South India’s Biggest Sweets & Snacks Factory! ADYAR ANANDA BHAVAN | A2B Pure Ghee Sweets Making Pt1

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I recently received an invitation that compelled me to drive 350 kilometres to visit the Adyar Ananda Bhavan Sweets & Snacks Factory in Ambattur, Chennai. A2B, as the group is popularly known, is now perhaps South India’s most recognised restaurant, sweets and snacks brand, with over 150 outlets across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and overseas, however its origins are rather humble and trace an agricultural family’s inspiring 60-year journey through Rajapalyam, Bengaluru, Chennai and beyond. As I learnt from the second and third generation of the Adyar Ananda Bhavan family when I visited their facility that can produce over 40,000 kilos of savouries and 10,000 kilos of sweets evry single day!
What is heartening though is the family’s commitment to sourcing quality ingredients, even making their own ghee to ensure 100% purity, and fostering an environment where the skill and craft involved in making artisanal handmade sweets is also encouraged alongside automated production lines to meet the burgeoning demand for their sweets and savouries. I hope you enjoy the first part of this very special episode this Deepavali weekend.
Happy Diwali! Take care; stay safe and strong. Happy eating!
Kripal Amanna,
Gourmet On The Road,
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Link to second part:
Inspiring ADYAR ANANDA BHAVAN Family Story! From 1 Store To 160! A2B Sweets & Snacks Factory Pt 2 • From 1 Store To 160! I...
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[@ENGEC_AKASHG]

Is it A2B and Anand Adyar Bhavan Same

[@HBFREEWORLD]

Superb ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@vimalaraju5370]

Welcome to Chennai.

[@shankarcg786]

Sir do an interview on Shri Krishna Sweets Coimbatore especially the famous iconic mysore pak 🙏

[@pathiksuru7633]

Seeing you food videos we planned trip to Bangalore and Mysore and visited all the eateries with kids. Worst experience ever. Hotel RRR Mysore waiting as people are dying for food. Same with Mahesh Prasad and all the other places. People don’t even wait for you to finish the food. Please come to Gujarat and see how the culinary food experience is all about.

[@gspkmr]

Most hygienic Indian sweet factory which I have seen till now…good job

[@sunnysshashidhar7682]

Kripal the numbers you are mentioning is mind boggling 🙂 A2B has their restaurants with the sweet shop. 4 tons of Kaju Katli and other savories 10 tons and many varieties keeping up with Technology and also ensuring the people behind this are still ensuring they are employed thus keeping the human touch. Awaiting the next episode and thanks to Vishnu and Team for showcasing the process and this gives more confidence to customers who will now know the ingredients and its source of the sweets 🙂 WOW 180 products 🙂Amazing

[@jagdishpattnaik8083]

No country in the world can beat us in sweet making around 600 to 700 types of sweet🚩

[@yaaitsme18]

what so proud in that.. needed to be proud only when every Indian have an purchasing capacity to buy those sweets

[@mayaskarchandrashekar6313]

I feel thats a point of concern too brother, we are no 1 in diabetes, we are no 1 in heart diseases😢😢

[@mganandmysore6812]

@@yaaitsme18 well said.

[@premdsouzavlogs..2521]

thats why we have more diabetic patients more than others🤣🤣🤣

[@yaaitsme18]

@@premdsouzavlogs..2521 brother diabetics has a disease doesnt directly related to eating sweets.. it occurs due to poor secretion of insulin from pancreas or inability of enough insulin to break glucose in blood....

[@emanividyashankar9490]

I met Vishnu Shankar few years back to discuss a concept close to my heart ..." A fully automated unmanned QSR format " to serve south Indian breakfast 24x7 in metro cities .... I was looking to meet a young and dynamic entrepreneur who could think out of the box. The interaction with him was nice. Great to see Mr Amanna excited and thrilled to see the scale at which savories and sweets are being produced.... I also recommend a visit to Almond House kitchen in Hyderabad.

[@aprg1997]

The SWEET...IN THE product..in the Owner...and Tradition...Which make them Great..Owner in Production dress .having Name on it..Know Each and everything..Made them more ..effective. Simply Loved it...And Salute To there Elders to Give that Sanskar to Family...

