About सात्विकम
“Satvikam”, means “in the mode of goodness”. It reflects our organization’s core values goodness, purity and loyalty towards clients, consumers and partners.
Satvikam offers a wide range of services through its experienced and professionally qualified team of Management Experts, Engineers, Technologists, Scientists and FSSAI, BIS & Drug Regulators.
Our Aspirations
• Healthy customer relations
• Reliability in providing complete satisfactory solutions.
• Foster innovation and creativity
• Enhance Value, competitiveness and sustainability
Mission
To build long term relationships and provide satisfactory customer services by transforming their business through practical solutions, innovations and feasible technology applications with highest professional standards
Differentiator
• Best consulting practices and proven implementation methodologies covering all aspects of business needs
• Meeting all the expected industrial and quality standards
• Over 60 years of cumulative experience in different fields
Core Values
(5 C's) Credibility, Confidentiality, Creativity, Collaboration & Commitment.
Vision
To bring inspiration, purity, quality and innovation to every Business
What our Customers say
Meet Our Executive Team
Board of Advisors - Bharat

Dr. Amarinder Singh Bawa
Advisor
(Director- Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore)

Dr Anu Appaiah. K. A
Advisor
(Microbiology & Fermentation Technologist)

Pradip Chakraborty
Advisor
(Former Director FSSAI- Product Approvals, Nutraceuticals)

Dr. Jayadeep A
Advisor
(FSSAI Scientific panel on cereals & pulses; BIS, Panel on specifications for fortified rice kernels; Nutri-Breakfast for children)

Dr Sukamal
Advisor
(Former- Dy. CEO, NER, KVIC, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India)

Sanjeev Hiremath
Advisor
(Supply Chain, Logistics & Production Management-FMCG)

Dr. M.B. Bera
Advisor
(Food Engineering & Technology)

Dr. A. Madhavan
Advisor
(Director- Centre for Quality and Food Safety, New Delhi)
Meet Our Executive Team

Dr. Surender S Ghonkrokta (IAS-Retd.)
Advisor
(Former chairman, State Food Commission, Director FSSAI, Drug controller, Delhi and Member Secretary Pollution Control Committee, Delhi)

Dr. Surender S Ghonkrokta (IAS-Retd.)
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Management, Motivator, Mentor, Business Strategy
Dr. Surender S Ghonkrokta, combination of an author, academician, technologist, bureaucrat; has been teacher with Universities, worked as technologist in Industry, penned 4 books, 2 chapters in books and published 20 research papers and 120 other publications. He had been chairman of State Food Commission, Director FSSAI, Drug controller, Delhi and Member Secretary Pullution Control Committee, Delhi. By education a CFTRI trained Food Technologist, Ph.D in Management and FMS, Delhi alumni with exposure of UK education system during masters in Rural development at Reading University. As a bureaucrat, handled sales tax/GST/VAT, Food, Consumers affairs, Industry, Skill development, Health, tourism and Magistracy (DM).He is widely travelled internationally and hasled Indian delegations to codex, WHO and other international fora.
Presently he is President (Honorary), Centre for North East Studies, New Delhi, Secretary General (Honorary), Centre for Quality and Food Safety, New Delhi, President (Honorary), Council for Promotion, Research & Trade of Traditional Foods (CPRTTF), New Delhi and Member, Governing Body, Sports Authority of India (SAI),

Sh. L R Garg (IAS-Retd.)
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Food Safety, Regulatory compliances, Change Management, Conflict resolution and Communication. Due Diligence/ Legal Vetting
A retired IAS Officer,he is presently involved/ empanelled as Arbitrator with Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation and Chairman, Joint Assessment Committee constituted by GGS IP University, Delhi.He is member of Indian Institute of Public Administration. As bureaucrat, he served as Commissioner- Food Safety (Delhi), Secretary-(Education, Technical education, Skill Development Industries etc.) of of Daman Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Secretary-Delhi Legislative Assembly, Special Commissioner-VAT Delhi, Deputy Commissioner /District Magistrate-North East Delhi, Director-Vigilance (Delhi Jal Board), Special Secretary-PWD (Delhi), Additional Commissioner-Food & Supplies Department (Delhi), Joint Labour Commissioner (Delhi). He has done LLB and MA In Public Administration.

