Today we’d like to introduce you to Aanchal Gupta.
Hi Aanchal, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Panky Doodle is built on the concept that it’s called a birth-DAY because celebrations should start as soon as the DAY starts. Behind Panky Doodle is a mom-daughter duo – Aanchal and Ivanka. I bring the love, warmth, and flavors that make a good meal, and our 9-year-old manager IVANKA brings the smile and excitement that started it all. The end result is a hearty FUN breakfast that comes bundled with the memories and creates big smiles.
I started making fun-shaped pancakes for Ivanka when she turned 4, and the expression on her face always left my heart asking for more. During the pandemic 2020 when the whole world was at a standstill, kids at home and in virtual learning. I knew parents were looking for a way to bring some unique, fun, home-delivered smiles that were easy and flavorful. Hence PANKY DOODLE was born.
Delivering at home is an integral part of our business as we wanted parents to have an easy way to start the celebrations right at DAYBREAK. Our FUN PANCAKES are delivered right to the customers’ home beginning as early as 5:30 am and as late as 9:30 pm. We delivered our very first custom art cake orders on May 23rd, 2020, so we have been in business for little under 2 years. To this date, we have flipped some approximately 20000 pancakes, and we will keep flipping more. We recently partnered with WALMART go local to make our local deliveries an even better experience for our customers.
In 2021, we started offering our PANCAKE ART- LIVE, for parents and families to see us making and creating these fun food/catering alternative right in front of them. Live FOOD station and a SHOW all in ONE!
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
We have faced problems that are actually good to have. We have received so much support and love from cities and places far and wide. We have orders coming in from Chicago, New York, Seattle areas, and we are working towards establishing a cold supply chain, so we can reach and deliver quality pancakes to those customers. So that is one obstacle we are trying to overcome at the moment.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
All modesty, growing up, I was really really good at tracing anything I laid eyes on. I follow the same process here. As Panky Doodle is a combination of heat and art. The pancake batters need to cook, and colored batters need to added precisely at the right time. It gets better with practice and time, but until we make the final flip, we still don’t know how the actual final product will turn out. It’s a euphoric moment every single time I turn the custom art Pancake over, and then my daughter evaluates it for color and the actual character resemblance. She is hard to please, so I have to work extra hard.
At Panky doodle, we strive to bring your or your family’s latest character crush onto your morning table through custom art pancakes that are delivered right to your home any day, every day. We even do Live pancake art show, where kids can see and order on-demand characters. The event’s music gets taken over by oohh and aahs of kids looking at the final reveal of the pancake. It’s the best sound ever! We want every family and kid to experience our fun, delicious pancakes. We have various flour options to choose from and take pride in our “HAPPY TUMMY PROMISE,” in which we offer Gluten-free, Vegan, Paleo, Keto, Eggless, and Chocolate Chip pancakes, to name a few. We even have the option for parents to choose organic vegetable/ fruit extracted food colors if they don’t want the regular food colors, just giving them the peace of mind of healthy and fun food choices for their family.
Anyone can place an order easily using our order form (link below) or can press “Start order” on our Facebook page. https://forms.gle/gA22jQc9545N9JLDA
Pricing:
- 2 character PANKY DOODLE BOX is $14
- Live pancake art station starts at $350 for an hour
- 3 character Panky doodle box $22
Contact Info:
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/pankydoodle
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/pankydoodles
- Other: https://www.dallasnews.com/food/2020/08/19/an-allen-woman-turned-her-pancake-art-into-a-business-worth-smiling-about/
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