Venky Iyer has 18 years of experience in financial services specializing in corporate finance. Having handled large corporate clients in sectors ranging from textiles, pharma, big retailers, fashion retail chains, kidswear retail chains and others, he later founded Goli Vada Pav, a series of Quick Service restaurants along with his partner Shivadas Menon. He graduated in Commerce from Mulund College of Commerce and has previously worked as Managing Director at Balaji Corporate Services, Director Corporate Finance at Tandem Financials Ltd and Manager Corporate Finance at Lloyds finance Ltd.
About Goli Vada Pav No. 1:
Goli vada pav was incorporated with the idea of creating an ethnic snack chain offering the staple Mumbai street food vadapav in standardized, yummy, hygienic manner at economic pricing there by becoming an alternative to traditional fast food. The stores operate under the name of ‘Goli Vadapav No.1'. Starting its Operations in early 2004 with a single ‘Quick service restaurant’, today Goli Vada pav operates over 100 stores in 26 cities across Maharashtra, Karnataka & Tamilnadu; with supply chain & technology support of a multinational food solutions company, making Goli Vada Pav India’s 1st ethnic hygienic fast food chain with products made in fully automated ‘HACCP’ certified hands free plant.