Packaged food in India, early 2000s: Industry numbers, Haldiram interview and outlet tour, in Gurugram

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Archival footage examines India's packaged food industry during the early 2000s, featuring an interview with Pankaj Agrawal, Managing Director of Haldiram in Gurgaon. On-screen graphics present industry figures for 2002–2003, including a reported turnover of ₹250,000 crore and ₹80,000 crore in value added by food products. Another graphic gives annual spice production as ₹3,500 crore and states that India accounted for 25–30% of world production at the time. Packaged sweets including rasbhari, petha and laddu appear in the background before the footage moves to a busy self-service restaurant, where staff heat food in microwaves and families sit down to eat.