Fresh is a misnomer in its name "Reliance Fresh". I have seen cut, partly smashed and near rotting bell peppers (the red and yellow ones, which are displayed in the front shelves of the outlet), greens dried out and nowhere near fresh. This is a regular scene in a couple of their outlets in South Delhi. I have heard similarly from my folks in Malleswaram, Bangalore. Note, I'm not saying all the stuff are bad-but the whole place loses its charm and appeal when you see some of it rotting in chillers under bright light - especially when you have "Fresh" displayed on a large sign lit outside.
Contrary to this, I've been surprised by the local vegetable vendors in Delhi displaying fresh mint and coriander leaves wrapped in moist jute cloth and selling them on push-carts and bicycles. I prefer Namdhari for its fresh produce. Its slightly expensive, but the stuff from there lasts longer and stays fresh. Unfortunately, they don't have too many outlets in Delhi and the one close to me in Green Park Market just moved farther away to Lajpatnagar. Anil KUMAR On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:48:26 -0700 (PDT), Vardhini Shankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It is quite possible that the one store I saw is the exception and I must > mention that I went there only twice. But there was no way I was going to > shop there, given the fact that there are 2 good produce stands within a > mile of my parents' house. In addition to these are the vegetable vendors > who come on the street selling produce from the nearby (< 50 Kms ) farm > lands. > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 11:10:42 AM > Subject: Re: [silk] Chaos makes better business sense > > On 8/10/07, Vardhini Shankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >...found produce from reliance etc to be really really lacking in > quality. > > That's something I haven't heard. And given their investment at the > back-end, from what I've heard and seen, I'm *very* surprised. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > silklist mailing list > [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/silklist > >
