{"id":45073,"date":"2020-04-28T11:11:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T09:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbs.unibo.it\/?p=45073"},"modified":"2020-04-28T17:17:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:17:23","slug":"reinventing-yourself-in-times-of-crisis-the-new-project-by-armin-zadakbar-alumnus-of-global-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbs.unibo.it\/en\/reinventing-yourself-in-times-of-crisis-the-new-project-by-armin-zadakbar-alumnus-of-global-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"Reinventing yourself in times of crisis: the new project by Armin ZadakBar, Alumnus of Global MBA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our interview with\u00a0Armin ZadakBar<\/strong>, Alumnus of\u00a0Global MBA in Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods<\/strong><\/a>, currently Professor of Marketing for Executive Masters and CEO of\u00a0The Armin Bar (NYC|Milan)<\/a>, Digital Marketing Agency.<\/p>\n

He has an international team of 7 people including two alumni from Bologna Business School:\u00a0Priscila Hernandez Limas<\/strong>, Head of Marketing and Communication and\u00a0Camilla Cerioni<\/strong>, Account Manager.<\/p>\n

In the last few years, they mainly focused on\u00a0the Food & Beverage and Hospitality sector<\/strong>, with the majority of their clients being small and medium-sized companies, except for some corporate clients such as Lavazza.<\/p>\n

The sudden impact of COVID-19 has put a strain on the economy and on the survival of countless companies, and hasn\u2019t spared his agency. Sadly, they had to witness the temporary (and in some cases permanent) closure of the activities of many of their clients and, as evidently, their business was impacted with this domino effect. At this point it was necessary to find a solution, or as Armin puts it\u00a0‘to reinvent ourselves’<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Armin explained: This \u2018reinvention\u2019 was the reason that prompted me in collaboration with one of our most important clients, Luca Guelfi<\/strong> of the\u00a0<\/strong>Luca Guelfi Company, to join forces and confront each other, with the aim of understanding how to transform this moment of crisis into an opportunity. We brainstormed and after 9 days we created\u00a0Via Archimede, Gastronomia di Quartiere<\/strong><\/a>, a Ghost Kitchen\u00a0that takes its name from the famous street where many of the restaurants of our partner Luca Guelfi are located.”<\/p>\n

What is a ghost kitchen?\u00a0A ghost kitchen<\/strong> is nothing more than\u00a0a fully equipped and perfectly compliant kitchen that deals with the preparation of dishes, only for home delivery. In a nutshell, a restaurant kitchen \u2026 without a restaurant!<\/p>\n

Armin adds: \u201cOpening a ghost kitchen means cutting the set-up and staff costs typical of a restaurant, which includes a commercial space, interior design and furniture, restaurant services, etc. This allowed us to\u00a0respect the market, the economic situation (thanks to a menu with affordable prices in line with the idea of trattoria and of\u00a0homemade food<\/em>) and, above all, the current situation of our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

For home deliveries we did not rely on the classic delivery platforms (which usually take 30% commissions), but\u00a0we decided to put ourselves at the forefront by having our dishes delivered to our staff. This allows us to guarantee our customers that all orders follow the current hygiene rules, both in the kitchen and during the delivery phase.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Via Archimede, we are five partners \u2013 Armin continues \u2013 all with equal shares of 20%. In addition to Luca Guelfi (mentioned above) and my agency for marketing and communication, we have\u00a0Marco Fossati<\/strong> (chef of Shimokita)and\u00a0Emanuele Gasperini <\/strong>(chef of Saigon) who are in charge of the kitchen, working alongside our operational manager Giovanni Verri,\u00a0manager at\u00a0Canteen\u201d.<\/p>\n

I can happily say that our launch was a success: from the opening day, April 10th, we have already been mentioned by newspapers of the caliber of\u00a0Corriere della Sera,\u00a0Gambero Rosso,\u00a0Fine Dining Lovers,\u00a0GQ Italia,\u00a0Il Milanese Imbruttito\u00a0and many others, which helped to create brand awareness, allowing us to reach the break-even point in the first week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe orders during the first days were so many that we all started to put different hats on and literally do everything;\u00a0<\/strong>we, the partners, were the first to put ourselves on the front line\u00a0by delivering the orders from one house to another.\u00a0As for the future,\u00a0\u2013 Armin concludes \u2013\u00a0I believe after the lockdown period, it will take a long time to regain our previous routines. But one thing is certain, people will want to continue eating tasty and genuine dishes, but without the ability to spend like before.\u00a0This will lead to a downsizing of restaurant activities and related prices. This is why\u00a0I am confident that our project is in line with the evolution of this sector in the coming months\/year(s).”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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