Sri Dora Raju garu
Founder-Chairman
Founder spotlight
Pure Tradition. Sweet Trust.
Sri Dora Raju garu — Founder-Chairman, Olive Mithai Vatika.
From Bandaru (Machilipatnam), Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.
20+
Years in business
15+
Hyderabad outlets
19
Delivery localities
₹25–100 Cr
Annual turnover
The story
From a port town in Krishna District to Hyderabad's sweet table
Born in Bandaru — the historic port town of Machilipatnam in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, renowned across India for its iconic Bandar Laddu and Madatha Kaja — Sri Dora Raju garu grew up surrounded by a centuries-old culture of pure-ghee sweet-making.
The son of two schoolteacher parents, he entered the sweet business with no family precedent in trade. What he carried instead was discipline absorbed from a teaching home and an unspoken inheritance of his hometown's confectionery legacy.
In 2002, he founded Olive Mithai Vatika in Hyderabad — translating Machilipatnam's age-old sweet tradition into a modern, hygienic retail experience for a new generation. From a single shop, the brand has grown into 15+ outlets across the city, with door-step delivery to 19 localities.
Today, Olive Mithai is celebrated for its uncompromising pure-ghee promise, long-tenured master cooks, and 'Pearl-pure ambience' — a standard that earns the trust of families, weddings, and corporate clients across Hyderabad.
The Olive standard
Four pillars, one promise
Pure Ghee Promise
100% pure desi ghee, every batch — no substitutes, no shortcuts.
Master Cooks
Long-tenured chefs trained in traditional Indian and South Indian recipes.
Pearl-Pure Ambience
Sanitised, premium store environments built around hygiene and respect.
Customer-First Service
Custom packaging for weddings, festivals, baby showers and corporate gifting.
A journey of two decades
From a sweet-making town in Krishna district to one of Hyderabad's most-trusted mithai brands.
Early years
Roots in Bandaru
Grows up in Machilipatnam, surrounded by the legacy of Bandar Laddu and Madatha Kaja — the cradle of South Indian pure-ghee sweet-making.
2002
Olive Mithai Vatika is born
Founds the first Olive Mithai shop in Hyderabad, carrying his hometown's sweet tradition to the city.
Mid-2000s
Mana Bandaru begins
Starts organising the annual Mana Bandaru gathering in Hyderabad — a reunion of the Bandaru / Machilipatnam diaspora — and quietly begins sponsoring scholarships for outstanding students from the hometown.
2010s
Hyderabad expansion
Scales from a single shop to a multi-outlet brand across prominent Hyderabad localities.
2017
Formalised growth
GST registration; manufacturing, wholesale and retail consolidate under one operation.
2020s
Door-step delivery
Launches door-step service across 19 Hyderabad localities; catalogue extends to dry fruits, biscuits, pickles and gift boxes.
Today
15+ outlets, ₹25–100 Cr
Olive Mithai is among Hyderabad's most-trusted sweet brands — serving families, weddings and corporate clients city-wide.
"We don't sell sweets. We carry forward a tradition. Every sweet that leaves our kitchen is the same one I would proudly hand to my own family."
Sri Dora Raju garu, Founder-ChairmanBandaru (Machilipatnam), Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh
Giving back
Mana Bandaru — paying it forward
For nearly two decades, Sri Dora Raju garu has organised the annual Mana Bandaru gathering in Hyderabad — a hometown reunion for the Bandaru / Machilipatnam diaspora — and financially supports outstanding students from the same hometown that shaped him.
Mana Bandaru — hometown reunion + student scholarship
For nearly two decades, organises the annual Mana Bandaru gathering in Hyderabad — bringing together the Bandaru/Machilipatnam diaspora living in the city. Through the same initiative, sponsors a scholarship that recognises and financially supports outstanding students from his hometown — paying it forward to the place that shaped him.
Spiritual & social service
Profiled by the Bhagavad Gita Foundation, Hyderabad as a 'Spiritual and Social Service Student'; visits the foundation regularly with his family and supports its initiatives.
Community partner
Believes a successful business has a duty to give back — first to one's hometown, then to one's wider community.
In the press
Featured interviews
- SumanTV Telugu
Sri Dora Raju Success Story
Watch / listen - 99 TV
Exclusive Interview
Watch / listen - Dil Se With Anjali
Dil Se With Anjali #153
Watch / listen - Telugu Podcast
From ₹15 L Debt to Sweet Success — EP-16
Watch / listen - Olive Mithai
Sweets and Integrity — what makes Olive different
Watch / listen - Studio One
Studio One Exclusive Interview
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