[@shanthinilkar2187]

A2B is the most fav and popular outlet for me. Kajju katli and small jangris r all time fav. What a wonderful factory tour. Thank u Kripal Sir.

[@raghupath]

Nobody can explain food as how Kripala sir does. Waiting for Episode 2 of A2B special

[@jcn1072]

Wow.. i never thought that their factory was so hygienic and sophisticated !!

[@ranipoongavanam9688]

True

[@kriyasheeli]

Indian version of “Willy wonka and the Choclate Factory” , what I felt after u said as kid in toy factory. Luv’d the way he cldnt answer to your whole cashew vs broken question. But you got his back by answering with th a valid point. (Cant be adulterated when not broken). Such a monstorus and advanced workshop which makes other sweet shop workshops like ‘White house vs Out House’ ( Size wise)

[@TevediyaMuindaRachetha]

Home cooking food the best👍💯💯💯👍👍💯 வீட்டில் சமைக்கும் உணவு சிறந்தது. பழமொழி: ஆரோக்கியமே உண்மை

[@rupasai]

What a delightful tour!! Love your commentary Kripal ji! Being an ardent fan of jangiri..and craving for authentic jangiri( nothing even close to it in Perth, Australia)..your tour has left me drooling! Waiting for part b!!!❤

[@manohardasu9198]

I like all indian sweets different regions are different taste I like to visit your factory

[@koodalazhagarperumal7213]

Tamilnadu is a state well known for all sorts of authentic sweets and snacks and savouries. A2B is one among the umpteen no. of manufacturers of mouth watering sweets & savouries, whose products would make our tongue wagging.

[@Sankalp8899]

We are regular customers of A2B ..always wonder the consistency in taste and quality ..now we can understand..Just ❤❤ for a2b

[@trishalaxman8209]

Wow this is like being in heaven 😍 I too have a sweet tooth and the way you describe the sweets and your reaction after tasting them will make anyone's mouth water irrespective of whether they like sweets or not 😀

[@mganandmysore6812]

He never allow owner to explain. He only describes.

[@dhanushkumar7020]

What a delight to watch A2B sweet factory!!! Love and respect for the work that you are doing Kripal sir.🤗🤗

[@vpat_patv]

Kripal, your description of the sweets will surely make the sweets also feel shy 😅. They will say "Oh look how Kripal is wonderfully describing me with so much love and affection" 😀😄😎

[@HBFREEWORLD]

Wow 😮I was blown away just watching - imagine if I had the privilege too, to taste each and every awesome sweet. A sweet factory that has love ❤️ for their employees too - air-con vents directly under employees head … it’s that fab ? Hats 🧢 off to the employer for having consideration and love for their employees.

[@sri-youragileamigo2990]

In its literal sense, this is one of the 'sweet'est videos :) Mr.Amana - my wife and I are big fans of your videos. Our India visits are always memorable and your videos have a lion's share in that :) Keep up the good work Sir! Best wishes from the UK.

[@FoodLoversTV]

Thank you for your kind words, Sri, happy you enjoyed the watch. Deepavali wishes to you and your wife. Happy eating!

[@marypremap2166]

I am a food lovers , I tasted every sweets in Adyar andabavan sweets , It's elegent to eat.it taste was heart melting taste. I love this sweets.

[@siyanibillinumberone4054]

I remember asking kripal many months ago to visit food large scale industry . I see this video .. thanks kripal for good coverage of Adayar ananda . . Good show

[@darthghag]

I live in California and A2B restaurant is right across my house. Beautiful south Indian food for an expat. Beats the Saravana Bhavan in this area by a mile and more

[@sunitanair6753]

OMG what a sweetie vlog... Excellent 👍👍👍 A2B savouries... First time i have seen a fully AC factory making 180 types of sweets 👌... Gr8 ... Loved it 👌⭐✨ 🔆

[@snrao8754]

Neat clean and hygiene, properly dressed staff, working with gloves, untouched with bear hands, tasty end product - all these factors enhance respect for the brand. Owners deserve all the praise for maintaining standards.

