Chef & Kitchen Operations Lead

SAI KRISHNA BATCHU

Hyderabad, Telangana 939-***-**** ******************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results-oriented culinary professional with experience in commercial kitchens, cloud kitchens, corporate catering, and food entrepreneurship. Skilled in South Indian, North Indian, and Chinese cuisine, menu planning, HACCP, food safety, inventory management, food costing, kitchen leadership, and high-volume production. Proven ability to establish and manage food businesses while maintaining exceptional quality, hygiene, and customer satisfaction.

CORE COMPETENCIES

South Indian, North Indian & Chinese Cuisine

Kitchen Operations

High-Volume Production

HACCP & Food Safety

Menu Planning

Recipe Standardization

Inventory & Cost Control

Corporate Catering

Cloud Kitchen Management

Vendor Management

Team Leadership

Customer Service

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Founder & Head Chef Sky Flavour Pvt. Ltd. 2025–Present

Lead operations for two corporate kitchens (Dakshin Delights and Biryani Vindhu).

Manage procurement, vendor negotiations, inventory, food costing, staffing and production planning.

Develop standardized recipes, SOPs and quality assurance procedures.

Ensure compliance with HACCP, sanitation and food safety regulations.

Drive customer satisfaction through consistent food quality and timely service.

Delivering corporate food orders while maintaining customer satisfaction. Co-Founder & Head Chef Bramhamritam Foods 2024

Managing a corporate and catering-based food venture alongside a primary role.

Handling client servicing, menu planning, and operations.

Maintaining hygiene standards and scalable food production systems. Co-Founder & Head Chef Puttillu Cloud Kitchen 2024

Running a successful cloud kitchen specializing in authentic South Indian, North Indian & Chinese cuisine.

Managing end-to-end operations: procurement, inventory, staffing, and quality control.

Developed customer-focused menus and improved repeat orders.

Implemented food safety protocols and SOPs.

DCDP Fusion9( Mamalola ) Oct 2023–Sep 2024

Worked as South Indian/ Indian chef and maintained kitchen controlling.

Involved in Menu development and food safety.

Line Cook Simply South Oct 2022–Sep 2023

Specialized in South Indian cuisine and regional dishes.

Assisted in menu development and kitchen operations.

Improved food cost efficiency and maintained hygiene standards. EDUCATION

Diploma in Culinary Arts – Culinary Academy of India (2021–2022) B.Sc. in Computer Science – Bullayya College (2017–2020) TECHNICAL SKILLS

Pet Pooja POS • MS Excel • MS Word • Inventory Management LANGUAGES

English, Telugu and Hindi.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Managed food stall “Captain’s Treat” during college fest (high-footfall event).

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