Our founders, mentors, advisory board and industry experts — the people who build, teach and shape Foodtech Pathshala.
Co-Founder
Food Tech Pathshala
A serial food-technology entrepreneur and MSME mentor with 20+ years across India and the USA. He founded Exelon Foodbio Advisors and co-founded FoodTech Pathshala. A chemical engineer (ICT/UDCT) with a US MS & MBA and CFA & FRM charters, he mentors food, beverage and agri startups and serves as Vice President of AFST(I).
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Co-Founder
Food Tech Pathshala
A food technocrat and first-generation entrepreneur with 15 years in food processing, licensing and food-safety training. Through Farm To Fork Solutions he has trained 8,000+ food-safety supervisors, and he is a Vice President of AFST(I) and a 2023 AFSTI-FSSAI National Award honoree.
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Founder, Karma Logistical Services (KLS)
Karma Logistical Services (KLS)
A global supply chain professional and logistics consultant passionate about helping Indian brands expand into international markets. With a decade of experience in global supply chain, he has supported businesses in building overseas operations, strengthening logistics and establishing scalable processes.
Nutritionist | Founder, Snack Right | Certified Diabetes Educator
Snack Right
Neha Pandit Tembe is a renowned nutritionist, entrepreneur, and wellness expert with over a decade of experience in nutrition counselling, healthy food product development, and lifestyle management. She is the Founder of Snack Right, a health-focused snack brand, and holds a Master's degree in Dietetics, a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, and is a Certified Diabetes Educator.
Food Technologist | Product Development & Manufacturing Expert
Shashank Joshi is a seasoned food industry professional with extensive experience in food product development, process optimization, food manufacturing, factory design, and quality systems. With expertise spanning new product development, plant design, food processing, packaging, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence, he has successfully guided food businesses in developing innovative products and scaling commercial manufacturing operations.
Former Chief Scientist & Head, Centre for Lipid Research, CSIR-IICT | Lipid Scientist | Food Technology Expert
Former Chief Scientist and Head of the Centre for Lipid Research at CSIR–Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad
Dr. R. B. N. Prasad is one of India's most distinguished lipid scientists, with over five decades of pioneering contributions to lipid chemistry, edible oils, fats, and food technology. As the former Chief Scientist and Head of the Centre for Lipid Research at CSIR–Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, he has played a transformative role in advancing India's vegetable oil and allied products industry. His groundbreaking work led to the development of a rice bran oil refining technology that is now used to produce over 85% of India's rice bran oil, significantly improving product quality and strengthening the country's edible oil sector. Over the course of his illustrious career, he has published more than 275 research papers, contributed 22 book chapters, secured nearly 70 Indian and international patents, and successfully transferred over 25 technologies to industry.
Founder
Impressions Vision Designed
Anjushree Ramanarayanan, Founder of Impressions Vision Designed. An Engineering graduate in Printing and Packaging Technology with 12+ years of overall experience in the industry and 5+ years of specialization in core graphic and packaging designing. Forte includes helping with packaging, branding from scratch to production, packaging design, and visual communication, helping startups and emerging brands build strong, impactful visual identities. Passionate about creating strategic, market-driven, and visually compelling designs that elevate brand presence and drive business growth.
Founder
Global Fortune Mission
KDSushma is a dynamic entrepreneur and one of India’s leading voices in Export Business Education and Entrepreneurship Development. With over 18+ years of extensive experience in International Business, Global Trade, Business Development, Marketing, Leadership, and Corporate Training, she has empowered individuals and organizations to enter and expand into global markets with confidence. She has worked with reputed multinational companies and later transitioned into entrepreneurship with a clear purpose—to make global trade accessible to MSMEs, youth, and aspiring business leaders.
Walmart Vriddhi
Walmart Vriddhi
Experienced partnerships, product, and business development professional with 12+ years of experience across fintech, e-commerce, hospitality, and digital payments. Currently working with I2I Foundation on the Walmart Vriddhi Project, driving MSME enablement through onboarding, ecosystem partnerships, and capacity-building initiatives.
Head of Product and Applications
Ruby Bio USA
Dr. Harshal Kshirsagar is a food ingredient applications and product innovation expert with deep experience in food science, nutrition, product development, and commercialization of novel food ingredients.
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Founder | Business Consultant | Regulatory Compliance Expert
UK Installation LLP
Mr. Shrihari Desai is the Founder of UK Installation LLP and an experienced business consultant specializing in regulatory compliance, industrial permissions, project approvals, factory licensing, Fire NOC, MPCB approvals, PESO certifications, BIS compliance, and land transaction advisory services.
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Distinguished Professor
Rutgers University, USA
Prof. Mukund V. Karwe is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food Science at Rutgers University, USA. He is an expert in food engineering, processed foods, extrusion, high-pressure processing, cold plasma processing, and advanced food technologies.
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Chief Executive Officer
Sphurit Technologies pvt ltd
Founder and CEO Eximple
CEO Eximple
Vishesh Jain is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eximple, an AI-powered global trade platform designed to simplify export and import operations for Indian businesses. He specialises in B2B growth, cross-border trade, finance, logistics, compliance and export execution.
