OUR FOUNDERS

FOUNDER: MINI THOMAS
Chief Clinical Dietitian & Nutritionist, Diabetic Educator, Certified Nutrigenomic Counsellor

A Nutritionist and Clinical Dietitian having more than 20 years of Dietetic and Nutritional Counselling and Research experience having worked in Large Specialty Hospitals, Health Centres, Diabetic, and Endocrinology Centres. A Certified Nutrigenomic Counsellor and a Qualified “Diabetes Educator” who is constantly striving to achieve excellence in the field of Nutrition & Dietetics and provide the best possible dietetic guidance to enhance the quality of life of the persons seeking Dietetic and Nutritional counseling.

Education:  has done the Master of Science Degree in Dietetics and Food Service Management (DFSM),  is a  Certified Nutrigenomic Counsellor from ICMR – National Institute of Nutrition, (NIN) Hyderabad and a Qualified Diabetes Educator under Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Education Academy (DMDEA) and Indian Association of Diabetic Educators (IADE) in collaboration with Indian Medical Association (IMA).

Work Specialization:

• Paediatric Nutrition and Salt Intake in Foods.
• Food sensitivities and intolerances and Comprehensive nutritional panel for best health.
• Disease Management by Personalized Diet and Nutrition Counselling.
• Individualized Lifestyle Modifications and Lifestyle & Diet Consultancy Services.
• Diet programs and counseling for combating Diabetes and other Lifestyle Disease Management.

Recognition & Additional Work Exposures:

• Awarded by FSSAI the ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for excellence in FSSAI’s Salt Challenge.
• Lifetime member of RNI (Renal Nutrition India), IDA and AI-AARO.
  

CO-FOUNDER: P RAJAN MATHEWS
Chief Brand Mentor – Pro Next Food Brands Pvt Ltd.

A passionate Food & Beverage Marketer, who has worked for 30years across various categories of products in the packaged Food and Beverage on P&L, Brand & Product Management, Market Research, Sales, Advertising, and Sales Promotion Management and developing & implementing the Strategy for the Packaged Food & Beverage Industry in converting processed Food Commodity products into successful Food & Beverage Brands in India with rich experiences in Consumer Retail ( both Modern Trade and General Trade ), Horeca / Food Service, Bakery and Institutional segments.

Qualifications: Master of Science degree in Food & Agri Sciences with Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a one-year full-time program in International Agri-Food Management from ESSEC Business School, France.

Awards and Recognition:

• The most TALENTED Marketing Professional award at the Corporate Excellence Awards by World Marketing Congress and endorsed by CMO Asia & Asian Confederation of Business on 13th November 2014 at Mumbai.
• One of the 100 Most Influential National Leaders in MARKETING at its National Awards for Marketing Excellence on 24th July 2015 at MUMBAI.
• Featured in the Most Influential Marketing Leaders at the 3rd World Marketing Congress held on 24th November’2016 at Mumbai.

Publications: Authored many of the leading Food & Beverage industry articles on different segments of the industry and I am also referred in many of the Indian Food & Beverage articles. These articles are published in leading business magazines and F&B magazines such as Progressive Grocer, India Food Report 2016, F&B News, and leading columns of business newspapers.