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Hunt Voice Issue 225

Hunt Partners places Megh Purohit as General Manager D2C at Haldiram Manufacturing Company Ltd.

About the Company:

Haldiram’s, founded in 1937 by Ganga Bhishen Agarwal, is a 100% family-owned Indian sweets, snacks and restaurant company based out of Delhi and Nagpur. The company has manufacturing plants in a wide variety of locations such as Nagpur, New Delhi, Gurgaon, Rudrapur and Noida. In 2014, Haldiram’s was ranked 55th among India’s most trusted brands according to the Brand Trust Report, a study conducted by Trust Research Advisory. The company has grown at a tremendous pace over the years and in 2017 it was crowned as the country’s largest snack company, surpassing all other domestic and international competitors.

About the Candidate:

Megh Purohit is a skilled business leader with 17+ years of experience in operations, supply chain, and merchandising for retail companies. Formerly an Associate VP Supply Chain at Ferns & Petals, he built an ecommerce supply chain, integrated orders through dark and franchisee stores, and launched successful models like BB Daily and 5K Same Day Delivery during his time with Big Basket. Megh also initiated express dark stores and specialty business in NCR, demonstrating his ability to establish and stabilize business divisions.