>> IT'S TIME NOW FOR THE BUSINESS OF HEALTH, BROUGHT TO YOU BY HENDRICKS REGIONAL HEALTH.
READY-MADE MEAL SERVICES ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON, BUT A CARMEL-BASED COMPANY SAYS IT'S EATING THE COMPETITION, BECAUSE
ITS MEALS ARE HEALTHY AND MADE FRESH WITH LOCAL INGREDIENTS. BUSINESS OF HEALTH REPORTER KYLIE VELETA IS HERE WITH MORE.
>> THANK YOU, GERRY. KING CAL MEALS SAYS HOOSIERS ARE HUNGRY FOR EASY, HEALTHY MEALS, AND IT'S DRIVING BUSINESS FOR
THE YOUNG COMPANY, WHICH IS NOW LOOKING AT EXPANDING. THE MEALS INCLUDE WHITE AND RED MEAT, SEAFOOD, AND VEGAN
OPTIONS. HAMED NOURI, C-E-O OF KING CAL MEALS, AND SAM NOURI, WHO IS PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY, JOIN
ME NOW TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE COMPANY. YOU HEAR ABOUT A NEW FOOD PREP OR MEAL SERVICE PROGRAM EVERY
DAY OF THE WEEK. WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES KING CAL MEALS DIFFERENT OR UNIQUE? >> WELL, WE DON'T FREEZE OUR
MEALS, THE FIRST THING IS THAT OUR MEALS ARE FRESH AND WE DON'T FREEZE OUR MEALS, AND ALL CUSTOMERS, ALL THEY NEED TO DO
IS 2 MINUTES AND JUST ENJOY IT. >> NO ADDED FLAVORS, PRESERVATIVES, SALT. >> CORRECT.
THE SALT USUALLY COMES IN SOME INGREDIENTS, VERY MINIMAL, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY OILS OR ANY PRESERVATIVE OR ANYTHING OF
THAT. >> YOU'RE A PHARMACIST AND YOU QUIT YOUR DAY JOB TO RUN THE COMPANY.
ALSO DO BODY BUILDING ON THE SIDE, SO -- >> I TRY. >> SO YOU DON'T MARKET THE
COMPANY AS, YOU KNOW, A WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM BUT WHAT KIND OF HEALTH BENEFITS DO YOUR CUSTOMERS SEE?
>> WELL, LET ME TELL YOU WHY I'M NOT PRACTICING AS A PHARMACIST ANYMORE. INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR MY
PATIENTS TO COME TO THE STORE, WE DECIDED TO HELP THE COMMUNITY STAY HEALTHY. SO BASICALLY WE CANNOT MARKET IT
AS PREVENTIVE PROCESS, BUT HELP OUR CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY STAY HEALTHY. SO WE DECIDED TO GO WITH PORTION
CONTROL MEALS, WHICH BALANCED AMOUNT OF EVERYTHING IN EACH PORTION, PROTEIN, COMPLEX CARB AND VEGETABLES.
SO I THINK FOLLOWING SOME SORT OF DIET, SOME SORT OF RIGHT AMOUNT OF EATING WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY STAY HEALTHY.
>> AND I LOVE YOUR MOM IS THE HEAD CHEF, LOCAL OPERATION. YOU'RE DOING REALLY WELL HERE LOCALLY HERE IN CENTRAL INDIANA
BUT YOU HAVE SOME GROWTH PLANS. TELL US WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND. >> SURE. WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND AND RIGHT
NOW WE DO SHIP NATIONWIDE, AND ALL OF THE STATES AROUND US LIKE OUR STATE, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, OHIO, ALL THE SURROUNDING STATES
THAT GO NEXT DAY, AND THE SHIPPING COST IS LOWER. BUT IF THE CUSTOMERS ARE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT, WE GIVE
THEM AN OPTION THAT WE CAN FREEZE THEIR MEALS IN ORDER TO KEEP THEIR SHIPPING COSTS LOW. SO BASICALLY WE CAN SHIP
NATIONWIDE, BUT NEXT DAY AIR IS REALLY EXPENSIVE FOR STATES LIKE FURTHER OUT, THAT'S WHY WE GIVE THEM THAT OPTION.
>> WE ALSO TALKED TO SEVERAL BUSINESSES WHO ARE KIND OF RELATED TO FOOD OR HEALTH TO BRING OUR MEALS IN AND THEY WILL
BE OUR SELLING POINT. >> AND YOU'RE PART OF INDIANA GROWN, WHICH IS PART OF A BIG INITIATIVE HERE IN INDIANA, AND
YOU SAID CATERING IS REALLY CATCHING ON AT YOUR COMPANY AS WELL. >> YES, WITH OUR MEAL PREP
SERVICE WE'RE PROVIDING TO OUR CUSTOMERS, CATERING FOR BUSINESS MEETINGS, FOR PARTIES THAT PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE HEALTHY
MEALS, AND FOR THEIR PARTY, SO WE'LL BE THERE FOR THEM AND WE MAKE IT HAPPEN. WE HAVE A BUN CH OF BUSINESSES
AND CUSTOMERS THAT THEY DO SO FOR THEIR MEETINGS AND PARTIES. >> AND YOU MENTIONED OFF CAMERA THAT ONE THING YOU KNOW WHEN
YOU'RE ORDERING FROM YOU VERSUS A NATIONAL CHAIN IS THAT YOUR MEAL HASN'T TRAVELED AS FAR. >> CORRECT.
SO SINCE WE MAKE THEM ALL HERE IN INDIANA, WE'RE BASED IN CARMEL, AND WE HAVE TO KEEP ALL OF OUR EXPIRATION DATES CURRENT
DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE DON'T FREEZE OUR MEALS, SO EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS FRESH. THAT'S CORRECT.
>> TRAVEL TIME IS MINIMAL. >> MINIMAL. >> AND YOU MENTIONED YOUR KITCHEN DOES MASS QUANTITIES
ABOUT TWO DAYS PER WEEK, THINKING ABOUT ADDING ONE DAY PER WEEK, RIGHT? >> RIGHT, WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH
ALL THE ORDERS IN IN TWO DAYS. THAT WOULD BE EASIER TO HANDLE AND ALL THAT, BUT WE ARE EXPANDING, RIGHT NOW WE'RE COOK
ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, WE ARE THINKING TO EXPANDING AND ADDING MORE DAYS TO OUR COOKING DAYS. >> WELL THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING
HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND GOOD LUCK AS YOU LOOK AT EXPANDING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.