelowna now offers Tiffin lunch delivery during the weekdays through Poppadoms Indian Restaurant. Environmentally friendly, Poppadoms drops of the tres chic tiffins filled with a hot lunch divided into containers of either vegetarian or carnivore curry, rice, roti and dessert to offices in and around downtown Kelowna. Poppadoms returns later in the afternoon to pick up the tiffins and brings them back to the restaurant where they are washed, sterilized and ready to go again for the next day deliveries. A delightful alternative to fast-food, Poppadoms’ tiffins are becoming a weekly lunch-time staple for many downtown Kelownites as well as staff and faculty at both Okanagan College and the University of British Columbia Okanagan. EdiblesKelownatiffen SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Guest Writer We get many people writing guest articles for us, as well as past contributors. This is the Guest ... Read More You may also like Recipes July 3, 2023 May|June Cover Recipe : Polenta Cake with Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote and Lemon Mascarpone Cream A creative take on traditional strawberry ... Read More Recipes March 6, 2023 March April Cover Recipe : Lemony Leek Cod Cakes The unpretentious and delicious fish cake gets an upgrade with chunks of fresh cod, tangy lemon zest, and creamy, sautéed ... Read More Main course / Recipes / Salad November 1, 2022 Vietnamese Lemongrass Grilled Steak Salad All the flavours of southeast Asia are contained in this colourful, crunchy, and protein-rich ... Read More Breads/Pastries / Dessert / Recipes November 1, 2022 Sweet Endings — A Memory of Lemon Pudding Sweet Endings September ... Read More Breads/Pastries / Dessert / Recipes November 1, 2022 Sweet Endings — Chocolate Custard Cake Sweet Endings September ... Read More Dessert / Recipes November 1, 2022 Masterclass — Candied Citrus Masterclass Candied Citrus Holiday ... Read More Comments are closed.
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