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It was in nearly 1990 in Mumbai, India.
Prem Ganapathy was 17 years
old. For the first time, he came alone to Mumbai for a job. Unfortunately
he was robbed as soon as he reached Mumbai. In front of the railway
station, someone theft his only rupees 200 he had. As a 17 year old boy outside the Bandra railways, he had nothing.
.
As he did not understand Hindi, a Tamilian passenger took him to a
temple and requested visitors to contribute money and arrange a ticket
for him to Chennai. But the 17 year old boy, Prem Ganapathy, was
determined that Mumbai was going to change his life.
.
After a bit of effort, he got a job to wash utensils at Mahim Bakery.
He earned about 150 rupees a month. He continued to work rigorously
at several restaurants to earn and save.
.
In about two years, he saved enough money to start his own business
(selling Idlis). He hired a handcart for rupees 150 per month and bought
some utensils along with a stove for rupees 1000. It was year 1992,
when he started operating his business outside Vashi railway station.
After doing it all alone for a while, he felt that he needed some help as
his business grew. He invited two of his younger brothers to Mumbai.
.
He ensured hygiene at the eatery and they all wore a cap. This was a
surprise for his customers as roadside eateries never cared about this.
Local authorities seized his cart on many occasions and he had to pay
penalty to get it back as such carts did not get a license. In a few years,
he saved enough money and leased a shop for Rs 5000 per month
and also hired two additional employees. His street side cart was now
a small restaurant.
.
Many of his frequent visitors were college students and. He established
good connections with them. He learned to use internet from them and
started looking for recipes on the internet. He started experimenting with
dosas and in a year, he introduced 26 new dosas like Schezwan Dosa,
Paneer Chilli Dosa and Spring Roll Dosa. By 2002, his restaurant had
105 varieties of dosa and earned a lot of fame.
.
However, he always dreamt of having an outlet in a mall. He approached
many malls but his offer was turned down as they were reserved for big
brand like McDonald’s etc. Finally he got an opportunity to open his outlet
in the Center One Mall at Vashi. He got the opportunity because the
managerial staff at the mall was a frequent visitor to his restaurant.
.
His outlet in the mall became a big success
In the year 2012, he had 45 restaurant across 11 Indians states and 7 restaurants at foreign nations like New Zealand, Dubai (U.A.E), Muscat
(Oman) – everything under the name of "The Dosa Plaza."
The man who was standing outside the Bandra station, Mumbai without
a single penny on him in 1990, had set up a brand and empire of 30 crores(4490652 US Dollars) in 2012.
old. For the first time, he came alone to Mumbai for a job. Unfortunately
he was robbed as soon as he reached Mumbai. In front of the railway
station, someone theft his only rupees 200 he had. As a 17 year old boy outside the Bandra railways, he had nothing.
.
As he did not understand Hindi, a Tamilian passenger took him to a
temple and requested visitors to contribute money and arrange a ticket
for him to Chennai. But the 17 year old boy, Prem Ganapathy, was
determined that Mumbai was going to change his life.
.
After a bit of effort, he got a job to wash utensils at Mahim Bakery.
He earned about 150 rupees a month. He continued to work rigorously
at several restaurants to earn and save.
.
In about two years, he saved enough money to start his own business
(selling Idlis). He hired a handcart for rupees 150 per month and bought
some utensils along with a stove for rupees 1000. It was year 1992,
when he started operating his business outside Vashi railway station.
After doing it all alone for a while, he felt that he needed some help as
his business grew. He invited two of his younger brothers to Mumbai.
.
He ensured hygiene at the eatery and they all wore a cap. This was a
surprise for his customers as roadside eateries never cared about this.
Local authorities seized his cart on many occasions and he had to pay
penalty to get it back as such carts did not get a license. In a few years,
he saved enough money and leased a shop for Rs 5000 per month
and also hired two additional employees. His street side cart was now
a small restaurant.
.
Many of his frequent visitors were college students and. He established
good connections with them. He learned to use internet from them and
started looking for recipes on the internet. He started experimenting with
dosas and in a year, he introduced 26 new dosas like Schezwan Dosa,
Paneer Chilli Dosa and Spring Roll Dosa. By 2002, his restaurant had
105 varieties of dosa and earned a lot of fame.
.
However, he always dreamt of having an outlet in a mall. He approached
many malls but his offer was turned down as they were reserved for big
brand like McDonald’s etc. Finally he got an opportunity to open his outlet
in the Center One Mall at Vashi. He got the opportunity because the
managerial staff at the mall was a frequent visitor to his restaurant.
.
His outlet in the mall became a big success
In the year 2012, he had 45 restaurant across 11 Indians states and 7 restaurants at foreign nations like New Zealand, Dubai (U.A.E), Muscat
(Oman) – everything under the name of "The Dosa Plaza."
The man who was standing outside the Bandra station, Mumbai without
a single penny on him in 1990, had set up a brand and empire of 30 crores(4490652 US Dollars) in 2012.
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