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Musthafa: Earned ₹3 lakh monthly at Citibank Dubai before founding iD Fresh

PC Musthafa · Building a ₹3,000 Crore Business, PC Musthafa, Founder, iD Fresh · Nov 24, 2023 · at 22:40

PC Musthafa, co-founder and CEO of iD Fresh Food, describes leaving his corporate career in Dubai at age 26 to return to India.

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“Was getting a recently good salary, almost a three lakh rupees salary a month.”

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