Gayatri Food Products

Our workshop is located in Belpara, which is a tehsil in the Bolangir district. The exact spot is Bhaipatnagrh, right near the local post office. It is a hot part of the country, especially during the summer, so we have to plan our production around the temperature. We make various food products here, though it isn't a massive factory with robots. It’s mostly done by hand or with small machines. We started Gayatri Food Products because we wanted to do something local. Most of our workers live within walking distance of the Belpara post office. We don't use any fancy language to describe what we do. We just make food and try to get it out to the shops in Bolangir. Sometimes we have issues with the supply of raw materials, and we have to scramble to find what we need. It’s part of the daily struggle of running a small business in a small town. The office is just a desk in the corner of the main room where we keep our registers. We don't spend much time sitting down anyway. There is always something that needs to be packed or moved. People in the village know us well. We aren't trying to change the world; we are just trying to make a decent living and provide something useful to the local market. The bags are usually stacked high by Friday, and we feel good seeing the work finished.