Aakansha Monga Instagram – BUSINESS LESSONS BY TURKISH WILLY WONKA!!🍬🍭😍
@hacibekir1777 is one of the OLDEST businesses in the world that has survived both the world wars and are said to be the inventors of the TURKISH DELIGHT!
Now, the business is run by the youngest daughter of the family! Most of the managing team is actually led by the women of the family💪
The business nerd in me had to meet her and interview her, to know how an old business like this one has survived all these years! SIX generations is no joke!
Leila spilled the beans –
1) They reinvented! Rather than being stubborn and sticking to the OG ways, they changed with times and reinvented to fit modern tastes
2) They valued quality over quantity. Rather than opening 10-15 stores across Turkey, they stuck to having fewer outlets but ensuring they retain quality
3) Lastly, Leila said her team is her family. She knows every confectioner, every member. Some of them have been working there for DECADES! In a world where attrition is so high, this business is killing it!
Their oldest shop is in Bahçekapı, Istanbul which is literally like a candy museum. A MUST-VISIT!
Big thanks to @sashaberry05 for helping me shoot this video 💜 love u!!!!
So tell me in the comments, are you going to meet them?🤩
#travelAMore
#hacibekir #turkey #istanbul #turkishdelight #sweets #candylover #traveldiaries | Posted on 09/Oct/2023 18:22:03
