http://www.monginis.net
Did Monginis have a Jurassic Age?
Well, sort of. Like everyone else.
It wasn’t peopled by dinosaurs, though.
Once upon a time, as they say in fairy tales, more than a century ago, Monginis was a spacious boulangerie
right in the heart of the Fort area of Bombay, as the city used to be then called.
Signor Mongini and his brother, expatriates of Italian descent, were the presiding deities at this boulangerie
premiere with glass frontage and display stands –patronized by the European expats as well as the more
westernized among the locals citizens.
Old timers still swear by the pastry sold at Monginis situated at the spot where the Akbarallys Flora Fountain
Department Store now stands.
Come Independence and Monginis continued to prosper. But as the sixties dawned, the Monginis brothers
decided to close shop and return home.
This dovetailed perfectly with the enterprising Khorakiwala Family’s business plans. Sensing a new and
profitable opportunity, they bought the Monginis bakery and brand, lock, stock and barrel.
Within a decade, the Mongini expansion plan based on the franchising business model was evolved and
fine-tuned. A nationwide network of Monginis shops began to emerge gradually.
Today, Monginis own a sprawling headquarters and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in a North-
western Mumbai suburb where an ever-expanding range of cakes and bakery products, both packaged and
oven-fresh, roll of the conveyor belt and are whisked away to the many Monginis shops awaiting fresh
supplies of Celebration Cakes, Cookies, Specialty Breads, Chocolates, Snack Foods and Savouries.
The true "celebration specialists" Monginis have morphed into, we now are also into Party Decorations,
from buntings to disposable plates and party return gifts. And, as you can see from our website, we have
free party ideas on offer online.
As the saying goes, all this is only the icing on the Celebration Cake.
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