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Mouth-watering sweets and G. Pulla Reddy go hand
in hand.
G. Pulla Reddy Sweets owes its rep ute
to the range of innovations during the preparation of
lip-smacking sweets.
Sri Gunam Palli Pulla Reddy started the sweet
business in Karnool as a roadside vendor on the
suggestion of his uncle one Diwali morning in
1948. Slowly he set up a shop and with the capital earned
he also started catering to orders for weddings and
parties. As the capital of Andhra Pradesh shifted from
Karnool to Hyderabad in 1956, Pulla Reddy also shifted
his business to Hyderabad in 1957 and started the present
shop, which is on the Nampally station road,
Abids. He went on to open another branch at Somajiguda
in the year 1993. He looks forward to opening a
branch in Sec underabad
by the year-end. He always had one motto of “Giving
the best with no compromise in quality.”
The shops are very spacious and a delectable aroma of
pure ghee emanates all around. They currently manufacture
40 varieties of sweets and 12 varieties of Karas
(spicy and salty items). Every year witnesses the
addition of one or two new items. The price of the sweets
sold here range from Rs 140/- per kg (Kalakand)
to
Rs 680/- per kg (Badam halwa). The Kaju delicacies
are a speciality item with Kaju  burfi
at Rs 320/- per kg, Kaju sweet Rs 360/- per
kg, Kowa puri Rs 160/- per kg, Kalakand
Rs 140/- per kg, Jangiri Rs 160/- per kg and
Paper sweet Rs 5/- per piece. On an average 1400 kg
of sweets are prepared and sold everyday. The sweets
are made at Somajiguda in the space available
behind the sweet shop.
The personal involvement of the family has helped them
till this date to maintain consistency and merit in
quality. Ragav Reddy, son of Pulla Reddy buys
the raw materials for the sweets, which is  further
cleaned by his mother and sister-in-law at their house
and sent according to the requirement of the shop. Young
boys are given training to be turned into competent
sweet makers.
Industrialists, professionals, politicians and celebrities
are some of the regular customers. Home deliveries and
placing orders over the phone are not encouraged. They
cater to bulk orders (BHEL, a regular purchaser
orders six tons of sweets every year) and expect the
purchaser to visit their shop, choose the items and
order by paying an advance amount. Purchase orders from
comp anies
are also accepted. During festive season, orders have
to be placed a week in advance. The shops are open 365
days of the year between 8 a.m to 10 p.m at the Abids
branch and 9 a.m to 9 p.m at the Somajiguda branch.
They provide for a special gift packaging that helps
you to send the sweet abroad. They have sweets that
can be preserved from 7 days to 30 days.
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