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Polka Pop (Duhkaar Food & Beverages) is India's 1st Naturally Flavoured Sparkling Water with 0 Sugar and 0 Calories and no sweeteners of any kind!
Basic Information
Polka Pop is India’s first homegrown flavoured sparkling water brand. For fun-loving, health-conscious individuals, Polka Pop is a way to keep yourself hydrated with a refreshing, flavourful, fizzy drink without any calories or sugar making it the perfect replacement for unhealthy sodas and mixers. It is currently available in 4 flavours - Cranberry, Peach, Lemon-Lime & Orange and is a product that is completely made in India. What makes them unique: We are building the first truly clean beverage brand in India. Not just that, we truly care about sustainability and want to build an ecosystem that can help promote truly clean & healthy living. Their vision is to build the largest clean beverage brand to help further their mission of making healthy living more fun & accessible. Clean for them is a three-pronged approach - Clean label, transparent communication and circular approach to all operations.
Legal Name
:
Duhkaar Food & Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
Headquarters
:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Business Model
:
B2C  
Founding Date
:
2021
No. of Employees
:
<10
Core Team
:
1.  
Gaurav Khemka
Founder & CEO
Timeline

2020

Company Incorporation

Aug | Company Incorporation

2021

Product Launch

Jan | Product Launch

Target Market
B2C
For fun-loving, health-conscious individuals, Polka Pop is a way to keep yourself hydrated with a refreshing, flavourful & fizzy drink without any calories or sugar.
User Age
:
18 to 25,  26 to 34,  35 to 45  
User Income
:
Upper-middle Income,  High Income  
Location
:
India  
B2B
Polka Pop allows you to hydrate while giving you the flavour and fizz without the calories or sugar. It's a refreshing drink that the consumer can pick up at retail outlets, in restaurants, at offices, during travel and at events.
Client Segment
:
FMCG,  Events,  Travel/Hospitality,  Marketplace,  Retail,  Others  
Target Companies
:
Startup,  Small Enterprise,  Medium Enterprise,  Large Enterprise  
Target Geography
:
India  
Funding
Detail Round Breakdown
Round 1
Series Name
:
PRE-SEED
Date
:
13th Apr 2023
Investors
:
1.  
Atishe Chordia
2.  
Parasar Sarma
3.  
Senthil Natarajan