Shri Ganesh Foods

Shri Ganesh Foods. If you ever find yourself on Nagappa Nayak Road in Bhatkal, you’ll likely see our place. It’s over in the Hurulisal area. We do food stuff, mostly the kinds of things people use in their own kitchens every single day. It’s a bit of a crowded street, especially on the market days when everyone is out and about. We’ve been operating out of this specific building for a few years now. The space isn't huge, but we make it work by stacking things high up to the ceiling. We spend a lot of time checking the stock and making sure everything is sitting where it should be. Dealing with food means you have to be careful about how you store things, so that takes up a lot of our time. We don't use a lot of fancy technology here. It’s mostly just us writing things down in old ledgers and talking to the people who come by. Bhatkal is the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else, so we try to be decent neighbors. We get our supplies from different places and then sort them out right here. Sometimes the deliveries are late because the roads are narrow, but we always manage somehow. My uncle used to run a similar shop, so I learned most of the trade from him. It’s not a glamorous job, but it’s steady work. We keep the doors open six days a week. You can usually find one of us sitting near the entrance.