hˈældɚɹˌæmz wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən baɪ ɡˈæŋɡə bˈɪʃən ˈæɡɑːɹwəl, fˈɑːndli nˈoʊn æz hˈældɚɹˌæm dʒˈaɪ ɪn hɪz hˈaʊshoʊld; æz ɐ ɹˈiːteɪl swˈiːts ænd nˈæmkiːn ʃˈɑːp ɪn baɪkˈeɪnɚ, ɹˌɑːdʒəstˈɑːn.
Haldiram's was founded in 1937 by Ganga Bishan Agarwal, fondly known as Haldiram Ji in his household; as a retail sweets and namkeen shop in Bikaner, Rajasthan.