This amazing woman proves that mothers make good entrepreneurs
If you want to lose weight, wouldn’t it be great to ditch your calorie-tracking apps and focus solely on your workouts? Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Exercise while ignoring your diet just isn’t a good weight-loss strategy. The thing is, you have to eat meals that are not only satisfying but also reward you with a fit body. So let’s discover the hearty meals from Triple A’s Kitchen and how this business started.
Strong belief in her own products, hard work, and passion
Arlene Garcia-de Leon established Triple A’s Kitchen way back 2017 and the very idea came from her passion for cooking. She loves to cook and create her own recipe. Because of that, she decided to start selling flavored chicken wings at her office. She added, “At first I didn’t expect it to grow since I’m working full time in a non-government organization. When opportunity knocks on our door during a feast celebration in my husband’s place in Quezon City I immediately grabbed it. With no hesitation, I joined the bazaar and sell 20kg flavored chicken wings there and shockingly they’re sold out on the first day. From there I regularly sell the products in our office.”
After that, Arlene had a partnership with a close friend who owns a gym to serve healthy meals for his clients. Seeing that it’s a great opportunity, she grabbed it as it’s a chance to make use of her background in Nutrition. They started catering to cater to 2 or 4 clients at that time. She prepares and cooks the meals at midnight then delivers it 5 am-6 am via a tricycle. After that, she had to prepare herself for an 8hrs of work in the office.
Moreover, Arlene shared that she experienced hardships during this process, “I did struggle in handling my schedule most especially when the clients were started to increase, by then I decided to resigned and focus on the business though I know it’s a big risk having a no backup income. But because I have this positive attitude in life that if you love what you do put it into business no matter what it takes.”
But as the owner, Arlene did not quit even with those difficulties. She began believing herself and believing she can market her products to everyone. Her sister suggested naming the business Triple A’s because their names are all started with letter A. (Arlene, Adrian (her husband), Alex Marcus (her firstborn). Cute, right?
From a rented tricycle the business was able to employ 13 in house riders. She added, “I want to share the blessings I have by being a blessing to others. We are turning 3 on the delivery service industry in February and I’m grateful that I’ve been a blessing to 15 families.”
“There’s no instant success. You have to consistently check your habits and ask yourself if they’re causing you to evolve or revolve? Are you moving forward or you are just in your circle and lastly always set a goal.”
Good food as a reward for efforts
Although it’s an online business, Triple A’s Kitchen makes sure that they are prepared with love, just like your own family. The owner even explained, “I love talking to our clients and make them feel comfortable by preparing their daily healthy meals. Also to our team, I don’t like being called boss/madam/ma’am. They call me mamshie, I like being their mother. We don’t say “salary”, we call it a reward. There’s no other way of recognizing their hard works and efforts than having a reward. It is also my own little way of making them feel that they’re appreciated.”
So if you want to start eating cleaner, they offer various programs like Healthy Balanced Diet, Pescatarian, and Low Carb High Protein. These meals include breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, fruit, detox water, and a complimentary beverage. Aside from that, Triple A’s also serves as party trays, company or crew meals if you are planning a huge gathering in the future.
Celebrities and athletes are already raving about the healthy meals
The company is now delivering healthy meals for celebrities like Ms. Kathryn Bernardo, Mr. Daniel Padilla, Mr. Tony Labrusca, Mr. JM de Guzman, Ms. Maui Taylor, Ms. Sue Ramirez, Ms. Ria Atayde, Ms. RR Enriquez, Ms. Barbie Imperial, and other celebrities.
There are also athletes who approve their meals like Mr. James Yap, Mr. Jj Helterbrand, Mr. Kevin Ferrer, and others. In fact, Triple A was able to bag 3 prestigious awards in just three years!
To order, you can send messages or inquiries via Facebook, Instagram, or their Viber account. They make sure that you’ll receive your meals fresh and delicious. Also, they offer free delivery and the covered areas are NCR (except Fairview, Marikina, and CAMANAVA), Cavite (except Silang, GMA, Indang, Mendez, Carmona, and Tagaytay) Biñan, and San Pedro, Laguna.
Are you guys excited to try consuming meals that are good for your body? Give Triple A’s Kitchen a shot!
Queenie Lasta got her bachelor's degree in Communications Research from UP Diliman. In her free time, she likes to read thriller novels, psychology books, and mangas. She believes in the importance of grit, hard work, and passion to become a great writer in the future.