Food success story

Mahesh Asabe's family used to cultivate traditional crops like maize. In 2013-14, Mahesh's father started cultivating dragon fruit after his father read about the crop.

Kabeer learned the food business at Theka Coffee before starting Oye Momo, leveraging his family food business background.

A woman from Madhya Pradesh's roadside kachori stall saw demand soar after a viral video, leading her to expand operations and hire help.

Gurugram’s Sanket Saurabh’s venture generated more than Rs 5 crore in cumulative revenue within roughly 2.5 years, starting from just Rs 16 lakh in its first three months.

Koushik Kharvi shared his journey from hiding his Swiggy delivery job to running a popular seafood business in Bengaluru.

The founders met while studying at the University of Southern California and have built the business around social-media-led branding and direct consumer engagement.

Lexis offers premium sandwiches and operates stores in Gurgaon and Delhi, also available on Swiggy and Zomato.

Sunita Agarwal sometimes bought sweets from shops but was not happy with their quality and decided to make them at home.

A roadside vendor's Rs 100 chips chaat has caught social media attention, with estimated annual sales reaching Rs 14.4 lakh if 40 servings are sold daily.

Megna Jain started selling cupcakes in college. Years later, she runs her own startup for gourmet gift hampers in Bengaluru.