| Type | Bakers |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bakers |
| Founder(s) | Muhammad Nawaz Chatha |
| Headquarters | Lahore & Faisalabad |
| Number of locations | 500+ (2011) |
| Products | Baked and unbaked desserts, breakfast pastries, restaurant, dairies products, sweets, dairies, Fruit Jams & Jelly, Fruit Juices & beverage products and restaurant & catering service |
| Owner(s) | Muhammad Nawaz Chatha |
| Website | www.gourmetpakistan.com |
Gourmet Foods is a bakery and confectionery chain based in Lahore, Pakistan.[1] With 7 processing units and over 100 stores in Lahore, it figures as the city's largest and fastest growing bakery network.[1] The company was originally founded by Muhammad Nawaz Chatha in 1987, to become a highly popular and major food store. It is also one of Pakistan's largest food retail franchises.
Apart from preparing traditional sweets, snacks, cakes, pastries, doughnuts, biscuits, general confectionaries, bread and bakery goods, the business has expanded its operations and also produces its own branded soft drinks, beverages, mineral water as well as milk and dairy products (under the subsidiary Gourmet Dairies).[2] It also has a catering services branch[3] and has set up a family restaurant, one of the first of its kind.[1] Pizzas and fast food are other delicacies prepared by Gourmet.
Gourmet is the largest food retail chain of Pakistan. It is the number one brand in the market due its quality products & valuable services. Their aim is to be the best food company by fostering open communication and teamwork between their customers and their employees. Gourmet Foods is well recognized organization in Lahore, Punjab & all over the Pakistan.
Gourmet Foods is leading manufacturer and marketer of baked and unbaked desserts,breakfast pastries, restaurant, dairies products, and jams and jelly, beverages products, catering service to the in-store and foodservice channels in Pakistan.
Gourmet Food has a reputation for products with high quality and value, proven by its long standing customer relationships.
Gourmet Foods began as an entrepreneurial venture in Lahore, Pakistan in 1987, pioneering technology for Bakers and Sweets. Initially the strength of the company was with foodservice customers; Gourmet Food introduced new services such as Gourmet Dairy products, Restaurant, Beverage, catering and increased its complement fo products and outlets capability.
Gourmet Dairies is another step forward to provide its consumer with wholesome milk and milk products. This is also a sort of backward integration for the provision of dairy raw materials for bakery and sweets products of Gourmet. A self milk-collection system that has started to provide fresh and pure milk to Gourmet’s sweets processing unit is a unique example in this reference.