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GoodDot | One of India's largest meat alternative makers, selling in shelf-stable curry form

2026.03.26

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GoodDot is a plant-based meat alternative maker established in Udaipur, Rajasthan in September 2016 (operating entity: GoodDot Enterprises Private Limited). Its co-founders are Abhishek Sinha and Deepak Parihar. It puts shelf-stable cooked curries, rather than frozen patties, at the center of its range, designed so that retailers without freezer cases can carry them. Revenue for the fiscal year ended March 2025 was ₹97.05 crore (1 crore = 10 million rupees), against ₹73.56 crore in the previous period, with 120 employees and cumulative funding of about 5.3 million dollars. It also runs its own QSR, GoodDo, and exports to the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and the UAE.

This article is based on what we could verify As of September 19, 2026 This page is based on the disclosures and news reports from each company that we were able to confirm as of that date. Amounts in the text follow the notation commonly used in India, with ₹1 crore = 10 million rupees, and yen figures are approximations calculated at a little over 1.7 yen to the rupee. Store counts, funding raised, and results at Indian companies change over short periods, so when making a business decision, please check the latest information in primary sources such as each company's own announcements.

GoodDot makes plant-based meat alternatives in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Putting shelf-stable curries rather than frozen patties at the center of its range is what determines how well it fits India's sales floors.

Company profile

Item	Details
Operating company	GoodDot Enterprises Private Limited (established September 15, 2016)
Headquarters	Udaipur, Rajasthan
Co-founders	Abhishek Sinha, Deepak Parihar
Revenue	₹97.05 crore (fiscal year ended March 2025, against ₹73.56 crore in the previous period. On an operating entity basis)
Employees	120 people (as of August 2025, per Tracxn)
Total funding raised	About 5.3 million dollars (3 rounds)
Listing	Unlisted
Main products	Shelf-stable cooked curries (butter chicken style, tikka masala style, and others), RTC and RTE products

Put into a form that stores without freezer cases can stock

Meat alternatives are usually distributed frozen, but GoodDot put shelf-stable cooked curries at the center of its range. Many retailers in India have no freezer case, so a frozen-only approach limits the shelves a product can reach. In curry form it goes onto the ambient shelf, and households handle it no differently from conventional Indian food.

In August 2021 Sixth Sense Ventures invested in a pre-Series A round. It is described as the first VC money to enter India's plant-based meat field, and that firm's founder, Nikhil Kishorchandra Vora, sits on GoodDot's board.

It runs its own QSR, GoodDo

Beyond wholesaling its products, the company itself runs a QSR chain called GoodDo. It has outlets in Udaipur, Mumbai, and Delhi as well as in Kathmandu, Nepal, and by holding its own stores a manufacturer secures both a place to show how meat alternatives are eaten and an outlet for its ingredients.

It is also pushing supply to restaurant chains, and as of 2021 business with Domino's and Marriott was reported.

Recent developments

Revenue at the operating entity was ₹97.05 crore for the fiscal year ended March 2025, up by more than 30% from ₹73.56 crore in the previous period. Export destinations include the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and the UAE. It has 120 employees (as of August 2025).

From the perspective of a Japanese food manufacturer, this is a partner that can mass-produce veg-compliant protein ingredients in retort form that ship at ambient temperature. What separates it from meat alternative makers in other countries is that it already has product design matched to the religious constraints within India.