QUICK FACTS
BUSINESS:
Making gourmet food products under the Pico brand and packaged coconut water Cocofly
FOUNDED IN:
2011
FOUNDERS:
Abhay Jaiswal and Arjun Gadkari
FUNDING:
25 crore
INSTITUTIONAL CUSTOMERS:
Vistara, Oberoi Flight Services, Four Seasons, Woodside Inn, Barcelos, Monkey Bar
EMPLOYEES:
60
COMPETITORS
For Pico: Capital Foods (Ching’s Secret), Dr. Oetker Fun Foods, Veeba, Tabasco, HUL (Kissan), Nestle (Maggie)
For Cocofly: Dabur’s Real Activ Coconut Water, Cocojal, Tendo
It is not often that people turn their childhood passion into business. But Arjun Gadkari, Co-founder, Nilgai Foods, is different. While interning with Lightspeed Advisors in Mumbai, his love for food led him to realise the huge opportunity in global cuisine in India. He took on board his family friend Abhay Jaiswal, who was then working with PwC in London as…