Full Name | Sunil Dharod and Harshad Dharod |
Birth Date | N/A |
Birth Place | India |
Profession | Businessmen |
Relationship Status | Married |
Net Worth | $80 million |
Early Life
When the two brothers were still very young, their father passed away, leaving their mother to raise them. With the primary person providing for the family gone, the brothers created a massive challenge to make ends meet. The brothers would sell milk door to door by picking up eight milk bottles by catching a train.
Sunil and Harshad had to do many other odd jobs in those early years when other children were busy playing. Later on, the brothers moved to the U.S. with their mother in search of a better life.
Dharod Family Net Worth and Career
There, following in the footsteps of their mother’s work ethic, they also worked very hard, mentioning how working 16 hours a day was common. They held multiple jobs to sustain themselves. Sunil joined trade school, after which he started to work as a mechanic and earned $100,000 per year. He made this amount as he reached around $60,000 as his base salary and made the other $40,000 by working overtime and on weekends.
On the other hand, Harshad wanted to become a doctor but initially worked in a restaurant. Every time he mentioned to the owner he wanted to leave to pursue his studies, he would get a promotion. Over time, they became the Supervisor of the entire restaurant. Both of them saved money and started to invest in buying their first restaurant franchises. Sunil bought a Jack in the Box unit in Los Angeles. Over the years, he purchased many more of the franchise. Later on, he would sell them and buy Burger King locations seeing an opportunity there.
Sunil oversees the different companies, which have today turned into 70 Applebee’s, 47 Sonic Drive in’s, and Roy’s restaurants through SSCP Management. On the other hand, Harshad has also continued his business adventures in the restaurant industry and bought apartments employing more than 4000 people who are working for him.
Personal Life
Both the brothers are married. Sunil’s elder son Chris Dharod looks after the Applebee locations, while his daughter Puja is also a director of their company. Both of them prefer to live very private lives.
Dharod Family Net Worth
As of 2022, the Dharod family has an estimated net worth of $80 million. They both have continued the work ethic they possessed when selling milk in India. This has created an indeed rags and riches story, with the Dharod family today being multi-millionaires.