Bikanervala
Indian food production company
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Bikanervala is an Indian multinational snack food company and restaurant chain headquartered in Delhi that specializes in Indian sweets and snacks.[4][5] The restaurant chain has 150 locations both in India and globally.[6]
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| Industry | Food |
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| Founded | 1905 |
| Founder | Kedarnath Aggarwal[1][2] |
| Headquarters | Delhi, India[citation needed] |
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| Revenue | ₹1,300 crore (US$150 million) (2023)[3] |
| Website | www |
History
In 1950 two brothers, Kedarnath and Satyanarayan Aggarwal,[7][8] moved to Delhi from Bikaner to plan an expansion of their traditional business. Initially the brothers set up a stall in Chandni Chowk by the name of Bikaner Bhujia Bhandar (lit. 'Bikaneri bhujia store'), on Paranthe wali Gali.
Lawsuit
In 2012 the company was acquitted after being charged with selling adulterated products. It was alleged that the amount of synthetic dye used in the product exceeded the legal limit.[9]
Operations
Manufacturing is based in Delhi, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and Faridabad and Rai in Haryana.[10]