CHAPTER 22

ECO Kitchen

Ester Barinaga

Copenhagen Business School

December 2014. Ganesh Kailasam, Project Manager at YRG CARE and ECO Kitchen, and Sethu Lakshmi, Manager of community outreach services at Enhancing Community Opportunities (ECO) Kitchen, a nonprofit organization serving Chennai’s vulnerable communities, were considering ways to increase the nutritional intake of underprivileged children. Whey was a nutritious waste from paneer production. Could this be used for a sustainable initiative? If so, what could be the business model?

YRG Care

Founded in 1993 by Professor Suniti Solomon in Chennai, capital of the Tamil Nadu state of India, Center for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE) is one of the country’s pioneering HIV centers. ...

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