India Hemp and Co

Jayanti Bhattacharya (Co-founder, Bengaluru) is the operational face of India Hemp and Co — handling India-based sourcing, distribution, regulatory navigation, and customer community building. Her IIM Bangalore mentor (Gopal Rao Addanki) gives the company an academic and strategic advisory relationship that most small food-sector startups cannot access. Jayanti had to step out twice to consult her sister Shalini Bhattacharya and IIMB mentor Gopal Rao Addanki on call before declining the offer. Shalini Bhattacharya (Co-founder, Barcelona) brings European wellness market exposure — living in Spain gave her direct access to how hemp-based nutrition products were positioned, consumed, and regulated in a mature market where consumer education around hemp was already established. This cross-continental perspective informed India Hemp and Co's product range, which was built to international nutritional and quality standards from inception.

India Hemp and Co is India's pioneer premium hemp-based food brand — sourcing, processing, and selling hemp seeds, hemp protein powder, hemp seed oil, hemp trail mixes, hemp kombucha, and hemp pet treats, all derived from industrial hemp (not marijuana), positioned at the intersection of superfood nutrition, sustainability, and the emerging Indian wellness movement, with a zero-waste philosophy embedded throughout the supply chain.