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The final of The Apprentice is set to air this evening, with talks of 'dark kitchens' set to dominate one finalist's business plan. In the nail-biting final, Dean Franklin ultimately won with his air conditioning business, beating out Anisa Khan with her dark kitchen takeaway service. What Is Bombay Pizza? Bombay Pizza is a South Asian-inspired pizza brand, which Khan has been operating out of a dark kitchen in Wallington, Sutton, since 2020.

It serves a range of 12in fusion pizzas, with menu highlights including the fiery 'chilli paneer', which features sautéed chilli paneer, red onions and peppers, and the 'CTM', made with tandoor-grilled chicken tikka, red. The business currently operates as a dark kitchen, which means delivery and takeaway only, in Stafford Road. Bombay Pizza is a fusion of Italian and Indian and received a five star review from interviewer, Mike Soutar, on the BBC1 show last night.

Anisa will battle it out against air conditioning salesman Dean Franklin in the final. If that all goes through, then I think it definitely dark kitchens is the way to go. Piece of the Bombay Pizza action Anisa Khan parted ways with Lord Alan Sugar on The Apprentice.

(Getty) Ultimately I can't stop someone if they want to make their own version of my Bombay Pizzas but it's more of a compliment. Down to three, Lord Sugar was called to make the final decision between Jordan's 3D animation studio, Anisa's Italian-Indian pizza dark kitchen business and Dean's air conditioning company. ANISA Khan is one of the contestants hoping to secure Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment in the nineteenth series of The Apprentice.

She hopes that her Indian. My plan is to expand my pizza business by opening more dark kitchens in high-demand areas. This will allow me to grow the business strategically, introduce our innovative menu to more customers, and build towards establishing a nationally recognised brand.

What's one thing that you hope to challenge/prove yourself within the process? What's your business plan? My plan is to expand my pizza business by opening more dark kitchens in high. Anisa's business plan is to expand her pizza business by "opening more dark kitchens in high-demand areas." She added: "This will allow me to grow the business strategically, introduce our innovative menu to more customers, and build towards establishing a nationally recognised brand.".