[@francisjayasurya61]

I used to meet the Owners at the Counter way back in 1987 at Small shop in Adyar LB Road and their hard work and employees committed is their success

[@jacobvarkey6250]

The smile on Mr. Kripal's face whenever he bites into his favourite sweets is priceless. He turns into a little child at that moment.

[@ajayagarwal5596]

Sweets lovers hit 👍

[@mohammadirrfanahamad]

More than a like

[@raghupath]

Wow I think nobody could have explained the jhangri making as well as Mr. Kripal Sir.

[@devraj-ud8mb]

only problem of A2B is higher price,if they start d2c of sweets with less price it'll be a game changer

[@jayalakshmim9567]

Then they have to compromise with substandard quality.

[@devraj-ud8mb]

@@jayalakshmim9567 In d2c without compromising quality the same product can be given in lesser price. Example if they sell sweets in shop(currently what they're doing)they have to give margin for rent, current, salary etc these all makes cost higher. If they start website and start selling d2c directly from Chennai easily they can sell at less price.

[@vimalaraju5370]

Wow. Welcome to Chennai sir. Happy sweet A2B Deepawali. Like that “ULUNDU Maavu “ very much. My favourite sweet jaangiri.

[@quiz-blasters227]

This is incredible. Yeah this is the right place alright. Sweets paradise. Thanks for the video.

[@Disha87]

Hard Work and Humbleness always lead to success 🥰🥰 A2B Family one of the greatest example for that

[@sheshachalamsriram3545]

Yesssssss...NO DOUBTS

[@jagadeesh2484]

I love everything about A2B ...savouries are at their best....again A2B business is going to spike up with Kripal Sir's outstanding narration....❤❤

[@punkedcrap]

This is an average rated brand. I wonder why that is!!?

[@Naveensh15]

I think u never visited KANTI SWEETS.... A2B is overrated in my opinion

[@tamilulagam9012]

@@Naveensh15 Both are overrated i believe 🤣

[@bindubasavaraju8165]

OMG!! It’s mouthwatering 180 sweet items..Missing all those in UK

[@thiruvetti]

Good to know AAB is sticking to original taste. I got introduced to chat for the first time via the original AAB outlet in Adyar, Chennai. That time they were such a small shop.

[@ravishankar8698]

Pl help me How they dispose the unsold sweets and khars/ mixture Pl try to get information

[@thiruvetti]

@@ravishankar8698 Oh, no idea. I too have that question. Btw, why do u need that info? Just curious

[@baalah7]

*Such a Sweetness overloaded vlog* 😇 *Any Celebration/ Festivities is incomplete without A2B Sweets and savouries 😎* *May their Tribe increase* 🙌🏽

[@abdulaleem3096]

Happy Happy to Introduce about A 2 B special. We love it.

[@dadasahebkhose3336]

Sweet.kajukatli.,mysorepak,emrati.jilebi...pedha..laddu.awesome. Quality. ,quantity. nice...Owner..Great...

[@trekzindia7141]

It's good to see that they are wearing the shirts with the name of the shop like their workers. It shows that they are working in this factory.

[@raghupath]

I am from Coimbatore where Sri Krishna Sweets who introduced the new soft Mysurpa rather than the old hard traditional Mysurpa.

[@srivatsa9335]

Happy Diwali Kripal ji. You put so much interest, research and enthusiasm in your videos. Awesome job 😁👍🏻❤️

[@FoodLoversTV]

Thank you so much, Srivatsa, glad you enjoyed the episode. Happy Deepavali to you too,

[@srivatsa9335]

@@FoodLoversTV Thank you for the reply Kripal Ji 😁

[@ap-gt1dp]

Superb Episode ❤️💯

[@dayanandana3360]

Proud of Tamilnadu.

[@potatobonda]

India has the biggest variety of foods and snacks in the world. The recently opened A2B restaurant in Illinois’ Naperville- Aurora draws huge crowds of not only Indians but also Americans and Mexicans, daily.

[@sanjays5128]

the 50 gm package was offered by them, it was a immediate hit with the common man. The other biggies always had a minimum of 1/4 kg.

[@arunachalakani9459]

A2B sweets is one of my favourite, thanks for your documentation

[@arvindkumarpanibhate894]

What a clean factory sir. So good.

