The Next MaharajahMeal-prep growth proposal

90-Day Plan / Workshop agenda

Owner decision package

Two hours to decide whether the pilot should move forward.

A working session for ownership, the chef and operating advisors. The outcome is a fact-based pilot decision—not a purchase order.

Full proposal

120-minute agenda

Move from public assumptions to operating truth.

Target outcomeGO, REVISE or STOP
  1. 01
    0–15 min

    Set the decision frame

    Agree that this session decides whether a paid beta deserves design work—not whether to buy major equipment.

  2. 02
    15–40 min

    Establish kitchen truth

    Review spare labor, prep windows, cooling load, freezer and refrigerator capacity, packing space and restaurant-service conflicts.

  3. 03
    40–70 min

    Choose and cost 12 launch meals

    Select six vegetarian and six nonvegetarian meals, assign owners for recipes and yields, and flag allergens and weak reheat candidates.

  4. 04
    70–95 min

    Design the paid demand test

    Confirm the three quantity tiers, customer cohorts, one delivery route and a bilingual Indo-Mex tasting with a Mediterranean control.

  5. 05
    95–115 min

    Lock safety and capital gates

    Define the County questions, cooling validation, label review, pilot cap and the exact evidence required before each later capital release.

  6. 06
    115–120 min

    Make the next decision

    Assign owners and dates, or pause the concept if operational truth makes a safe, economical beta unlikely.

Bring to the room

Six inputs that make the model real

  • Last 90 days of item-level POS sales and discounts
  • Labor schedules, wage rates and actual prep-hour records
  • Current recipes, yields and recent supplier invoices
  • Kitchen layout plus cold-storage and cooling-equipment details
  • Existing County EHS correspondence, permits and inspection notes
  • Direct-order, rewards, catering and customer-channel performance

Leave with

Six owned deliverables

  • Written question list for County EHS
  • Twelve-SKU launch shortlist and backup dishes
  • Recipe-costing and allergen-matrix owners
  • Cooling-test and packaging-validation plan
  • Paid tasting cohort, offer and target date
  • GO / REVISE / STOP scorecard for Day 90

Decision discipline

No major purchase follows automatically.

Any pilot authorization remains capped at $30,000 and contingent on a workable County path, safe cooling, credible recipe costs and an owner-approved beta scorecard.

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