Bombay Bakery
{{Short description|Bakery in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Bombay Bakery
| genre = Bakery
| foundation = {{start date and age|1911}}
| founder = hsn
| location_city = Hyderabad, Sindh
| location_country = Pakistan
| area_served = Hyderabad, Sindh
| key_people =
| products = Chocolate, coffee, and macroon cakes
| owner = Zaid Qureshi
}}
Bombay Bakery ({{langx|ur|{{nq|بمبئی بیکری}}}}) is an old bakery located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1917622/karachi-bakery-vs-bombay-bakery|title=Karachi Bakery Vs Bombay Bakery|date=February 24, 2019|website=The Express Tribune}} It was named after an Indian city, Bombay.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1190385|title=Bombay Bakery: 100 years and going strong|first=Mohammad Hussain|last=Khan|date=June 27, 2015|website=DAWN.COM}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/karachi-bakery-in-mumbai-shuts-shop-but-bombay-bakery-in-pakistan-is-running-for-over-100-years-535601.html|title=Karachi Bakery In Mumbai Shuts Shop But Bombay Bakery In Pakistan Is Running For Over 100 Years|date=March 4, 2021|website=IndiaTimes}}
History
Bombay Bakery was founded by Pahlajrai Gangaram Thadani in 1911.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/bombay-bakery-a-timeless-shop-in-a-bungalow-/MTcxNQ==|title=Bombay Bakery: A Timeless Shop in a Bungalow |website=Youlin Magazine}} Thadani, a Sindhi Hindu, was from Dadu, Sindh.{{Cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/737683/in-sindhs-hyderabad-the-century-old-bombay-bakery-produces-pakistans-most-famous-cakes|title=In Sindh's Hyderabad, the century-old Bombay Bakery produces Pakistan's most famous cakes|first=Mohammad Hussain|last=Khan|website=Scroll.in}}
In 1948, Pahlajrai Gangaram Thadani died and his son Kishinchand Thadani became the owner. He expanded the business and wrote a number of recipes.
In 1960, his son, Kumar Thadani took over the business. He remained unmarried throughout his life, adopted a son, Salman Shaikh, who was converted to Islam after his death in 2010.
In 2014, a previously secret recipe was made public by a former baker.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/745374/copyright-violation-bombay-bakerys-top-secret-recipe-leaked|title=Copyright violation: Bombay Bakery's top secret recipe leaked|date=August 6, 2014|website=The Express Tribune}}
See also
- Karachi Bakery, a similar bakery in Hyderabad, India, named after Karachi
References
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{{Bakeries in Pakistan}}
{{Hyderabad, Sindh}}