Pure Indian Foods
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Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Sandeep and Nalini Agarwal |
| Headquarters | Princeton Junction, New Jersey |
| Website | www |
Pure Indian Foods is an organic, grass-fed herbal and spiced ghee manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.[1][2][3] The company was founded by Sandeep Agarwal and his wife, Nalini, in 2008.[4][5]
Pure Indian Foods is based out of Princeton, New Jersey and owned by husband and wife team, Sandeep and Nalini Agarwal. In 1889, Nalini’s family founded a ghee business in northern India.[4][5][6] In 2008, the Agarwals established Pure Indian Foods to continue his family business in the United States.[4][5] Previously, Sandeep worked as an IT specialist on Wall Street.[7]
In 2012, the company began shipping to Canada.[6] That October, Pure Indian Foods won two awards at the American Herbalist Guild Symposium.[7] The Whole Earth Center was the first store to carry the company’s ghee; later stores included Whole Foods Market and Amazon.[7]
In 2019, Agarwal won the Caspar Wistar Award for Growth.[8] He is also the founder of Butterworld, a traveling exhibition that highlights unique, rare, and historical dairy artifacts from around the world.[9]
Pure Indian Foods is a member of the Specialty Food Association. The Paleo diet also now endorses Pure Indian Foods ghee as a part of the lifestyle.[10]
