HESHEL is a women-owned and women-run cloud kitchen initiative in Kolkata, offering online meal ordering, home delivery, catering, takeaway, and dine-in services. Designed as a sustainable food enterprise, HESHEL empowers women to become entrepreneurs and generate stable livelihoods within the food business ecosystem. The Impact360 Foundation has played a catalytic role in this journey by mobilizing women, facilitating group formation, and providing end-to-end capacity-building support. This includes Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP), culinary training, quality, health and food safety certification, unit setup, and continuous promotional and marketing support through fairs, exhibitions, and digital platforms—strengthening the kitchens to become competent, competitive, and self-reliant in the long run.
Sponsored by HSBC and implemented in association with PCI India, HESHEL currently operates four thriving community kitchens across the city—in Behala, Kudghat (South), Mahisbathan, and Kudghat (North). Each kitchen is committed to serving wholesome, homelike meals that prioritize quality and health, while simultaneously fostering women’s economic empowerment through sustainable livelihood opportunities. Together, these kitchens embody HESHEL’s mission of combining culinary excellence with social impact, creating stronger communities and dignified futures for women entrepreneurs.