Haringhata Meat makes sales worth Rs 8 lakh during Durga Puja

Kolkata, Oct 9: Haringhata Meat, run by the Department of Animal Husbandry of the West Bengal Government, set up stalls at Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata to sell healthy snacks. Popular food items like chicken cutlet, kebabs, nuggets, chicken sausage, chicken popcorn, etc were sold at attractive prices. The stalls were a big hit with people. The high-quality food at affordable prices attracted a lot of customers. So much so that Haringhata Meat made sales worth Rs 8 lakh. This is the first time that the organisation set up stalls during Durga Puja. A total of 13 stalls were opened at 13 big-budget Pujas including at Naktala Udayan Sangha, Suruchi Sangha, Tala Park Puja Committee and Baghbazar Sarbojanin. In recent years, Haringhata Meat has opened numerous outlets all over the state. Some are run directly by the organisation while most are rune on a franchisee basis, though under strict supervision by Haringhata Meat. Ready-made food items have already become a rage at ‘Haringhata Meat’ outlets in the city. Apart from raw meat, snacks like chicken cutlet or kebabs are popular among people at these outlets. UNI