Pokale Oil Sugar Depot

This place, Pokale Oil Sugar Depot, has been sitting on Sinhagad Road 1 for quite some time. We deal with the basics, mostly oil and sugar as the name says, in bulk or smaller quantities. It's a busy spot because these are things every kitchen needs. The bags of sugar are stacked high and the oil tins take up most of the floor space. It smells like grain and earth in here. We aren't trying to be a supermarket with bright lights. It’s more of a traditional depot where things move fast. Trucks come and go from Sinhagad Road all day long. The floor is concrete and often has a bit of dust from the sacks, but that's just how it is with wholesale. We serve a lot of local families and some smaller shop owners too. It can get quite hot in the summer months because of the metal roof, but the fans keep the air moving enough. My father started things here and I just keep it going. We don't do fancy packaging or anything like that. You get what you need, we weigh it out, and that's that. Most people who come here are regulars who have been buying their supplies from us for years. It's a straightforward business. We open early and close when the work is done. It’s a lot of lifting, but it’s what we do.