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Aadi Amrut, by Gurudev Masale

Our storySince 1995

A flour mill, a masala counter, and thirty years of regulars.

Sanmati Foods & Spices is a family business from Shrirampur, and Gurudev Masale is the name on our packs. We did not start as a sweets shop or a brand. We started with masale, a flour mill and the dry groceries a town needs every day.

Shivaji Road, Shrirampur
years on Shivaji Road
31years on Shivaji Road
products on the shelf
18products on the shelf
shelves, fasting flours to ubtan
5shelves, fasting flours to ubtan

Chapter one

The counter on Shivaji Road, where the family learned the trade.

One customer at a time

In the early years the counter was where the family learned the trade, one customer at a time. Buyers checked for themselves, four things every time, and came back when the food worked in their own kitchen.

  • Colour

    of the masala

  • Smell

    of the masala, too

  • Texture

    how the freshly milled atta behaved

  • Weight

    whether it was fair

Sweets were a small corner of the shop, not the reason people came. Referrals did more for us than advertising ever could.

As orders grew, the money went into better grinders, cleaner work areas and training. Records for suppliers and retailers, and hygiene checks before dispatch, became the normal way of working.

Sell only what we would cook with in our own kitchen.

The idea at the counter in 1995. Still the idea.

Still the rule today

Milestones

Thirty years in five dates.

  1. 1995

    1995A mill, a masala counter

    The shop opens in Shrirampur with everyday masale, a flour mill and dry groceries. Sweets are a small corner of the counter.

  2. 2005

    2005People travel in

    Word spreads to nearby towns. Sourcing, cleaning and packing get written down, so quality holds as volume grows.

  3. 2015

    2015A wider shelf

    Packaged mixes, sweets and snack masalas join the spices and flours. Retailers ask for steady supply, and get it.

  4. 2020

    2020Scaling up

    New processing and packing equipment, so shops and distributors are served on schedule. The core range is still what the counter was known for.

  5. 2025

    2025Maharashtra, then further

    Still in Shrirampur, now supplying homes and trade partners in other states. Most growth is people who tried a pack once and came back.

The shelf grew

From one counter to a shelf of its own.

Customers kept asking for more: flours for fasting days, mixes for the Diwali snacks that take a household days to make, small masalas measured for one batch, and an ubtan for the Diwali morning bath. Today we pack under our own lines, Guru Amrut, Aadi Amrut, Rasile, Darshan and Uttam, and supply homes and shops across Maharashtra and beyond.

See the whole range

What we hold to

Four rules from the counter. Still the rules.

  1. No added colour, no preservatives

    The colour in a masala should come from the chilli and the haldi. If a pack needed something else to look right, we would rather change the batch.

  2. The label is the truth

    Licence number, batch, weight and dates are printed on every pack so you can check them yourself. We do not claim certifications we do not hold.

  3. Old methods where they taste better

    Roasting for bhajani, resting for anarse, grinding in small lots. Where a modern machine makes the food safer or helps it keep longer, we use the machine.

  4. A failed batch stays here

    If a lot fails our check, it does not leave the unit. That was the rule when everything fit behind one counter, and it still is.

Namaste!

The people who pack it are the people you speak to.

Ask about a product, a batch, or a bulk order. We reply in English, Hindi or Marathi.