Royal Foods

Royal Foods sits on Kaliyadukkam Road in Periye. It is a plain building that doesn't stand out much from the others on the street. We do a lot of our work in the back where the kitchen and storage areas are. It can get pretty hectic when there are a lot of orders to get through. The road outside can be quiet in the mornings, but then the traffic picks up and it gets noisy. We spend a lot of time checking our stock and making sure everything is in its right place. It’s a lot of standing on your feet all day. Some of the guys have been working here since we opened. We don't use fancy equipment, just the stuff that works. The walls are a bit stained from years of cooking, but we keep the counters clean. Sometimes we sit outside on the steps during our break just to watch the cars go by. It’s a small operation and we don’t have any big corporate plans. We just want to get the food prepared and sent out on time. The weather in Periye can be unpredictable, so we’re always checking the roof for leaks when it rains hard. It's a basic job and we like it that way. We know the neighbors and they know us. Nothing complicated about how we run things here.