Manpreet Singh
Advisor
Manpreet is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Law Graduate and Post Graduate in Commerce. He has done certifications courses under India Food Safety Readiness Program powered by Food Processing Skills-Canada in areas viz. Food Allergens, General Manufacturing Practices, HACCP, Quality Assurance & Preventive Control Plans etc.
Manpreet brings total 15 years of working experience with domestic & multinational Companies. He managed the Corporate Compliances within four corners of Law.
With various industrial experience like manufacturing, FMCG, Beverages etc., he has been on the key role and handled compliances in respect to FSSAI Laws, Legal Metrology Laws, Foreign Investments, Acquisitions, Industrial, Labor and allied Laws. He is also representing before NCLT (Alias Corporate Courts in India).
Relationship management was one of the core strength with all the top bureaucrats like Principal Secretary to Chief Ministers, State Excise Commissioners, Directorate of Factories, Director-Policy Making FSSAI and other Government Officials.
He is a regular speaker on various platforms for FSSAI & Legal Metrology Laws.

Anil Kumar
Advisor
Anil is an Advocate with Bar Council of Delhi, Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and Graduate in Commerce.
Anil comes with over 15 years of experience in the field of corporate advisory, compliance, audit and regulatory services.
Anil’s key focus areas are commercial contracts, funding strategies, business structuring & restructuring, cross border transactions, amalgamation, loan documentation, slump sale, formation of companies/ joint venture companies and conducting due diligence. His experience includes representing foreign investors as well as Indian companies under various Joint Ventures.
Anil has worked with various reputed corporates in different fields such as Liberty Shoes Ltd. (Footwear), Deloitte Haskins & Sells (Chartered Accountants), Fox Mandal & Co. (Law Firm), Prateek Group (Real Estate), Vikas Group (Automotive), VG Defence Systems (Defence). He has advised and assisted in raising FDI over INR 5000 million through various JVs with foreign players of Japan, China, South Korea, Italy, Israel, Finland.
Board of Advisors - Bharat

Dr. Amarinder Singh Bawa
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Food Science, Product Development, Sustainability in Food Production, Food Analysis. Mentor for start up in Food and Agriculture
Dr. Amarinder Singh Bawa, a Ph D in Food Science,has excelled as food industry leader. He attended ‘Advanced Leadership Programme’ of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, ‘Leadership for Innovation in Agriculture’ of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, ‘Project strategies to achieve time-compression & to reduce time overrun in product dev elopement projects’ from Institute of Technology Management, Mussoorie, ‘Management development programme’ of Indian Institute of Managment, Bangalore and ‘Management of R&D systems’ of Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.
He started his career as Assistant Professor, Punjab Agriculture University (Ludhiana), and subsequently joined as Scientist- C, CFTRI- Mysore, Scientist-Food Tech-PAU Ludhiana, Professor-GNDU Amritsar, Dean Applied Sciences-GNDU Amritsar, Prof. Cum Head-GNDU Amritsar.He was awarded distinction in M.Sc.Food Technology, Food Industry Fellowship in M.Sc.Food Technology, Certificate of Honour in B.Sc.(Agric.) 1972, ICAR Scholarship throughout B.Sc.(Agric.), Gardener’s Award for best research paper for the years 1989, awarded by AFST (I), CFTRI, Mysore, N.N.Mohan Memorial Award for best research paper of industrial importance, awarded by All India Food Preserver Association for the year 1986,1989,1999,2007 etc.

Dr Anu Appaiah. K. A
Advisor
(Former Sr. Principal Scientist (Enology), Microbiology & Fermentation Technology (CSIR-CFTRI),)

Dr Anu Appaiah. K. A
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Wine & alcoholic fermentation, waste management and utilization through microbial bioprocessing.
He is a PhD-Applied Botany (Microbiology), CFTRI, M.Sc-Botany and B.Sc Botany from University of Mysore.He is a Co-Founder & Technical Director, Salutary Nutrifoods (Mysore). He served as Head, Food Protection and Infestation Control, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (Mysore), Sr. Principal Scientist (Enology), Microbiology & Fermentation Technology (CSIR-CFTRI), Head-Post Graduate Department of Microbiology, Mangalore University (Madikeri) India.His major area of work: Wine & alcoholic fermentation, waste management and utilization through microbial bioprocessing.He was member of different Expert Committees viz: Independent Member of the Scientific Committee (FSSAI), Ex-Chairman of Committee of Alcoholic Beverages (FSSAI), Ex-Chairman of Committee of Water and Beverages-Non Alcoholic (FSSAI), Chairman of FAD-29 on alcoholic beverages (BIS-Govt. of India), Member of FAD-14-Drinks and Drinking Water Committee (BIS-Govt. of India), Member of Scientific Panel on Pesticides and antibiotic residues (FSSAI) etc.

