I'd never heard this name earlier, somehow. So I looked up more. They run Varun Beverages. Again, a name I somehow hadn't heard of (maybe I'm not a very avid stock investor).
Varun Beverages (named after his son) apparently is one of the largest bottlers for PepsiCo outside of the US Devyani Foods (named after his daughter) handles outlets for KFC, Pizza Hut etc.
It's super crazy how some of the most successful businesses are just things we see around us, but don't care about as much.
I'm extremely pro startups - hyper scaling tech companies need to exist. But I think a lot of us are missing out on creating legendary businesses that are profitable on day one, just because it's a longer, not as 'glamorized' path.
More of us need to think about this!
I've been saying the same on so many post comments, people just don't care.
They only want to look at the small minority of funded startups (less than 10%) that feature in the news for stupid shit. They ignore lakhs of businesses that are very profitable and don't indulge in flashy promotions or PR.
Time for me to open my lemonade stand
Varun beverages has been a dream company in big schools for so many years . It's not a new company in any way
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Looks like the market is huge in China. He also runs a pharma company that peaked during covid
But to think someone in this business is richest. Tells how different markets can be.
The negativity brigade is out in full force against Unacademy lately. Honestly watching this relentless media agenda against us is like watching a bad tv show. As someone who's part of the team, I want to set the record straight.
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