Food Startup

Reshma Suresh founded 'Tocco' to empower home chefs, helping them showcase their talents through homemade regional delicacies infused with nostalgia and local flavours. Prepared in small batches, these dishes also offer busy people easy access to healthy, wholesome meals.

Inspired by the widespread love for Kozhikoden halwa, four friends — Shabas Ahamed N C, Sanu Muhammed C, Irfan Safar S, and Thesreef Ali P K — founded Fulva, a Kerala-based startup delivering various flavours of halwa and other authentic traditional snacks.

In Sadri, Rajasthan, the Raika community, known for herding camels, has shifted from trading to sustainable camel milk production through Camel Charisma. This social enterprise, led by Dr Ilse Köhler-Rollefson and Hanwant Singh Rathore, is helping preserve the Raikas’ way of life and livelihood.

Usha Shrotiya launched 'Mama Nourish', a food startup that is striving to save legacy laddoo recipes by giving them a modern twist. She has buyers in over 150 corporate establishments like Google, Netflix, and IKEA, among others.

College dropout Ashish Ranjan started OCB (Online Cake Bhejo) in 2017 with his friend Buddhisen Bittu. The chain of bakeries employs and empowers over 50 women farmers in Bihar who make millet cookies, muffins, brownies and more.

Hariom Nautiyal quit his corporate career and went back to his village in Dehradun. Starting from scratch, he set up ‘Dhanya Dhenu’ to sell dairy products, pickles, candies, and ice cream. Here's how he established a multi-crore empire in a village.

Deepak Sabharwal was shocked to read the 'poison' label on pesticides used on his family's farms. He shifted to organic farming and started Earthy Tales, with a mission to help more farmers make the switch.

Once a teacher, Sudha started experimenting with different podis and masalas to make her daughter's food tastier. The Coimbatore-based entrepreneur grew her experiment into a startup called Iniya Organics, which sells spices.

Homemaker and mother Sumila Jayaraj decided to become an entrepreneur years after her marriage. Today, she runs Greenaura, selling organic coconut-based products and clocking Rs 20 lakh in monthly revenue.

Meet five software engineers who traded lucrative tech careers to pursue their culinary passions and lead fulfilling lives. Their thriving food startups are a testament to their drive and dedication.