Smitdatta Beverages Private Limited

We’re based out in Ratnagiri, specifically in a small place called Kolambe. The business is run from House Number 481, which belongs to Sonali Salil Damle. It’s a quiet area, much different from the big cities like Mumbai or Pune. Being in Ratnagiri, we are surrounded by a lot of nature, and that’s where our beverage ideas come from. We don’t have a massive factory with assembly lines. It’s a much smaller, more personal operation. We spend our days figuring out how to get the local produce and turning it into something people want to drink. It’s a lot of manual work, from sourcing to bottling. Sometimes the electricity goes out or the roads get difficult during the monsoon, but we just keep at it. It’s a family-style environment here. We aren't big on titles or corporate levels; everyone just helps out where they can. If a shipment needs to be loaded, we all go out and help. The house is always busy with something related to the beverages. It’s a simple life but it keeps us busy and we like the pace of things here in Kolambe. We’re just local people trying to make a go of it with what we have around us. The air is fresh and we can see the trees from the window while we work on our bottling. It feels right being here instead of in some big city.