Pure Indian Foods
Pure Indian Foods is an organic, grass-fed herbal and spiced ghee manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. The company was founded by Sandeep Agarwal and his wife, Nalini, in 2008.
History
Pure Indian Foods is based out of Princeton, New Jersey and owned by husband and wife team, Sandeep and Nalini Agarwal. In 1889, Nalini’s family founded a ghee business in northern India. In 2008, the Agarwals established Pure Indian Foods to continue his family business in the United States. Previously, Sandeep worked as an IT specialist on Wall Street.In 2012, the company began shipping to Canada. That October, Pure Indian Foods won two awards at the American Herbalist Guild Symposium. The Whole Earth Center was the first store to carry the company’s ghee; later stores included Whole Foods Market and Amazon.
In 2019, Agarwal won the Caspar Wistar Award for Growth. He is also the founder of Butterworld, a traveling exhibition that highlights unique, rare, and historical dairy artifacts from around the world.
Pure Indian Foods is a member of the Specialty Food Association. The Paleo diet also now endorses Pure Indian Foods ghee as a part of the lifestyle.