What challenges did you face when trying to enter the brewing industry in India?
Replied byKiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Founder & Executive Chairperson at Biocon
Niche: Health & Wellness
Revenue: Approx. $172 Million/month
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Started: 1978
Despite topping my class in Australia, no Indian brewery would hire me as a brewer. Even after I successfully commissioned a brewery 24/7, lifting pipes and spanners, they hired a man instead. They told me they could not risk having a woman lead a brewery in a hostile environment.
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