{"id":538,"date":"2026-03-26T12:18:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/india-marketing.jp\/india-company\/id-fresh-food\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T03:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:28:50","slug":"id-fresh-food","status":"publish","type":"india-company","link":"https:\/\/india-marketing.jp\/en\/india-company\/id-fresh-food\/","title":{"rendered":"iD Fresh Food | A food manufacturer that sells refrigerated batter for idli and dosa"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nThis article is based on what we could verify As of September 19, 2026<\/strong> 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 \u20b91 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.\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n

Company profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>\nDetails<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Legal name<\/td>\niD Fresh Food (India) Private Limited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founded<\/td>\n2005 (from a small shop in Tippasandra, Bengaluru)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Headquarters<\/td>\nBengaluru (Karnataka)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Co-founders<\/td>\nPC Musthafa and four cousins (Abdul Nazer, Jafar TK, Noushad TD, Shamsudeen TK)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Revenue<\/td>\n\u20b9688.2 crore (FY2025 = fiscal year ending March 2025; up 22.3% from \u20b9562.9 crore the previous year)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Employees<\/td>\nAbout 750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total funding raised<\/td>\nAround 100 million dollars (the figure differs depending on the source)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listing<\/td>\nUnlisted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Official website<\/td>\nidfreshfood.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Business and strengths<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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 \u20b950,000 in capital.<\/p>\n

Recent developments<\/h2>\n

Revenue for FY2025 (fiscal year ending March 2025) was \u20b9688.2 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.<\/p>\n

Points for Japanese companies<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Reference Information<\/h2>\n