In 1970 there was a manager in a fireworks factory. Dedication to his duties fetched him the experience and courage required to start his own fireworks factory.

In 1980 his sons joined his business. Together they worked hard. Business was growing and time had come where he wished to see his grandchilden going to school by car and he booked a new one. But the lovable father Mr. A.Shunmugaiah’s life came to sudden end because of diabeties.

For S.RAVI, the younger son of Mr. Shunmugaiah it took much time to recover from the grief and he decided to do something good for the people affected with diabetes. Meanwhile his wife Chitra suggested him to read a health article written by a Doctor that appeared in a women"s magazine highlighting the potential health benefits of eating Tofu and other soybean products. A meeting with the author of the article changed his life once for all.

On realising the health benefits of Tofu and other soybean products he decided to make that beneficial products available to all and started a small factory at Sivakasi, his home town(Called as MINI JAPAN by locals) to make tofu and soy milk. It was difficult to market tofu initially. Hard and sustained efforts helped him to sell a small quantity in the year 2002. continuous learning and frequent travel to many parts of the world has helped him to master the art of making different types of tofu. He is the only processor of some types of tofu in India. The following are some of the special tofu items.

Bagged Silken Tofu / Japanese Fried Tofu / Thin Squires (Abur Age) Thick Triangles (Atsu Age) / Ganmodoki (Tofu Ball)

consistent quality and taste with shelf life ranging from 7 to 45 days has made more than 150 Trading shops and Star Category Hotels to prefer his tofu. Ravi`s name came to be called the 'Tofuwala" meaning the Man of the Tofu. Harish karthikeyan son of Ravi Tofuwala is completing his graduation in food technology. Varsha his daughter is good at cooking tofu and plans to pursue a career in nutrition and dietetics . Tofuwala`s family will take its best efforts to popularize Tofu and educate people about the health benefits of tofu.