Satish Sharma

Satish Sharma left Mundakhera in 2007 with ₹50,000 borrowed from his uncle and a second-hand tempo. He had no business degree, no connections, just a burning desire to do something bigger than farming. He started supplying fresh vegetables from Haryana mandis to Delhi restaurants — a 3 AM to 3 PM job, seven days a week. For two years he slept in his tempo on Azadpur Mandi nights to save rent money. By 2012, he had enough to rent a cold storage shed. By 2015, he built his own — AgroFresh Cold Storage in IMT Manesar. Today, AgroFresh has 3 cold storage units with 2400 MT capacity, and exports fresh vegetables (okra, bitter gourd, capsicum) to Dubai and Bahrain. What sets Satish apart is his connection to his roots. He has given preference hiring to Mundakhera workers — 8 of his 45 employees are from the village. He also runs a women's packaging unit in Mundakhera itself, providing employment to 12 women. In 2022, he was invited as a speaker at the Haryana Udyami Sammelan in Chandigarh.