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    The Dabbawala is a unique lunch box delivery service in India. They collect freshly cooked lunches from homes in the suburbs, deliver them to offices in the city, and return the empty boxes. This service began in 1880 and has expanded to include cooking foods as well. It is run by the Mumbai Tiffin Box Supplier's Association, a charitable trust registered in 1956.

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    The Dabbawala is a unique lunch box delivery service in India. They collect freshly cooked lunches from homes in the suburbs, deliver them to offices in the city, and return the empty boxes. This service began in 1880 and has expanded to include cooking foods as well. It is run by the Mumbai Tiffin Box Supplier's Association, a charitable trust registered in 1956.

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    Dabbawala

    The closest meaning of the Dabbawala in English would be the "lunch box delivery man".

    Dabbawala
    literally meaning ("person with a box"), is a person in India, who is employed in a unique service industry whose primary business is collecting the freshly cooked food in lunch boxes from the residences of the office workers (mostly in the suburbs), delivering it to their respective workplaces and returning the empty boxes back to the customer's residence by using various modes of transport.

    This service was originated in 1880. In 1890. The charitable trust was registered in 1956 under the name of Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Trust. The commercial arm of this trust was registered in 1968 as Mumbai Tiffin Box Supplier's Association. The present President of the association is Sopan Laxman Mare. Nowadays, the service often includes cooking of foods in addition to the delivery.

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