KantiSweets : A Revolution in Sweet Industry

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This 65-Year-Old Iconic Sweets Store Is Every Bangalorean's Favourite

Kanti Sweets made a humble beginning in 1957 when PanditJyotiSwarup Sharma started 'Kanti Sweet Meat Stall' at Kempegowda circle, Bangalore which was a small 6ft X 6ft counter that still stands at that spot. He named the store after his brother Shri.Kantiswarup Sharma.

After Panditji's demise in 1973, his son Shri, Rajendra Prasad, the second generation owner of the store, decided to take up the family business. Since 2005, the business has been managed as a family partnership.Shailendra Sharma is Managing Director. From one small shop in KG Circle in Gandhinagar in 1957, it has steadily grown. Currently the total tally of the outlets owned by Kanti Sweets in the Banglaore, Mysore and Mandya stands at 95.

The USP of Kanti Sweets lies in its reasonable pricing with honest service, standard quality and maintaining authentic taste of variety of traditional sweets including those from West Bengal, Rajasthan, Delhi and Karnataka by carefully appointing region- speciality chefs to oversee the production of diverse varieties of sweets. The ingredients are sourced with great care to maintain consistent quality of raw materials which plays significant role in taste of the offerings.

Kanti Sweets is one of the few stores in the city where speciality sweets, specific to popular festivals and their celebrations like Sankranti, Holi, RakshaBandhan, Dusshera and Diwali are available, which makes it a popular mithai-destination despite of no loud branding or glitzy packaging. Kanti Sweets has also done away with manual labour in many areas and mechanized a significant component of its processes. Over the years, customer profiles and their tastes have undergone a dramatic transformation. we have introduced low-sugar variants of traditional sweets like zero-sugar Burfi, KajuKatli, MotiChoorLaddus, Jilebi and many more.

Kanti Sweets is one of the few sweet makers to have an ISO 9001-2015 and ISO 22000: 2018 certifications. All the Outlets are certified with ISO 22000:2018(FSMS) & Quality Certification, London after quality assessment Audit. For product innovations and various research and development activities, we take the help of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Mysore. Also under the guidance of Ex-CFTRI Scientist an In-House GLP Certified Laboratory has been set up to perform Chemical and Microbiological Tests, Analysis of Raw material, Sweets, Savouries and Bakery Products. It facilitates analysis of the varieties of sweets to maintain quality. Also R&D works are carried out in the lab to introduce health foods. With approximately over 350 varieties of freshly made sweets and namkeens we are able to cater to different taste palates of diverse cross-section of customers, our offerings also include Bakery products and Badam milk.

To maintain quality & service, we are always open to feed backs from our customers who have been contributing in the development and improvement of our organization.

Kanti Sweets Popular Products : KajuPhool, KajuAnjeer Sandwich, KajuKatli, Kaju Pine Apple,  Anjeer Dry Fruit Roll, Special Mysore Pak and many more.

Kanti Sweets creates World Record for World’s Biggest KajuKatli

Kanti Sweets of Bangalore has been included by World Book of Records, London in Gold Edition - 2020 for making largest Vegetable Puff weighing 106 Kg and measuring 40x2.75 ft. and making largest Kajukatli (Sweet), weighing 1,051 Kg and measuring 11.1 ft.x7.2 ft.x 0.75ft on 15 January 2020.

On the occasion of Sankranthi, popular sweet and savory manufacturer in the city undertook the challenge of making the world’s largest KajuKatlisweetmeet. Prepared entirely by hand, the sweet weighed a massive 3309 pounds and had a thickness of 9 inches. The store’s enthusiastic employees were able to prepare the sweet in just six hours creating a new record. Officials of India Book of World Records confirmed the team with a certification for creating the world’s largest sweet in a single sitting.

The certificate of record was presented to Shailendra Sharma, Managing Director and Shikha Sharma, Director by TithiBhalla, Secretary, World Book of Records, India along with other prominent guests. This was informed by Santosh Shukla, President, World Book of Records. On being recognized by World Book of Records, London (UK), Shailendra Sharma  and Shikha Sharma were congratulated by Virendra Sharma, Member of Parliament, England, Dr.DiwakarSukul, Chairman, World Book of Records, London,  Santosh Shukla, President, World Book of Records and other dignitaries from international scenario.