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On a balmy Saturday morning in March, a team of 75 chefs and students of the MS Ramaiah College of Hotel Management stood in front of a customised induction stove at MTR Foods factory in Bommasandra, Bengaluru..
As chef Regi Mathew, head of MTRs Centre of Excellence (an in-house set-up that researches and archives Indian recipes and innovates food products for the brand), gave commands over the microphone, the team carefully flipped a dosa that was turning crisp on the stove..
Last year, Sharma was appointed CEO of the newly restructured Orkla India, which comprises three business units: MTR, Eastern Condiments, and international business (set up to scale up exports in 42 countries)..
The companys annual turnover that year was all of Rs.6 crore, but Sharmas decision to join the place as head of marketing was fuelled by his desire to return to the food business..
Sharing data of the penetration of packaged foods in India being less than 5%, Sharma feels that putting the entire blame of rising health issues in the country only on processed foods is skewed..
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