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May 28, 2022 7 tweets 4 min read Read on X
Patel Brothers are the oldest & largest Indian grocery chain in the USA. Image
Founded in 1974, by 2 brothers - Mafat & Tulsi Patel, Patel Brothers is now valued at $140 Million (Rs 1090 Crores) Image
Mafat, Tulsi & Aruna Patel were born & raised in Mehsana, Gujarat. Mafat Travelled to the US in 1968 to pursue MBA from Indiana University and eventually settled in Chicago to work as an engineer.

#patelbros #indiana #business #startup Image
Mafat's brother & his wife later came to USA in 1971. Mafat realized that Indian grocery was extremely expensive and scarce in Chicago and was motivated to open his own store.

#grocerychain #superstore Image
In 1974, Mafat opened his first store in Chicago with the help of Tulsi & Aruna. They gradually extended to other major Indian-concentrated cities like Detroit, New York City, Houston, and Atlanta. Image
As of 2022, Patel Brothers have 57 superstores across America.
Recently they opened their biggest Store in Niles, where the Mayor Andrew Przybylo had come for the opening

[In pic, Mafat Patel in Shades] Image
"We will never forget that there were days when the cash register never opened," Aruna Patel said in an interview.

With their persistence, The Patel family now owns the biggest Indian grocery chain in the US, with 57 superstores & market valuation of $140 Mn ( Rs 1090 Crores)

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May 29, 2022
#DidYouKnow 42% of the Hotels & Motels of the USA are owned by Patels!

The market cap of this 42% is ~$40 Bn (3 lakh Crores)

The history of Patel Motel goes back to the 1940s when the British were dwindling & the US was immigrant-friendly.
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Despite a 5% decline in China's luxury car industry, Audi alone sold over 7+ lakh cars in 2021.

Despite doubling sales in India, Audi only sold 3293 cars in 2021.

We have a long way to go.
And this is the reason why we will never see Tesla anytime soon in India
Even if we combine the sales of Audi + BMW + Mercedes + JLR and other luxury cars in India in 2021, it would still stand at 25-26K for the year.

China's Audi alone sells ~55k cars in a MONTH!

Our sales numbers are not even close to what China is selling in a month!
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