M.P. Rice Industries

You can find us over in Raghu Nagar, tucked into the New Industrial Area. It is not the easiest place to find if you aren't familiar with the layout of this zone, as all the grey buildings look a bit similar from the street. We have a big open space here where we process the grain throughout the week. It is usually pretty loud with the sound of the motors humming from sunrise to sunset. Most of the staff comes from the nearby neighborhoods, and we have all learned to talk loudly over the noise of the machines. We don’t have a fancy showroom or a front desk for visitors. People just come to the big metal gate and ask for what they need. The floors are concrete and usually covered in bits of grain or husks, even though we try our best to keep it tidy for the next day. The sun hits the metal roof in the afternoon and it gets quite warm inside, so we keep all the big side doors open to let the air circulate. We don't do much advertising because most people in the trade just know we are here in the industrial area. It is a straightforward business where we focus on the bags and the weight. We drink our coffee together in the mornings before the first delivery truck arrives at the gate. It is just a regular group of people doing a day's work in a dusty part of town.