Shree Gopal Foods

If you walk down toward the main market in Baripada, you will find us in Ward 12 of Prafulla Nagar. Shree Gopal Foods is basically a local operation we’ve had going for some years. Being near the post office and the market keeps us busy because there’s always someone walking by. We handle food products, mostly stuff that people use in their kitchens every day. It’s not a huge factory or anything like that, just a workspace where we get things sorted and ready for sale. The district of Mayurbhanj is where we’ve always lived, so we know the local tastes pretty well. Sometimes the rain makes the road a bit muddy out front, but people still come in. We don't spend much time on decorations or fancy signs. Most of our day is spent checking the stock and talking to the people who stop by. We have a few staff members who live right here in the village, so it feels like a big family most days. We drink a lot of tea while we work and keep an eye on the clock for when the market gets crowded. It’s a lot of manual work, moving bags and making sure everything is clean. We don’t do much advertising because everyone around Baripada already knows where the shop is. It’s just a practical place for food stuff, run by people who live right here in the neighborhood. We stay open until late evening and then close up the heavy shutters.