The Faces of Progo Foods
Meet Us
Yashvanthraa Mohanraj
Founder & CEO
Yashvanthraa Mohanraj is on the mission to mainstream alternate dairy snacks starting with plant-based yogurts that are nutrient-rich and kick any protein concerns out of the park. She is a graduate from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Bloomington. She immensely believes in the power of plants to build a kinder world, starting in India first.
Sugriv Gupta
Food Technologist
Sugriv is our Food Technologist working his magic to bring you the most delicious yet nutritious yogurts. Experienced in Research & Development and Quality Control professionals with 6 years of experience, has demonstrated history of developing innovative products and managing quality and compliance. He is able to work in cross functional teams to achieve business goals with the core knowledge of New Product Development, Quality Control & Assurance, FSSAI Compliance, Food Safety and Hygiene, ISO 22000:2018 Audit.
Siddharth Kothari
Advisor
Vegan since 2010, Siddharth has a special interest in plant-based ventures. He is an LP at Good Startup - a cross-border VC firm focused on driving innovation and growth to remove animals from the food and materials ecosystem.
Jinesh Shah
Advisor
Jinesh is a Founder at AltX Ventures & Mylk Guys. Vegan since 2013, he’s a YCombinator Alum & a Global FoodTech Advisor to entities like JUST, Good Dot & GFI India, prior to which he worked on Wall Street & in Silicon Valley.
V. Aravindan
Advisor
Aravindan has a master's in international business, and is the Founder of Vijay sweets -India's First Vegan sweets and snacks company delivering across the globe.
Abhay Rangan
Advisor
Abhay, recognized in Forbes 30 under 30, founded GoodMylk at the age of 18 and has helped thousands of people access plant-based food by solving convenience and taste in the Indian plant based space.
Amod Ashok Salgaonkar
Mentor
Amod is a Co-founder of A2S2 Enterprises & represents the Industry Advisory Board position at Good Food Institute India. He holds board positions at some national-international organizations & also has large experience in the sustainability segment of the food category. He knows the Modern Trade, HoReCa, Cash & Carry business of India well, having worked in the past with companies like Reliance Retail, Bharti Walmart, METRO Cash & Carry India, HyperCITY Retail etc. He was instrumental in launching the World's first plant-based sustainable seafood standard. He is a known veteran globally from India for the Alternate Seafood category and promotes the segment with great passion.
Dr. R Saravanan
Nutritionist
Dr R Saravanan is a doctor by profession and a Nutritionist by passion. He has a decade of experience in practicing and teaching Plant-Based Nutrition. With his wisdom and recommendations, we create products that do our bodies good.