Chutney is the ketchup, mustard and relish of Indian food, says Kataria’s son and business partner, Rishi Kataria. It goes with meat, as a side-dish with bread, in lentil soups, with appetizers and kabobs.
Why not sell it that way, as a condiment in a squeezable bottle, they thought.
“We thought it would be fun,” says Kiran.
The made $15 on their first sale, to an Indian store.
Now their company, KFI, has 13 different Indian chutneys and sauces, sold at Costco, Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro, Longo’s and No Frills. The family factory, located in Mississauga, can produce 400 cases a day. It is almost entirely automated. The company employs eight people in all.
Riding the ethnic-food wave
Why not sell it that way, as a condiment in a squeezable bottle, they thought.
“We thought it would be fun,” says Kiran.
The made $15 on their first sale, to an Indian store.
Now their company, KFI, has 13 different Indian chutneys and sauces, sold at Costco, Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro, Longo’s and No Frills. The family factory, located in Mississauga, can produce 400 cases a day. It is almost entirely automated. The company employs eight people in all.
Riding the ethnic-food wave
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