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iD Fresh Food | A food manufacturer that sells refrigerated batter for idli and dosa

2026.03.26

Article summary

iD Fresh Food is a refrigerated food manufacturer that started in Bengaluru in 2005. It was co-founded by PC Musthafa and four of his cousins. Its main product is fermented batter for idli and dosa sold without preservatives. Revenue for FY2025 (fiscal year ending March 2025) was ₹688.2 crore (1 crore = 10 million rupees), up 22.3% year on year, with about 750 employees and cumulative funding of around 100 million dollars. It also ships to the Middle East, the UK, and the US.

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iD Fresh Food is a company that sells fermented batter for making idli and dosa, the staples of South India, refrigerated and without preservatives. It took hold by moving out of the home a process that households used to prepare overnight.

Company profile

Item	Details
Legal name	iD Fresh Food (India) Private Limited
Founded	2005 (from a small shop in Tippasandra, Bengaluru)
Headquarters	Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Co-founders	PC Musthafa and four cousins (Abdul Nazer, Jafar TK, Noushad TD, Shamsudeen TK)
Revenue	₹688.2 crore (FY2025 = fiscal year ending March 2025; up 22.3% from ₹562.9 crore the previous year)
Employees	About 750
Total funding raised	Around 100 million dollars (the figure differs depending on the source)
Listing	Unlisted
Official website	idfreshfood.com

Business and strengths

Built around batter for idli and dosa, the range has widened to parotta, chapati, paneer, and liquid filter coffee concentrate. All of them are put together on the premise of using no preservatives, so temperature control from production to the store shelf and fast turnover are the substance of the business itself.

The five founders are cousins, and they come from Wayanad in Kerala. They started in 2005 from a shop of about 50 square feet in Bengaluru with ₹50,000 in capital.

Recent developments

Revenue for FY2025 (fiscal year ending March 2025) was ₹688.2 crore, up 22.3% year on year. Cumulative funding is put at around 100 million dollars (the figure differs depending on the source). In addition to the Indian market, it ships to the Middle East, the UK, and the US.

Points for Japanese companies

It is a precedent for distributing refrigerated food without preservatives in India. For Japanese makers of prepared foods and chilled noodles entering India, it bears directly on the decision of how short to set the shelf life and compete on turnover.