On my recent visit to Mumbai, I got stuck in traffic that took me four hours longer to reach my destination. Between the tiring and slow-moving traffic at a junction and my hope of arriving at my destination on time slowly dwindling, a vendor approached me with a small packet of roasted peanuts. I don’t exaggerate when I say that the quick nibble helped me brace the traffic again.
And it was with this notion that Gaurav Londhe thought of launching his own vada pav venture so that people stuck in bad traffic jams could have something to look forward to.
While he only caters to people stuck at traffic signals, Gaurav tells us his Eureka moment of how he, with the help of his mother, thought about kicking off a business that included Mumbai’s most beloved snack.
Snacking in a jam
In 2009, Gaurav, a resident of Thane, worked as a pizza delivery boy. “I used to finish my shift around 5.30-6 pm at Andheri and took three hours to cover a…