Our Legacy Est. 1974
Years of Excellence,
Written by Hand
Fifty years in, we still measure every batch against one thing, our own name on the bag.
Sha Bhabootmal began trading dry fruits from a single counter in Sowcarpet, Chennai’s historic George Town trading quarter, in 1974, weighing almonds on a brass scale and keeping every account in a leather-bound ledger. What he built was more than a shop, it was a promise: that a customer would never need to check what they were buying, because the name on the bag already vouched for it.
A generation later, that promise is the only thing that hasn’t changed. We still hand-select at source, still refuse anything short of the best grade, and still sign every order the way our founder signed his ledgers, with pride.
One measure has never changed: would we serve it to our own family first?
Est. 1974 · Sowcarpet, Chennai
Fifty years, one family, the same promise.
Years of Heritage
Families Served
- Hand-graded at source
- Weighed & packed to order
- Corporate & festive gifting
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Fifty Years On
The Collection Today
Fifty Years, Four Chapters
From a Brass Scale to Your Door
1974 – 1988
Origins
Sha Bhabootmal opens his first counter in Sowcarpet, sourcing almonds and raisins directly from trading caravans and weighing every order by hand.
1989 – 2003
Quality
SBS builds direct relationships with orchards in Kashmir, Afghanistan and Iran, setting sourcing standards still followed today.
2004 – 2017
Trust
The SBS name becomes a Sowcarpet fixture, a -star, 140-review favourite, trusted for weddings, festivals and everyday indulgence alike.
2018 – Today
Growth
The second generation carries SBS beyond Sowcarpet, delivering to 40+ cities with 50+ varieties, without ever letting the ledger-book standard slip.
The SBS Ledger
Four Rules We Have
Never Broken Since 1974
Sha Bhabootmal wrote them into his first ledger at the Sowcarpet counter. Two generations later, every bag that leaves our store is still measured against them.
Graded at Source
Only the best lots from Kashmir, Afghanistan and Iran make it into an SBS pack.
Honest Weight
Weighed and packed to order, the same way our founder did it on a brass scale.
Sealed Fresh
Checked for purity and moisture, FSSAI compliant, and sealed to reach you as it left us.
Family First
If we wouldn’t serve it at our own table, it doesn’t go on our shelf.
The Craft
WHY OUR SEAL STAYS FRESHER MATTERSPURITY CHECKEDMOREHAND GRADEDTHAN YOU THINK
Every batch is graded, tested and sealed the same exacting way, so freshness at SBS isn’t a promise, it’s routine.
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