Mrs. Pooja Shrikant Ingle, Founder of Me & Organic Foods Private Limited, was named Healthy Snacks Brand Founder of the Year at the Maharashtra Excellence Awards and Conclave 2026. The event was held on August 22, 2026, at Sayaji Hotel, Wakad, Pune, and was organized by Insights Success and powered by Insights Excellence Awards. Marathi actress Nivedita Saraf attended as Chief Guest. The award recognizes Ingle’s work in building a snack brand rooted in cleaner, more transparent ingredients.
The idea for Me & Organic came from a difficult personal period, when both her mother and father-in-law needed heart surgery within a short span of time. Sitting through those hospital visits led Ingle to question whether the food her family ate every day was doing more harm than good. Looking closely at ingredient labels on familiar snacks, she found things she no longer wanted on her own table, and that realization became the starting point for the brand. Chief Guest Nivedita Saraf, known for her long career in Marathi cinema and theater, was present at the event, and her attendance added a warm, celebratory note to a ceremony centered on entrepreneurial and health-focused achievement.
Rather than search for better options that did not seem to exist in the market, Ingle decided to build them herself. Me & Organic now makes snacks centered on millets like ragi, bajra, and jowar, positioning these traditional Indian grains as a practical, everyday alternative to more processed snack options. The brand’s product range includes items like multigrain bites and flavored jowar puffs, all made without maida or palm oil, and without deep frying.
Based out of Pune, the company has grown from a personal mission into a business now selling through its own website as well as platforms like Amazon and Flipkart. Ingle’s approach reflects a founder-led brand where the original motivation, keeping food simple and trustworthy for her own family, continues to shape product decisions as the company grows.
The Healthy Snacks Brand Founder of the Year award adds to the recognition Ingle has built by turning a personal health scare into a business built on transparency and honest ingredients. It reflects the trust customers have placed in a brand that grew out of a real, lived concern for family health.
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