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Make in India be oblivious to the existing brands in the Indian market. However, most Indian brands come from well-known exporters and manufacturers, known worldwide, possessing great value and eminence. Vivaldis Health and Food Pvt. Ltd. Founded in early 2015 by animal health- industry veteran O.P. Singh and Kunal Khanna, a London Business School graduate, Vivaldis is a healthcare product company started with a vision to provide the best in animal and human healthcare. Th e company manufactures and markets medicines for chronic pet diseases, obesity, cancer and arthritis. Since in India, almost 40 percent of pets suff er from lifestyle diseases, Vivaldis has also designed lifestyle management products for pets, duly supported by formulations for infection and infestation control. Presently, Vivaldis operates in 25 cities across India. Dogseechew Founded by Bhupendra Khanal, Dogseechew makes organic dog treats from natural ingredients sourced from the Himalayas. Th e treats are made using an ancient recipe that includes hardened yak and cow milk. Dogseechew has recently collaborated with Th erpup, a dog café in Bengaluru, where dog-lovers can relax and spend quality time playing with the café’s pups; they can also bring their own dogs with them. Bhupendra Khanal previously headed an analytics fi rm but quit his job in order to start Dogsee Chew, for the love for dogs. KSP Inc. KSP Inc., located in Noida, is the leading manufacturer of bird feeders, poultry feeders and lawn/garden décor products. KSP Inc. believes in social, environmental and ethical practices and is a compliant company. 12 Creature Companion | Interzoo Special 2018 In conversation with Mayank , Shri Krishna International, Wazirpur, New Delhi Q 1. What kind of products do you manufacture? We manufacture an excellent gamut of feeding bowls,made from stainless steel commonly used in Indian households for feeding pets. Th e feeding bowls are available in diff erent shapes and designs to serve varied requirements of diff erent clients. Q 2. How long have you been manufacturing and exporting pet products? What is the growth of your exports in terms of percentage? Th e Indian stainless steel industry produces quality products at competitive rates. We are a reputed manufacturer and exporter of stainless steel products  since 32 years. We have quality machineries and a hard working quality conscious production team under the leadership of  Mr. Krishan Lal Satija. Our annual growth rate has been about 25 percent for the last two years. Q 3. Why do companies prefer to buy from India?  Our accessability to quality raw materials that is steel gives us an edge to supply high quality products at reasonable price.   At Shri Krishna International, we have trained engineers for quality control at every process right from manufacturing till packaging. We are able to deliver orders within deadline. Q 4. What are the measures that you would like to see from Indian Government to give boost to exports of pet products?  We request the Indian government to support and promote pet fairs, globally. Th is will bring in awareness which will ultimately result in more numbers of clients, investors, manufacturers, importers and exporters leading to the expansion of business. Also, we could do better if there are better export subsidies for pet industry.