Odisha

Soumya Pradhan and Aurobinda Nayak Enterprise

Two friends quit jobs to launch traditional Odia sweets startup; empower home chefs

Soumya Pradhan and Aurobinda Nayak started Mo Pitha in Bhubaneswar in 2021 and are now set to expand to Bengaluru. They clock Rs45 lakh annual turnover and work with 40 women home chefs who prepare traditional festive sweets 

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