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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]
Pure Indian Foods is based in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. [4] The company uses cream from free-ranging dairy herds in New Jersey for their products. [3] [4] [6] Additionally, Pure Indian Foods uses non-homogenized milk in the spring and fall when grass grows rapidly to give its products a high amount of fat-soluble vitamins and Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA). [11] Pure Indian Foods produces ghee, butter with the milk solids and water removed, in multiple variations including digestive, garlic, herbes de provence, Indian dessert, Italian and Niter Kebbeh. [6] [11]
In addition to offering traditional ghee, oils, and spices, Pure Indian Foods has several products designed for specific uses.
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