Ganesh Patil Gul Udyog Rohital Private Limited

Ganesh Patil Gul Udyog Rohital Private Limited is a small operation out in the village of Rohital, which is part of Georai in the Beed district. We focus on making jaggery, or what we locally call gul. It’s a very traditional process and we try to stay close to the old ways of doing things that we learned from our elders. The heat from the large pans of boiling cane juice is quite intense, especially during the peak harvest season. We are located right in the middle of the village area. It’s not a fancy modern factory by any means. It involves a lot of manual labor and plenty of sweat. We work directly with the local sugarcane farmers around the Beed area to get our raw materials. Most of us grew up in this region and know the land and the crops very well. We don't have a marketing team or even a proper website. People around here know exactly where we are and what we produce. The sweet smell of the boiling juice is something you get used to after a few days. We spend our long days watching the pans and making sure the consistency of the jaggery is just right. It’s a bit of a messy job, and the floor is always a little bit sticky from the sugar. We don't have corporate meetings. We just talk while we work and drink tea under the trees.