hubli four teenagers studying in different colleges have started maatru paaka mothermadefood to cater for special events and employ ten homemakers on a parttime basis many people and organizations bored of hotel food are getting food catered by these teenagers however due to time constraints and their studies their service is available only holidays and in the evening shreyas melbuddhi 17 shashwati patil 19 pavan punyavant 19 and navya kadekar 18 manage the logistics quality checks finance and identifying homemakers in the past two months theyve had a turnover of rs 27000 and a profit of rs 7000 shreyas a 1st pu student of vidyaniketan college said all of them were part of the tie young entrepreneurs programme when we came up with a business plan we visited many companies and paying guest accommodations to understand if it would work he said navya a 2nd pu student at jg college of commerce approached homemakers and found many wanted to work from home many of them from middleclass families cant go to work as they have family responsibilities but theyre ready to work from home we found consumers are looking for homemade food shashwati a 1st year bcom student of nalanda college has some conditions for homemakers she met over 20 homemakers but selected only 10 based on the cleanliness of their kitchens we provide aprons gloves headcaps free of cost and they must wear them theres no compromise in quality of food she said pavan who is a 1st year bcom student at global college went to many hotels and catering services to understand pricing and menus as our food providers are happy with a small profit and consumers are glad to pay well for quality items we get about about 1525 profit with it we buying safety gear for homemakers and containers to carry food from the suppliers homes he said we plan to do this on a regular basis once we complete our studies he added homemakers shashikala p and medha patil said being involved in constructive work is important than earning money however if we can get a little money for it its fine they said customerspeak they have done catering for our companys meetings theyre very punctual and qualityconscious in their service our employees enjoy the food by vijaykumar operation head ignite career confidence