[@latasiddheshwar1883]

Thank you,Kripalji for this episode on the eve of Deepavali.

[@rajendrapandkar34]

Wonderful factory of Indian Sweets ❤

[@pradeepmca]

Quality of A2B has dipped tremendously .

[@vinayshankaremani]

Watching this Video in Italy. Cannot wait to go back to Bengaluru and taste these sweets in A2B. Thank you for the lovely Video.

[@chanwong7657]

but they aew from chennai,only branches in bengaluru

[@anjuannmathew]

Thank you Kripal..Such a special trip you took us along!

[@grandmasterjo1]

Excellent video with true authentic script on the product. You bring out the reality of the product with elements of chemistry. Great work. Well done. AB can only be what it is because of consistency in quality and humility towards all. 👍👍

[@gangadharan1110]

Mind boggling. Excellent presentation

[@faa6005]

It is great to see such automated factory in India. Love all the sweets, it is mouth watering I miss south India.

[@manicv1803]

It is amazing.The opportunity for employment to fellow countrymen.

[@sunitha3963]

Kripal just awesome to see the process of sweets making enjoyed every sec of this thank you so much Happy Deepawali stay blessed always 😊

[@kishorebabumallipeddi449]

Excellent video first time seeing the sweet factory. I am thankful to kripal mana 🙏🙏🙏

[@FoodLoversTV]

It's my pleasure, Kishorebabu, happy you enjoyed the tour.

[@haripradeeppalanki9358]

So happy to see how the machines are customized to meet the requirements to make pure desi sweets. I doubt whether it is an AC unit or AHU (It provides filtered, conditioned air, and the number of cycles of air is exchanged per hours.) It keeps the room air microbial load less also due to the air exchanges.

[@dazuotv]

Thanks for such a great video of South India's biggest sweets & snacks factory 👍

[@nagnag9722]

India is such a great country !

[@popsnrvi]

But nothing can beat Venkateshwara Mysore Pak, the King is a King..!

[@parthasarathysekar6454]

too much of ghee

[@popsnrvi]

@@parthasarathysekar6454 that's the USP of it. Have it at their Balepete branch. Or u can try at Ganesh Sweets in Chamarajapete, very similar taste and much lower price

[@peterhickox9137]

There is nothing like sweets from India growing up in a orphanage for ten years tasting treats Jalebi,jangri, mysorepacu & kaju Kati👀♥️💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@antonyjosephine494]

Amazing, apetising sweets.. Without sweets there is no joy in celebrations...

[@ravindarn2346]

always a fan of thier quality....

[@sijukalavarakkaran5601]

So hygienic Indian sweet factory. Excellent Quality.👍🏻👌🏻😋Very nice...

[@Bhargav8888]

My favourite sweet small Jangiri..😍

[@sarathkrishna9771]

Nice video from.... Nellore.A2B is in Nellore also. A2B is the best vegeterian resturent.

[@vikashammigi9295]

Mr.kripal the way u explain about food and your hmmm expression after eating brings water in our mouth fan of u from davangere

[@mercilsaravanan6107]

Surprise to see.. because am from Ambathur Chennai… i like all your videos and a great fan 🎉❤Happy Deepavali 🪔

[@HEMALATHA-xx4qi]

This is one place where I relished all varieties nd still lingers in my mouth.. Thanq for this wonderful video.. Tomorrow I'm on my way to A2B to beat my temptation after seeing this video

[@venkattamil4195]

Its nice to see the next gen A2b entreprenuers.. Both of them has a nice smiling face. Good you make a nice video for us.

[@nandagopalranganathan6269]

No doubt Aadhar Anantha Bhavan is one the best sweet manufactoring outlet in India Very happy to see the technique in manufacturing by automatic machines The only thing is the programme would have been Tamil our traditional If the company want to make to exhibit International level the same would have been given in Tamil for the South Indian viewers

[@stephania7208]

God bless this company owners & all the workers.

[@giriraj5218]

These fellows are business culprits GOD IS THERE

[@manoharvanise2314]

Greaaaaat sweet factory. Never i heard such a big & large sweet factory. 12,000 employees. 160 stores.

