Sarat Kumar Sahoo, the visionary founder of Ruchi Masala, passed away on Sunday afternoon after a prolonged battle with cancer. He had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mumbai, where he breathed his last.

Sources close to the family confirmed that his mortal remains would soon be brought back to Cuttack for the final rites.

Sahoo, a prominent industrialist from Odisha, established his company in 1976 under the name Om Oil and Flour Mills in Cuttack’s industrial area. What began as a small venture producing turmeric powder gradually expanded into a diverse range of spices, masalas, pasta, noodles, and ready-to-eat foods. Over nearly five decades, Ruchi has become a household name not just in Odisha but across rural and urban India, with products even being exported internationall

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