Pradeep Chakraborty
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Compliance and Regulatory Expert, Food Additives, Product Development Specialist, Nutraceuticals, Special Dietary Foods, Packaging & Labelling,
Sh. Chakraborty having rich experience of more than 35 years in the fields of Food Processing, Quality Control, Project Management & Export of Processed Foods worked as Production Manager in the first 100% export oriented fish processing unit of Andaman & Nicobar Islands at Port Blair, which was set-up and operationalised by him besides setting up of Food Park in West Bengal.Sh. Chakraborty who was on deputation with the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) very successfully held various senior positions like Director (Product Approval), Director (Zones), Nodal Officer for Scientific Panel on ‘ Food additives, flavorings, processing aids and materials in contact with food ‘ and HOD, FSSAI,done his best to expedite cases on priority. He completed Degrees in Science with honors in Chemistry from University of Calcutta and Food Technology & Bio – Chemical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and did research work.

Dr. Jayadeep A
Advisor
(Former Director, referral Lab, FSSAI/ Chief Scientist & Head of Food Safety & Analytical Quality Control Lab. CSIR-Central Food Technologist Research Institute, Mysore)

Dr. Jayadeep A
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Analytical quality control, rice & millet processing, functional foods.
Also worked as Head, Grain Science & Technology, PhD Co-Ordinator & Radiological Safety Officer
Areas of Research & Expertise-Food Safety & Analytical Quality Control; Nutrients & Nutraceutical Analysis; Bioactivity assays; Biochemical and health effects of grains; Setting up food testing labs.
Food fortification; Functional foods; Nutraceutical ingredients. Value addition to rice, millet, maize grain and by-products through biotechnology and thermal processing; processing line for instant grain products.
Achievements:-
• Handled 54 projects which includes GAP-14; Sponsored-13; CSIR Mission-5; TSP-3, MLP-19, with 16 as Principal Investigator
• Published 50 papers; delivered 35 invited talks and presented 40 posters in conferences
• Given guidance for 9 PhDs, 20 post graduates, 20 project assistants; Teaching faculty of AcSIR
• Developed process for 13 nutri grain products and transferred technology to 17 industries.
• Organized 10 national training programs on food analytics, nutri-cereals and rice processing.
• Given scientific opinions on analytical test reports of thousands of food samples from port/states/legal.
• Generated external cash flow in organization through food testing and projects.
Scientific Committees: FSSAI Scientific panel on cereals & pulses; BIS, Panel on specifications for fortified rice kernels; Nutri-Breakfast for children; FSSAI food analysts exam board, BOE of the PhD thesis in number of universities.
Societal activities: Former Vice President AFST(I), CFTRI-Ed-Society, President SBC(I)
Recognitions: Awarded International Nutrition Foundation & Kraft Foods-USA, Visiting Scientist Fellowship; Johns Hopkins University Overseas PDF; IUBMB Indian Scientist Award; UGC Research Fellowship; Best Technology transfer award; Best R&D Dept: award; Oral paper and poster paper awards.

Dr. Sukamal Deb
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Policy Intervention, Start up and Entrepreneurship Development, Business Model for Social Enterprise, Product Formulation/ Development/ Designing
Prof (Dr.) Sukamal Deb is PhD-Rural Development, MA-Rural Development, PG Diploma in Business Entrepreneurship and Bachelor of Social Work. He is currently Working as Associate Dean at Anant National University (India’s First Design University), Ahmedabad. Indian Designs and Innovative Crafts (INDIC), dedicated to documentations and development of languishing crafts with focus on NER, Policy Interventions, Fellowship and advocacy.He acted as Mentor-IIM Calcutta for Women Led Enterprises and Start-ups in NER and Consultant to the Guidepoint, Expert Network for Business Insights, NY. His previous assignment was as Dy. CEO, NER, KVIC, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India. His specializations are: Lean Start-up Principles for Social Impact, Human Centered Design, Business Model for Social Enterprise, Social Sector Leadership on Non-profit, Global Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Fund Raising, Financial Modeling, Organisatonal Capacity, Social Impact from Haas School of Business, University of California etc. He has membership in 22 Organizations / Committees (National Committees, World Bank Project, RBI / Banks and Chambers of Commerce, State Govt etc).

