Tailwind 01↗
Millet revival
Government of India's National Year of Millets and ICAR-IIMR's leadership are reframing millet from rural to mainstream.
About INFPLInnaya Nutri Foods
We treat food the way
software gets built.
Innaya Nutri Foods Private Limited (INFPL) is a Kerala-headquartered food technology company. Incorporated 22 July 2024, DPIIT-recognised till 2034, FSSAI Central licensed. We ship millet-first, plant-protein nutrition under our consumer brand PAN8.
01The company
We build food, the way
software gets built.
Innaya Nutri Foods Pvt Ltd — INFPL — is a Kerala-headquartered food technology company. We treat formulation, sourcing, and distribution as engineering problems, and ship millet-first plant-protein nutrition under our consumer brand PAN8.
India eats 5,000-year-old grains in 21st-century formats. Pancakes, dosas, upma, bars — but engineered with millet, pulses, and modern nutrition science instead of refined wheat and sugar.
We sit at the intersection of three real tailwinds: India's millet revival, plant-protein consumption compounding 25–30% YoY, and the fastest growing FMCG segment — convenient breakfast and on-the-go nutrition. We don't ask households to change behaviour. We meet them in the formats they already eat.
Tailwind 02↗
Plant protein, on-fire
India's plant-protein consumption is compounding 25–30% YoY across urban households.
Tailwind 03↗
Convenient breakfast
On-the-go nutrition is the fastest-growing FMCG segment — and we don't ask consumers to change behaviour.
06Trust stack
Top-decile compliance for an early-stage food startup.
FSSAI Central, GST, Udyam (MSME), DPIIT — all in place. We're export-ready, modern-trade-ready, and government-tender eligible from day one.
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FSSAI Central License
Type 1 — export ready
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DPIIT / Startup India
Recognised, valid till 2034
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Udyam (MSME)
Micro · Manufacturing
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GSTIN
Kerala — state code 32
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Incorporation
22 July 2024
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Sector
Food & Beverages / Processing
07Founders & team
Built by 2 founders + 13 operators.
A young, technical team running tech, brand, growth, design, manufacturing and ops. Lean by design — every hire is a multiplier.
Co-founder · 0150% equity
RB
Rahul Babu
Managing Director & CEO
Builds the technology stack and runs day-to-day operations. B.Tech CS @ VIT Chennai.
Tech · Brand · Growth · Supply chainCo-founder · 0250% equity
IH
Irfan Habeeb
Co-founder & Director
Leads product design and manufacturing-partner relationships. Bachelors in Transportation Design.
Design · Manufacturing · OperationsOperating team
13 operators across 4 functions.
Sales & Marketing
Outbound · Distribution · Retail seeding
Tech & Product
pan8.in · E-commerce · Internal tools
Design & Social
Packaging · Content · Social presence
Operations & Logistics
Manufacturing · Dispatch · Inventory