Mayor of Basildon Cllr Allan Davies and his Consort Mrs Alison Rose-Davies officially opened the new premises of POD by AnuragFoodStory in Basildon, Essex on 12 June 2025.  About seventy guests attended the launch and had the opportunity to taste some of the menu and see the premises.

In 2023, Anurag Aggarwal from Langdon Hills, Essex fulfilled a lifelong ambition by becoming one of the top three finalists on BBC One’s MasterChef UK. Anurag found his passion for food and decided to stay within the culinary world, doing what he loved. Anurag started AnuragFoodStory, which was developed to share his passion and love for food through guest chef events, food festival demonstrations and motivational speaking. 
 
Now to reach more people, Anurag brings these flavours, aromas, and experiences to a wider market through POD by AnuragFoodStory offering fresh and delicious Indian cuisine inspired meals for organisations and communities.  In today’s demanding lifestyle, everyone deserves a tasty, healthy, and hot meal full of exotic flavours, goodness and curated with lots of love and passion.

Anurag Aggarwal said, 
“Thank you to everyone that attended our launch of POD by AnuragFoodStory.  The amount of support and encouragement from family, friends, and the Essex business community has been very humbling and exciting.

"Our meals are designed to be a complementary addition to your workforce or community offering.  Maybe a weekly addition to the menu or something different for your staff to look forward to.    This is an opportunity for organisations and communities to do something nice for their teams, employees, or residents. As simple as a tasty, healthy, and hot meal! You have the flexibility to provide this as a free benefit, subsidy, or charge. 

"This promotes overall well-being, as individuals can relax in their lunch break, enjoy fresh and delicious POD, rather than driving to a superstore or eating cold sandwiches. All you need is a small fridge to store, and an oven/microwave to heat, we will take care of the rest. Our chilled meals can be supplied in individual portion containers or other sizes and can be ready to consume in minutes by heating in an industrial or conventional oven or microwave.”

What’s in your POD?  Flavour….Goodness…..Love!

Get in touch today to order your POD and access the full menu. Call the team on Tel: 01268 207335 or email: info@podmeals.com

For more information, visit www.podmeals.com