Mauli Agro Foods

Being out here in Tasawade MIDC, near Karad, is a bit different than working in the big city. The air is a bit clearer, but the work is just as heavy. Mauli Agro Foods is located in a spot that’s easy enough to find once you get off the main road in Satara district. We deal with food products, so there’s always a specific smell in the air depending on what we are processing that day. It’s a big space because we need the room for all the raw materials coming in from the local farms. Most of the guys here are from the nearby villages, so we all know each other’s families and what’s happening in town. We spend a lot of time checking the quality of what comes in. If the crop isn't right, the whole day feels off. The machines are old but they run well if you know how to talk to them. It gets hot in the afternoons, especially in the summer, so we try to get the heavy lifting done early. We don't have a marketing team or anyone in suits. It’s just us in our work gear, making sure the food is handled properly and packed up for the trucks. Sometimes the trucks are late and we end up sitting around the gate, talking about the weather or the local cricket scores. It’s just life in the MIDC for us.