Genre | Bakery |
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Founded | 1911 |
Founder | Pahlajrai Gangaram Thadani |
Headquarters | , Pakistan |
Area served | Hyderabad, Sindh |
Products | Chocolate, coffee, and macroon cakes |
Owner | Salman Shaikh |
Bombay Bakery (Urdu: بمبئی بیکری) is an old bakery located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] It was named after an Indian city, Bombay.[2][3]
Bombay Bakery was founded by Pahlajrai Gangaram Thadani in 1911.[4] Thadani, a Hindu Amil, was from Dadu, Sindh.[5]
In 1948, Pahlajrai Gangaram Thadani died and his son Kishinchand Thadani became the owner.[4] He expanded the business and wrote a number of recipes.[4]
In 1960, his son, Kumar Thadani took over the business.[4] He remained unmarried throughout his life, adopted a son, Salman Shaikh, who was converted to Islam after his death in 2010.[5]
In 2014, a previously secret recipe was made public by a former baker.[6]