Mayank B Nagori
Developing the future of food | Founder @ Gud Gum | 4 Shark Deal on Shark Tank India
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Social Entrepreneurship
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Product Development
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Food Industry
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Passionate about developing the future of food 🌱 | Experienced entrepreneur with expertise in food processing and handling 🍽️ | Founder of successful ventures including Gud Gum and Pani Foods 🚀 | Skilled in social entrepreneurship and business development 💼 | #FoodTechConsultant #SustainableFood #Entrepreneur

Co-Founder, Gud Gum
February 2022 - Present
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Regular chewing gums are 100% plastic
- Once spat, they are not recyclable and also pose a health risk due to possible ingestion of plastic
- Gud Gum is India's first 100% plastic-free & natural chewing gum
- Made with natural colours, flavours and sweeteners
Founder, Pani Foods
June 2020 - Present
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Disrupting the instant food scenario with a one of a kind custom made Instant food service
- Developed a range of healthy, guilt-free fruit snacks under the brand name HUKI
- Working on a range of healthy instant food and a way to reuse cooked food waste from caterers & restaurants
Co-Founder & Chief Taste Officer, The Soft Corner
January 2020 - Present
Bangalore
- Co-founded a food & beverage brand serving fresh ice cream along with 6 friends
- Looking after the important aspect of product development with a special focus on sensory characteristics of the ice cream- taste, aroma & texture
Product Development & Scale-up Consultant, Skoosh - Sip Pop Chew
November 2021 - March 2022
Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
- Helping a new age startup to scale up their production with focus on shelf-life
Product Development Consultant, Lo! Foods
May 2019 - September 2019
Bengaluru Area, India
- Helped add 2 new categories to an existing portfolio of low-carbohydrate food products
- Developed 3 different gravy bases with <5g carbohydrate per serve for ready to cook purposes
- Adding to that, developed stevia-based, natural beverage premixes to accompany a hearty Indian meal
Product Development & Scale-up Consultant, Tea Potions
May 2019 - September 2019
Bengaluru Area, India
- Developed India's first-ever RTD Cold Brew Milk Tea with flavor infusions
- Worked closely on the various brewing characteristics of black tea to develop a drink that matches the taste palates of the masses in India who know their Chai really well
- Utilized simple food processing techniques to achieve a shelf-stable clean-label beverage by scaling up the production from a kitchen/lab premise to a full-fledged contract manufacturer
Product Catalyst, Merhaki Foods and Nutrition
January 2018 - April 2019
Bengaluru Area, India
- Mixing the best of two ages, Ayurveda and Modern Science into a bottle full of goodness for the women around us
- Handled multiple projects ranging over product development, social media marketing, content creation & sales
- Worked in a team of 8, and managed 5 interns handling sales for 4 Indian cities
- Set up distributors in Mumbai and managed all the prominent modern trade accounts
Co-Founder/Quizmaster/Educator, Qrackpots
January 2014 - May 2018
Bangalore
- Worked with a team of 3 people to set up and run a successful quizmaster venture
- Hosted about 50 quizzes in and around the city on different topics
- A lot of research and creativity was required to make our own questions
- Used my communication skills effectively to host a quiz in front of huge crowds
- Formulated and executed a credit certificate course in quizzing and quiz-mastering for students of an eminent university in Bangalore
New Product Development Intern, Snact
June 2017 - September 2017
Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Snact is a food company developing sustainable snacks from surplus fruits from the UK supply chain
- Developed a vegan and soy free snack using surplus bananas in a placement as a part of the postgraduate course
- Had to source raw materials, develop recipe and do technical analysis of the product
- The manufacture of the product was possible only with the present equipment at the company and so the recipe had to be developed keeping the constraints in mind
New Product Development Intern, Luke Evans Bakery
February 2017 - May 2017
Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Understanding and comparison of various possible food factory designs with concentration on hygiene and quality control
- Developed a new recipe for a clean label Swiss roll product for a bakery avoiding preservatives and additives as a part of NPD project
Content Specialist, EDMofy
January 2014 - May 2017
Bengaluru Area, India
- Reported from a multitude of music festival and events across India and Europe
- Written a lot of viral creative articles along with interviews with eminent stars of the electronic dance music industry
Education
Master’s Degree, Food Production Management
2016 - 2017
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Engineer’s Degree, Chemical Engineering
2012 - 2016
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