Vishal Jindal, co-founder and CEO, Biryani By Kilo
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Agra, November 2012. After a gap of four years, Vishal Jindal was back in his hometown. There was a nip in the evening air and the brightly lit bylanes of Sadar Bazaar were packed with foodies. The hedge fund investor, who had been born in Agra and completed his schooling from the land of the Taj and then went on to study engineering from IIT-BHU, was one of them. As he was busy relishing his kebabs and tandoori chicken, a thought struck the investor who had moved to Singapore and had a significant exposure to food and beverage companies in his Asia portfolio.
(This story appears in the 15 December, 2023 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)