[@harihariharan5583]

Super lessons, take care of your partner / Vendor. this is what big companies misses.. due to money power / brand power

[@tejasrathod1419]

NICE, SUPERB & EXCELLENT INFORMATION. KEEP IT UP YOUR GOOD WORK. GOD ALWAYS BLESS YOU. 👍👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@RB-om8sk]

i was never a fan of A2B, would always avoid it's branches while in Chennai n never think of it while in Bangalore but seeing this video n the whole process behind its sweets making my opinion has changed n i would give it a try next time i m in south

[@SD-ld5lz]

Same here. Recently been to one of their branch and found it too costly. But hence forth will definitely buy from them

[@methane13]

it's costly..but whenever i would like to have dish with coconut chutney i only see a2b in Bangalore

[@xmotorcycles2429]

Now a days, The taste is on the lower end. However quality of the product has improved a lot.

[@sravanakkenapally]

i love this factory, its very hygiene... i like dudpeda very much

[@rajkumari-bg1ke]

So happy to see how the machines are customized to meet requirements to take pure sweet

[@aishwaryakulkarni6177]

ದೀಪಾವಳಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು kripal sir🙏🤩🥳i am from hubli i love to watch ur food videos 👌🏻keep going sir

[@FoodLoversTV]

Thank you, Aishwarya, happy you enjoy our work.

[@globalinvestor6120]

Mishra sweet try madi

[@lokeshdave3968]

What a well managed sweet factory.

[@pradeepchowdarydavuluri6811]

Visited yesterday itself, the quality nd taste is unmatchable...

[@RJ21-omSaiRam]

There is a very big factory in India which is at a good level and sweets of all flavors are made here, along with this the labor also gets an earning in which one gets to eat a clean thing, a clean thing is good.

[@prasvasu4217]

The a2b restaurant has also gotten a decent meal and great tiffins.

[@shruthikankipati5735]

Very much more varieties &no one can beat india

[@mridul1608]

Nice vlog; Kaju Katli and JHANGRI (known as IMARTI in North India) are very famous in Delhi and colour of IMARTI remain same, ie, orange in Delhi too.

[@rajanrob]

I have seen this factory outside . Thanks for this video by showing what is happening inside . Awesome

[@vidyadeshpande1850]

Wonderfull sweet factory I am glad to see so many variety of sweets wish them best wishes

[@ranipoongavanam9688]

I really admire like this factory in india specially in TN wow😯

[@Bharathi85676]

We r proud that A2B is from Tamilnadu.

[@Vijay-pm5vv]

Just Wow !!! I think your commentry is enough to make us mini kitchen halwais at home !!

[@---blake---2214]

The level of hygine is phenomenal

[@ArunKumar-yr4ht]

we were customers in srirampuram srinivas sweets in ma ramamurthy road 7th main we were there customer since1979 myvfather used to love there mixture ,i remember in 1983 to 1988 buying there mixture pepper and garlic was more in that mixture. every day we used to buy mixture, i remember srinivas sweets was next to popular medicals and cocunut shop .cannot believe my eyes these people have grown so big our area people srirampuram .they have grown like the way rajini grows in annamalai movie .i wish some day i meet the owner ,hope they remember some memorys.

[@santoshkumarkar39]

Very soon i am coming from Odissa near to you... Happy New Year 2024...A big success for you ...

[@sarojachakravarty8573]

I watched kai murukku being made . Along with fresh wet rice flour,roasted urad dal powder,jeera, butter and salt we add hing powder and then mix it well. It enhances the flavour of the murukku . A2B murukku seedai and thattai need more hing to make extra special.

[@ReviewPoint0017]

Adyar Ananda Bhavan has really grown leaps and bounds....While their quality is good their prices of food items has skyrocketed!!Need to have a check on that

[@raghufoods]

ನನಗೆ ಈ ಅಂಗಡಿಯ ಸ್ವೀಟ್ ತುಂಬಾ ಇಷ್ಟ

[@premlaljaisinghbisukarma1832]

Sir, I like your video very much. One question what's precious things is in your bag, which you always carry with you in every video?

[@sanjayputhran4671]

Happy Deepawali Kripal Sir.... Fantastic episode