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From Oil Mill to Neighbourhood Empire: Panna’s Behala Expansion

From Oil Mill to Neighbourhood Empire: Panna’s Behala Expansion
Panna in Behala: How an oil mill business grew into a neighbourhood empire · telegraphindia.com

Panna started as a small oil mill in Behala around 1955.

Dulal Chanda Sadhukhan created it after his father died.

He named the business after his younger brother, Panna Lal Sadhukhan.

The family later opened two more oil mills.

In 1990, it began selling sweets through Panna Sweets.

Almost ten years later, it opened a restaurant called Panna’s Kitchen.

Since then, the business has added many kinds of food shops and restaurants.

The family says it wants to keep growing and serving people in Behala.

Key facts

Founder
Dulal Chanda Sadhukhan
First business
Panna Oil Mill
Approximate founding year
1955
Panna Sweets launched
1990
Restaurant expansion
Panna’s Kitchen opened nearly a decade after 1990
Pandemic and cyclone response
Delivery and online services continued during Cyclone Amphan and the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic
Future plans
The family plans further expansion, including coffee and snacks at its ice-cream centre

Quotes

Samish Sadhukhan

Dulal Sadhukhan’s nephew and a member of the family business

“In the last five years, our business has grown and we are striving to do better”
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“All products here have passed the quality test”
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