Shri Ganesh Prasad Food Products

You’ll find Shri Ganesh Prasad Food Products at Flat Number 303 in the Surobhi Township, which is part of Tingre Nagar. It’s right on the Airport Road, so we hear the planes taking off and landing pretty much all day long. Being in a township means we are right in the middle of where people live, so there’s always someone moving around in the hallways or kids playing downstairs. Our place is basically a kitchen and a packing area. There is usually the smell of whatever we are making that day wafting out into the corridor—sometimes it’s spices, other times it’s something sweet. We have to be very careful with the space because a flat isn't as big as a factory, so everything has its specific spot. There are bags of ingredients stacked up near the wall and scales for weighing everything out exactly. We spend a lot of our time just washing up or getting the packaging ready for the next batch. It’s a small operation, mostly just family and a couple of helpers when things get busy. We don’t have a big storefront; we just work from here and get the products out to the shops or people who order from us. It gets a bit hot in the kitchen during the afternoon, but we just open the windows and keep going. It’s a simple way to make a living, right here near Vishrantwadi on the way to the airport.