Heritage Novandie Foods Private Limited, a joint venture between Heritage Foods (India) and Novandie Foods (a subsidiary of Andros, France), has announced the appointment of Anmol Choubey to the role of CEO. Anmol brings more than two decades of leadership, growth, sales/marketing and GTM experience to his new role.
Heritage Novandie Foods Private Limited, a joint venture between Heritage Foods (India) and Novandie Foods (a subsidiary of Andros, France), has announced the appointment of Anmol Choubey to the role of CEO. Anmol brings more than two decades of leadership, growth, sales/marketing and GTM experience to his new role.
Anmol’s key focus areas for the near future involve catapulting Mamie Yova as a leader in the yogurt category. Utilizing the advantages of a clear product-market fit, encouraging customer adoption and fundamental market understanding, Anmol seeks to usher in aggressive growth built on state-of-the-art facilities and high-performance team culture, a release said.
Speaking on his appointment as CEO, Anmol Choubey said, “Heritage Novandie Foods have set substantial precedence of quality products in the yogurt category. I am excited to find myself at the helm of a young brand making waves in a high-growth market. The hybrid mix of D2C and e-commerce with offline retail is dynamic, especially when you have a clear winner like Mamie Yova. We will look to create a more lasting value with our customers and take full advantage of our world-class manufacturing facilities to cater to the ever refining Indian taste palate.”
Anmol has a proven track record of sustained excellence and business growth across organizations of various sizes and business cycles. His career includes stints with established brand names like Bharti Airtel, Usha International, Voltas and The Times of India. Anmol has also tasted entrepreneurial success in the retail and F&B sectors, the latest being PlantVita™. This daily nutrition brand provides 100% plant-based foods & supplements, which recently got an undisclosed sum in a seed funding round led by JITO Angel Network.
Since the launch of its fruit-based yogurt offerings in the value-added dairy segment in 2021 in India, Mamie Yova has established itself as a category leader in 10 cities and a host of e-commerce channels. The brand recently crossed a significant milestone of 1 million yogurt cups sold in Mumbai, a testament to growing audience interest and brand loyalty, the release further said.
Vivek Mani, the incumbent CEO of Heritage Novandie Foods Pvt. Ltd., added, “We welcome Anmol to the Heritage Novandie Foods family. His two decades of leadership experience with an impressive mix of organizations across modern trade, retail and F&B will continue to bring tremendous value to our entire team, partners and, of course, the customers. Anmol’s focus on creating long-term business impact through the fusion of technology, processes and people will be an asset to our young organization. I wish him and the brand great success in the journey ahead.”
Mamie Yova was the pioneering French yogurt brand in India in 2021 and has since introduced a range of stirred fruit yogurts and flavoured yogurt drinks in the market, available across the cities of Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Goa, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Surat, Baroda, Hyderabad, Warangal and various e-commerce channels like Big Basket, Swiggy Instamart, Amazon Fresh and Flipkart. It’s also available with major modern trade players like Reliance, Nature’s Basket, Star Bazaar and More, along with their online portals.
The market expansion has been primarily fuelled by the state-of-the-art facility based in Palghar, Mumbai and the proliferation of hyperlocal e-commerce grocery demand in the country. Outgoing CEO Vivek Mani has been instrumental in the brand’s initial success in the launch phase. With a view to the future, the company will focus on strengthening the distribution networks, with upcoming new product launches and aggressive market expansion in the coming months.
About Mamie Yova:
Mamie Yova, the French Yogurt brand of India by HNFPL, shares the legacy of its French parent brand Mamie Nova, which has been making a gourmet range of yogurts and desserts for 50 years. Driven by the sentiment of spreading ’a spoonful of smiles’, and with ‘Mamie’ as their brand ambassador, Mamie Yova’s real-fruit-based French recipe, ‘Stirred Fruit Yogurts’ and its flavoured yogurt drinks ‘Yo Pop’ are a complete blend of nourishment and fulfilment for the Indian taste buds. It also makes the probiotic natural yogurt ideal for direct consumption and a rich ingredient for culinary art. The brand celebrates the nutritive indulgence that both French and Indian cuisine cultures are known for.