Founder and Director
Divineapex Exports Private Limited
Shrikant Choudhary is an entrepreneur and international business strategist with hands-on experience in building businesses across India and West Africa. With a strong background in exports, supply chain management, and global business development, he has successfully established FMCG distribution networks in Nigeria while leading the export of Indian products to African markets.
Founder & CEO
Paawak Foods
Kaushal Dongre is a food entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Paawak Foods, one of India’s leading brands in the value-added jaggery segment. With a vision to transform jaggery from a traditional commodity into a modern, hygienic, and consumer-friendly product, he has successfully built an innovation-driven brand focused on quality, convenience, and consumer trust.
Labour & Employment Lawyer | Corporate Compliance Advisor
Adv. Khubi A. K. Agrawal advises businesses on labour laws, employment compliance, workplace investigations, and corporate governance. Having worked with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., Marico Limited, and Hindalco Industries Ltd., she brings both legal expertise and practical business insights to help organizations prepare for India’s Labour Codes and strengthen workplace compliance.
Senior Scientist - R&D
General Mills (USA)
A food engineer and senior R&D scientist at General Mills, with a doctorate in food engineering & technology from ICT Mumbai. His work spans food processing, mathematical modelling and Indian traditional foods, and he co-founded the beverage startup Ojman FoodBio.
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Sales and Marketing Consultant
Seasoned business and sales consultant with 23+ years of experience across FMCG, retail, distribution, trade marketing, brand activation, and channel development. Combines deep corporate grounding with entrepreneurial execution to help organizations improve go-to-market strategy, sales effectiveness, trade visibility, distribution reach, and commercial performance.
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Food R&D Expert, Author & Co-founder
FoodTech Pathshala
A food R&D specialist and bestselling author with 14+ years in multinational food-industry R&D. He co-founded FoodTech Pathshala and has written several widely used food-science reference and exam-prep books.
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Founder
F2F Food & Beverage Consultants
A food technologist with 20+ years in R&D, new product development, food safety and QA across the food and QSR industry. With an M.Tech from UDCT (ICT) Mumbai and an MBA from NMIMS, he founded F2F Food & Beverage Consultants, offering end-to-end consulting with a focus on cafes and quick-service restaurants.
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Founder - Food Safety Consultant & Trainer
Food Adroit
A food technologist focused on food safety, standards and regulatory compliance. Through her consultancy Food Adroit she advises and trains food businesses, with FSSAI-aligned training and well-regarded sessions on FSS regulations and food-recall best practices.
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Founder
Food Monk Consultants LLP
A food technologist and food-safety consultant with 15+ years of experience. She founded Food Monk Consultants (Pune) and is a certified auditor and trainer across leading food-safety standards, also serving as Honorary Director of Food Technologies at Englobal Chambers of Commerce & Industries.
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Founder
Paawak (Jaggery Brand)
An entrepreneur on a mission to move consumers from refined sugar back to traditional jaggery. He founded the 'Paawak' jaggery brand with the vision of building it into a global name in jaggery and jaggery-based products.
Food-Ingredients & Plant-Based Foods Professional
A food-ingredients and FMCG professional with expertise in marketing, sourcing, new product development and FSSAI compliance. A Dairy Technology graduate (B.Tech) with a PGDBM in Marketing, he works across the food-ingredient and plant-based foods space.
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Food & FMCG Sales, Marketing & Distribution Consultant
A sales-and-marketing professional with 25+ years across leading food/FMCG companies, now an independent consultant (since 2016) helping brands with distribution-channel set-up, modern-trade launches and brand activation.
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Founder - SME Finance Advisor
RampUp Advisory LLP
A finance professional with 30+ years in corporate finance, fund-raising and treasury, now helping SMEs become 'funding-ready'. With a Master of Financial Management (NMIMS) and a background spanning IPOs, private placements and treasury, he founded RampUp Advisory LLP.
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Emeritus Professor of Eminence
ICT Mumbai
A veteran food technologist with 40+ years in food science, Prof. Smita Lele specialises in fruit & vegetable processing, fermentation and food-process development. Emeritus Professor of Eminence at ICT Mumbai and former Director of its Marathwada campus, she is among India's most prolific food-science researchers and academic mentors.
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Pro-VC · Food-Technology Academic
Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women's University, Jaipur
A food-technology and agricultural-processing academic with 19+ post-PhD years of experience. With a B.Tech from GB Pant University, M.Tech and PhD in Agriculture Processing from PAU Ludhiana, and US food-industry experience, he leads academics as Pro-VC at Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women's University.
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Hon. Director
Indian Institute of Naturopathy, Mumbai
A veteran academic and naturopathy practitioner whose qualifications span homeopathy, naturopathy and Ayurveda, with a Royal Society of Health (London) fellowship. After agro-industry roles (1970-95), he has spent decades in academia and practice, lecturing and running health-management workshops across four continents.
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Head - Global Regulatory, Public Policy & Advocacy
Marico Ltd.
One of India's foremost food-regulatory and public-policy experts, with around 30 years of industry experience. He heads Global Regulatory, Public Policy & Advocacy at Marico Ltd., has represented India eight times at the Codex Alimentarius, is a past national President of AFST(I), and has authored 16 books including the bestseller 'Accidental Food Technologist'.
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