food business

Taking India's food and beverage industry by storm, these women entrepreneurs are making waves with their delicious food and business acumen.

Delhi-based Sunil Vashisht, the owner of Flying Cakes, speaks of how the adversities in his life led him to start a successful food venture after many failed attempts.

A search for nutritious food for their children pushed mothers Dibyajyoti Borgohain and Madhavi Pomar to set up Rigdam Foods, a ready-to-eat millet snacks venture that has earned a turnover of Rs 24 lakh.

When Karan Kumar lost his job because of the pandemic, he along with his wife Amrita overcame hurdles to start selling food in a car under the name ‘Amrita Ji Ke Rajma Chawal’, which went on to become a hit.

Aashnee and Sandhya transformed their shared love for sweets into a homegrown clean candy brand called Niblerzz. They make vegan, sugar-free, guilt-free gummies.

Mumbai residents Ankith Suresh and Priyanka Mandal quit their respective jobs to launch The Mad Pepperoni, a rustic pizzeria that offers authentic woodfired Neapolitan pizza from Italy.

Calling it an Indian version of a burger, Sujay Sohani and Subodh Joshi made vada pav one of London’s favourite snacks.

After being fired from his previous job, Karan and Amrita started selling rajma and kadhi chawal on Delhi streets. Watch how they went from living in a car to earning a stable income.

Inspired by their school holidays in Kolkata, brothers Ani and Ayan Sanyal have opened the Kolkata Chai Co in New York City, with the aim to take authentic desi chai to a global level.

Himachal Pradesh resident Himanshu Sud quit his engineering job to open Himachali Rasoi in an attempt to revive the ancient dham, a cooking technique passed down from generations.