Many students studying in schools around the area got hooked to the taste of this pioneering Iyengar bakery. Several Iyengar families, hailing from the same Hassan district, were inspired by Thirumalachar and eventually ventured into the bakery business, setting up shop across Bengaluru and Karnataka.

The first and only Iyengar Bangalore Bakery (B.B) was started by H S Thirumalachar in 1898 in Bangalore. It continues to operate till date. Its success has spawned numerous similar named bakeries in some cities in India today. The Bangalore Bakery is run by its fourth generation entrepreneur, H T Srinivas.

Iyengars are the brahmans, in the dravidian state of India. So, Iyengar Bakery means, pure vegetarian, and eggless products..

“With a name like Iyengar Bakery, people tend to believe it is a pure vegetarian bakery as the name seems to suggest it is run by Brahmins, but the truth is that we even take bulk order for making plum cakes with eggs during Christmas. Egg puffs are made on order,” said Shetty.