Food & Beverages · Shillong, ML
Kara's Fresh Foods
Bamboo-shoot and chilli pickles from Shillong.
Founded by Phikaralin Wanshong
Snapshot
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- Shillong, ML
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Business model
- D2C
- Funding stage
- Bootstrapped
- Markets
- India
- Last updated
- 7 July 2026
About Kara's Fresh Foods
Kara’s Fresh Foods, run by Phikaralin Wanshong (Kong Kara) in Shillong, makes pickles and preserves from bamboo shoot, local chillies and fruit. She set up her processing unit in the mid-2000s and now supplies customers beyond Meghalaya.
Founder
Phikaralin Wanshong
Woman FounderIdeal customers
Consumers (D2C)
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Kara's Fresh Foods do?
- Kara’s Fresh Foods, run by Phikaralin Wanshong (Kong Kara) in Shillong, makes pickles and preserves from bamboo shoot, local chillies and fruit. She set up her processing unit in the mid-2000s and now supplies customers beyond Meghalaya.
- Who founded Kara's Fresh Foods?
- Kara's Fresh Foods was founded by Phikaralin Wanshong.
- Where is Kara's Fresh Foods headquartered?
- Kara's Fresh Foods is headquartered in Shillong, ML, India.
- Is Kara's Fresh Foods funded?
- Kara's Fresh Foods is bootstrapped — self-funded rather than venture-backed.
- When was Kara's Fresh Foods founded?
- Kara's Fresh Foods was founded in 2007.