If you’d told the Mehta family back in 1993 when they arrived in New Zealand that their future in their new country would include running a very popular restaurant and takeaway for 20 years, they might have laughed at you. Back in Gujarat, where they came from in India, they were a farming family – and hospitality was definitely not part of any future plans.

But in a story shared by so many other migrants, the Mehtas’ new life meant different opportunities. “Our Dad, Raghuvir, worked in a factory when he got here and Mum wanted a job, but she didn’t have a lot of experience, so it was hard to figure out what she could do.” says daughter Toral. “Roops came about by accident, really. Mum started making roti and samosas from home and selling them to students and workers who were far from their families and home cooking – she had no idea back then it would get this big, or this busy.” Continue reading

Courtesy of Roskill Development

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