[Startup Bharat] How Surat-based Alpino turned a Rs 5 lakh investment into a Rs 5 Cr turnover by selling peanut butter
After being told by several manufacturing companies that they could never succeed, the founders of Alpino went on to build a popular peanut butter brand, now available on several ecommerce channels. In this video interview with YourStory Business Editor Vishal Krishna, the founders tell us more.
- "We would constantly discuss several ideas, visit trade fairs, and manage to study too," says Chetan Karnani, Co-founder of Alpino.
- Kochi-based monQo turns up the heat in the milkshake market to take on Keventers, Drunken MonkeyA not-so-smooth beginningThe name Alpino was already chosen and registered, and the team labelled the peanut butter and began selling them on Amazon and Snapdeal.
- The team realised people were ordering the crunchier variety.