STOKA

Bringing forgotten

goodness back to the table.

For centuries, India’s forests, farms, and communities have nurtured foods that
nourished generations. At STOKA, we’re bringing these timeless ingredients back to
modern kitchens, where ancient wisdom meets everyday life.

More than a food brand.

STOKA is a modern Indian heritage superfood brand reconnecting people with centuries of food wisdom.

Across India, forests, farms, and communities have nurtured ingredients that quietly nourished people for centuries. They weren’t created as trends or labelled as superfoods. They were simply part of everyday life.

Somewhere along the way, convenience replaced wisdom, and many of these foods slowly disappeared from our tables.

At STOKA, we’re bringing them back. Not as relics of the past, but as ingredients for modern living.

By thoughtfully sourcing heritage grains, forest treasures, and time-honoured ingredients, we’re helping people rediscover a way of eating rooted in nourishment, nature, and tradition. Because the future of food begins with remembering what we’ve always known.

Our Core Values

Honour the Wisdom

We look to the past to shape the future of food. We honour the ingredients, knowledge, and traditions that have nourished communities for centuries and bring them forward for modern life.

Grow With Nature

We work with nature, never against it. We respect the land and its ecosystems, supporting ways of growing and sourcing that allow both to thrive.

Nourish With Purpose

We believe food should do more than fill a plate. We create food that nourishes people, supports wellbeing, and deepens our connection with what we eat and where it comes from.

Empower Communities

We value the people behind every ingredient. We strive to create shared value for farmers and communities whose knowledge, care, and traditions keep India's food heritage alive.

Make Heritage Matter

We bring India's timeless food wisdom into modern life. We make heritage ingredients relevant, accessible, and meaningful for today's kitchens and everyday meals.

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A journey that honours both people and the planet.

The People Behind STOKA

A collective brought together by one simple belief: the best food wisdom is worth remembering.

Shiv Kulkarni
CEO, Product Manager, @STOKA
Varsha Kulkarni
COO, Finance, @STOKA

The Communities Behind Every Product

Every STOKA product begins with people who know the land, respect its rhythms, and carry its wisdom forward. From farmers who
nurture heritage grains to forest gatherers who protect nature’s treasures and women who preserve generations of food traditions, we
honour the communities that keep India’s food heritage alive.

Farmers
Nurturing Heritage Grains

Guardians of traditional varieties, cultivating the grains that have nourished communities for generations.

Forest Gatherers
Protecting Nature’s Treasures

Gathering from the wild with care, while respecting the ecosystems that sustain both nature and communities.

Women-Led Communities
Preserving Food Wisdom

Keeping generations of knowledge, traditions, and everyday nourishment alive and passing them forward.

We believe.

Good food doesn’t need to be reinvented. It needs to be remembered.

We believe nourishment begins with respecting the land that grows our food, the communities that protect it, and the traditions that carry it forward. We believe every grain, every spoonful, and every ingredient holds a story worth preserving.

Because the future of food isn’t somewhere ahead of us. 
It’s already behind us – waiting to be rediscovered.