🌱 Principal Consultant
Soumya Shankar
Food business strategist helping restaurants, cloud kitchens, cafés, and food entrepreneurs grow with clarity, systems, and confidence. Based in Bengaluru, serving clients across India.
Food business strategist helping restaurants, cloud kitchens, cafés, and food entrepreneurs grow with clarity, systems, and confidence. Based in Bengaluru, serving clients across India.
Soumya Shankar is the founder and Principal Consultant at Kitchen Storiez, a boutique food business consulting practice under the Sanchita Enterprise umbrella. With over 8 years of hands-on experience across the food and beverage industry, Soumya brings a rare blend of operational depth and strategic clarity to every engagement.
Having worked across restaurants, cloud kitchens, catering operations, and food brands, Soumya understands the real-world challenges food entrepreneurs face — from designing a kitchen that actually works to building a team that runs it without you.
At Kitchen Storiez, the approach is always practical first: no jargon, no generic playbooks — just clear, actionable guidance built around your business, your constraints, and your goals.
"A great food business isn't built on passion alone. It's built on the right systems, the right team, and a kitchen that's designed to perform. Our job is to give you all three."— Soumya Shankar, Principal Consultant
Five practice areas, all working together to help your food business perform at its best.
Design commercial kitchens that maximize efficiency, food safety, and production capacity — from first sketch to commissioning.
Engineer menus that sell — with the right pricing, portion sizing, costing, and presentation to drive profitability.
Build kitchen and FOH teams that operate with consistency, pride, and accountability — with SOPs and playbooks that stick.
Grow your food brand's online presence with strategy-first marketing — content, social, and campaigns that convert.
Scale your concept into a franchise with the systems, documentation, and support structures that make replication possible.
"Soumya's guidance transformed our cafe operations completely. From kitchen layout to staff training, every aspect was handled with professionalism and genuine care for our success."
"Professional, thorough, and genuinely invested in our success. Soumya went above and beyond what we expected from a consultant — the kind of partner every food entrepreneur needs."
"We approached Kitchen Storiez for menu costing and came away with a completely redesigned approach to pricing and portion control. Our margins improved within the first month."
Soumya's work extends beyond food business consulting — driving global initiatives and sustainable growth at the intersection of business and policy.
At IGBC, Soumya drives high-impact global initiatives, optimizes cross-border collaboration, and encourages sustainable business growth. The role involves nurturing international businesses while building meaningful connections with governments and policymakers to create an enabling environment for enterprise.
IGBC bridges the gap between Indian businesses and global markets — fostering partnerships, policy dialogue, and operational excellence across borders.
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Payanaa brings curated culinary trail experiences that blend travel, culture, and food. Explore the stories behind regional cuisines, meet the artisans, and taste the authentic flavors of India — a journey Soumya has woven from years of understanding food at its roots.
Builders of Legacy (BOL) is an entrepreneurship platform under the Sanchita Enterprise banner dedicated to helping food entrepreneurs build businesses that stand the test of time. Soumya brings this vision to life — guiding founders from first idea to generational legacy through mentorship, strategy, and systems.
Book a free 30-minute consultation — no commitments, just a conversation about your food business.