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|birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1973}}<ref name="Reckon">{{cite web|url=http://www.reckontalk.com/must-read-story-of-a-man-who-made-30-crore-from-nothing/|title=Story of a man who made 70 Crore from nothing|publisher=reckontalk.com|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> | |birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1973}}<ref name="Reckon">{{cite web|url=http://www.reckontalk.com/must-read-story-of-a-man-who-made-30-crore-from-nothing/|title=Story of a man who made 70 Crore from nothing|date=11 April 2015 |publisher=reckontalk.com|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> | ||
|birth_place = [[Thoothukudi district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] | |birth_place = [[Thoothukudi district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] | ||
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|occupation = Founder of [[Dosa plaza]] | |occupation = Founder of [[Dosa plaza]] | ||
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'''Prem Ganapathy''' is an | '''Prem Ganapathy''' is an Indian entrepreneur and businessman. He is the founder of the restaurant chain [[Dosa plaza]].<ref name="Dosa">{{cite web|url=http://www.dosaplaza.com/aboutus.htm|title=Dosa Plaza|publisher=dosaplaza.com|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> Starting with meager investment, he expanded Dosa plaza into a restaurant chain with 72 | ||
outlets in [[India]], [[New Zealand]], [[Oman]], and [[UAE]].<ref name="Reckon"/><ref name="Think">{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkwhynot.com/case_studies_dosa_plaza.html|title=Case study: Dosa Plaza|publisher=thinkwhynot.com|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> | outlets in [[India]], [[New Zealand]], [[Oman]], and [[UAE]].<ref name="Reckon"/><ref name="Think">{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkwhynot.com/case_studies_dosa_plaza.html|title=Case study: Dosa Plaza|publisher=thinkwhynot.com|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Ganapathy was born in Nagalapuram in [[Thoothukudi district]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He had seven siblings.<ref name="Economic">{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-02-20/news/31079648_1_roadside-eateries-odd-jobs-vashi|title=How Prem Ganapathy built Rs 30 crore empire with seed capital of just Rs 1000|publisher=Economic Times|date=20 February 2012|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> Ganapathy completed class X after which he left for [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]) in search of a job. He did multiple jobs in [[Chennai]] before running away to [[Bombay]] (now [[Mumbai]]) in 1990. Ganapathy was stranded in Bombay with no money and no knowledge of the local language. He started working in a bakery with the help of a [[Tamil people|Tamil]] family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://openmarkets.in/609/prem-ganathapydosa-plaza|title=Prem Ganapathy|publisher=openmarkets.in|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> | Ganapathy was born in Nagalapuram in [[Thoothukudi district]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He had seven siblings.<ref name="Economic">{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-02-20/news/31079648_1_roadside-eateries-odd-jobs-vashi|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140922113239/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-02-20/news/31079648_1_roadside-eateries-odd-jobs-vashi|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 September 2014|title=How Prem Ganapathy built Rs 30 crore empire with seed capital of just Rs 1000|publisher=Economic Times|date=20 February 2012|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> Ganapathy completed class X after which he left for [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]) in search of a job. He did multiple jobs in [[Chennai]] before running away to [[Bombay]] (now [[Mumbai]]) in 1990. Ganapathy was stranded in Bombay with no money and no knowledge of the local language. He started working in a bakery with the help of a [[Tamil people|Tamil]] family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://openmarkets.in/609/prem-ganathapydosa-plaza|title=Prem Ganapathy|publisher=openmarkets.in|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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Prem Ganapathy is an Indian entrepreneur and businessman. He is the founder of the restaurant chain Dosa plaza.[2] Starting with meager investment, he expanded Dosa plaza into a restaurant chain with 72 outlets in India, New Zealand, Oman, and UAE.[1][3]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Ganapathy was born in Nagalapuram in Thoothukudi district in the state of Tamil Nadu. He had seven siblings.[4] Ganapathy completed class X after which he left for Madras (now Chennai) in search of a job. He did multiple jobs in Chennai before running away to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1990. Ganapathy was stranded in Bombay with no money and no knowledge of the local language. He started working in a bakery with the help of a Tamil family.[5]
Career[edit | edit source]
In 1992, Ganapathy started his own food business, selling idlis and dosas in a handcart opposite the Vashi railway station.[4] In 1997, he rented a shop and started experimenting with various varieties of dosas. In 2003, he opened his first outlet in a mall in Center One Mall at Vashi.[1] As of 2012, Dosa plaza has 45 outlets in 4 countries serving more than 100 varieties of dosas.[1][2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Story of a man who made 70 Crore from nothing". reckontalk.com. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dosa Plaza". dosaplaza.com. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "Case study: Dosa Plaza". thinkwhynot.com. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "How Prem Ganapathy built Rs 30 crore empire with seed capital of just Rs 1000". Economic Times. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Prem Ganapathy". openmarkets.in. Retrieved 31 October 2015.