Sanjay Kumar, Author at Business of Food

Daryaganj Restaurant: Reviving a Legacy, Building a Rs.100-Crore Powerhouse

Sanjay Kumar — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:59:28 +0000

Daryaganj’s story begins where many Indian food stories begin—in forced migration, reinvention, and the stubborn insistence to start again. The brand positions itself as a tribute to the culinary legacy of Kundan Lal Jaggi and the resilience of Punjabi refugees who arrived in Delhi after Partition, bringing with them both loss and flavour, and eventually […]

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Inside Ghodawat Consumer’s Roadmap to Rs. 5,000 Crore by 2030

Sanjay Kumar — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:31:18 +0000

Ghodawat Consumer Limited (GCL) has no illusions about the scale of its ambition. From a largely regional staples business anchored in edible oil, salt, and flour, the company now wants to multiply its topline more than fivefold within the next five years – transforming a Rs.1,200-crore portfolio into a Rs.5,000 crore FMCG powerhouse by 2030. […]

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Café Delhi Heights: Where India Eats, Laughs and Belongs

Sanjay Kumar — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:54:38 +0000

Walk into any Café Delhi Heights (CDH) outlet, and the vibe hits you before the menu does—a buzz of laughter, familiar tunes, and the unhurried joy of people truly enjoying themselves. That atmosphere was no accident. It was, as Co-founder Vikrant Batra recalls, the cornerstone of a very simple founding vision: “We wanted to create […]

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How Star Localmart is Rewriting Rural & Semi-Urban Grocery

Sanjay Kumar — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 05:30:00 +0000

In the heart of Kolhapur, on a busy afternoon, the aisles of a Star Localmart hum with an energy that feels at once modern and familiar. Farmers’ wives weigh pulses beside college students grabbing snacks; the smell of fresh rice and wheat mingles with the soft chime of the billing counter. It’s a scene that […]

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Zorawar Kalra: Heir to a Legend, Architect of a Modern Food Empire

Sanjay Kumar — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:22:19 +0000

In the world of Indian gastronomy, the name Kalra is etched in permanence. For decades, the late Jiggs Kalra—the revered “Czar of Indian Cuisine”—chronicled, documented, and elevated Indian food like no one else, bringing forgotten recipes back into conversation and placing India firmly on the global culinary map. His landmark book “Prashad—Cooking with Indian Masters” […]

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Inside Flipkart Wholesale’s push to digitize and democratize India’s retail economy

Sanjay Kumar — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 09:34:14 +0000

Launched in 2020 on the legacy of Walmart India’s cash-and-carry business, Flipkart Wholesale has since built a formidable omnichannel platform serving 1.2 million kiranas and MSMEs across 2,900 pin codes. Under the leadership of Dinkar Ayilavarapu, the venture has married credit and loyalty programs with data-driven technology, helping small retailers compete, grow, and thrive. This […]

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How Vibhanshu Mishra Built Chalu Chinese into a 250+ Outlets QSR Brand under 5 years

Sanjay Kumar — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:10:16 +0000

The journey of Chalu Apna Desi Chinese—India’s largest homegrown Indo-Chinese fast food chain—originated not in a boardroom or a commercial kitchen. It all started with a heartfelt conversation between a mother and her son. That simple moment, steeped in maternal love and foresight, would become the emotional spark behind a brand that is now redeϐining […]

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India’s Growing Appetite for Australian Lamb

Sanjay Kumar — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:07:00 +0000

Last year, when Karan Bhatia returned to his hometown in Faridabad having completed a Master’s in Business Administration in Sydney, his family couldn’t contain their excitement. For two years, they had missed his stories, his laughter, and his infectious enthusiasm for food—especially his newfound love for Australian lamb. To celebrate his homecoming, they decided to throw a welcome […]

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From a Chicken Store to West Bengal’s Thriving 87-Store Convenience Chain

Sanjay Kumar — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:09:35 +0000

“When we started our journey in 2000, we took one of our existing chicken stores and transformed it into a new concept—a supermarket,” recalls Biyas Roy, Executive Director, Arambagh Foodmart Pvt Ltd, reflecting on the transformation that marked the birth of the now-thriving supermarket chain. “At that time, the idea of a supermarket, where customers […]

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India’s growing appetite for California Walnuts as the perfect healthy snack

Sanjay Kumar — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:20:00 +0000

Healthy snacks and better-for-you foods are sprinting ahead of other food categories the world over. According to financial services firm Avendus, India is the fastest growing health food market, expanding at 20% CAGR, which is 3x the global average. It is set to become a USD 30 billion market opportunity by 2026. There are reasons […]

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