As per the information available on their website "Our tradition of food and hospitality began in 1924 with the establishment of the MTR Restaurant by the Maiya family in Bangalore. This restaurant is a city landmark today and people still stand in queue to savour its unique, completely authentic dishes. Then in 1975, Maiyas diversified into the business of convenience foods and instant mixes. As the business expanded, modernization and state-of-art facilities, including dedicated Lab and printing and packaging facilities, were added." "MTR's wide range of products include ready-to-eat curries and rice, ready-to-eat cook gravies, frozen food, ice-cream, instant mixes, spices and variety of pickles & papads, and milk beverage drinks."