Sanjeev Hiremath
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Supply Chain, Logistics, and Production Management in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry, Quality Control, Lead Auditor,
He is a rich professional background, having retired from FMCG giant Unilever which operates in India as Hindustan Unilever Limited, a leading corporate organization. Extensive career spanning 32 years, including remarkable 28-year tenure at Unilever – bring forth a wealth of experience and expertise in the dynamic realms of Supply Chain, Logistics, and Production Management in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry. Academic journey is rooted in a solid foundation, holding a Post-Graduation degree in M.Sc. in Food Technology from CSIR sponsored Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India. Demonstrates advanced proficiency in supply chain and logistics functions, showcasing extensive cross- functional expertise within the Food, Personal Care, and Home Care industries, encompassing a diverse range of products. Possesses a comprehensive understanding of logistic intricacies, production processes, and quality assurance specific to the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector. Hold the distinction of Unilever Quality Lead Auditor for evaluating quality systems specializing in Consumer Safety as well as HACCP implementation. Involved in auditing numerous manufacturing sites both within India and internationally on Quality and Consumer Safety requirements. Imparted training across six continents to Unilever factories on quality systems.

Dr. M.B. Bera
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Author, Food Engineer, Quality Assurance Expert, Food Storage/ logistics , product Development Scientist,
Prof. M.B.Bera, earned his M.Sc. (Food Tech) and Ph.D. degrees respectively from the Central Food
Technology Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore (Karnataka) and Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT), Kharagpur (WB). He had also earned PG Cirt. (Food Tech) as a MASHAV fellow from the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. He served as a faculty member of the department of Food Science & Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur He joined as a professor in the department of Food Engineering & Technology, SLIET (Sant Longwall)Institute of Engineering & Technology, Deemed to be University, Established by Ministry of Education, Govt. of India) in the year 2000 and superannuated on 31st May 2023.He served as Professor & Head, Department of Food Engineering & Technology & Dean of the Institute and continued to serve as Dean (R&D), Dean (Planning & Devl.), Dean (Student & faculty welfare) and Dean (Academic).He Published 104 research papers in the reputed refereed journals (Scopus/WOS) Citation-1745, H -index 22 and i1-index-37. One book (1) published as co-author entitled “Experiments in Food Process Engineering”. Another book “Food storage Engineering” is under publication by Applied Publishers, USA.

Dr. A. Madhavan
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Start Up and Entrepreneurship, Compliance and Regulatory Expert, Product Development, Packaging & Labelling, Food Safety and Quality.
He is M.Sc., Ph.D.(Chemistry), MBA. Currently he is holding positions as
• CEO, Mizone (A Kerala State Government Enterprise), Kannur,
• Director, Centre for Quality and Food Safety, New Delhi,
• Chief Adviser, India Law LLP, Dubai, Mumbai, New Delhi.
• Member and Convener (Panel-1) FAD-13, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.
• Member, Standard Review Committee in oils and fats, FSSAI, New Delhi.
• Adviser, Academic Council for Food Sciences & Technology, Amity International University,
• Member, Centre for Promotion for Research and Trade in Traditional Food (CPRTTF), New Delhi.

Dr. Raosaheb Mohite
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Product Development, Nutraceuticals, Industrial Processing Technology, Fisheries, Risk Management. Quality Control, Agri Value chain Management
Dr. Raosaheb Ramachandrarao Mohite has approximately 30 years of work experience. He has managed project consulting projects from concept to commissioning, including conceptualization, planning, implementation, and operationalization. He has held several key positions in such projects as cold storage, pre-cooling, cold storage, export packing houses for fresh produce, warehouses, and new product development, among others. In several of these projects, he has usefully contributed to areas of food quality and safety, good agricultural production practices, and risk management. Dr. Raosaheb Mohite, is a Doctorate in Food Science and Technology from the Institute of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. He has a Bachelors and a Masters degree from the College of Fisheries at Mangalore, of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (UAS-B), India. During post graduation studies he specialized in Industrial Processing Technology, Dr Mohite has years of experience working in Food Safety and Quality Control (FS and QC) areas, as it relates to a variety of foods and agricultural products. He has worked with variety of agricultural and horticultural crops, animal foods like seafoods. Over the years, he has worked as part of project in other related areas such as Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), ISO 9000, Quality Control and so on. Studied agri-value chains for over 10 years across India and in Eastern Africa (as UNFAO Consultant). The various projects that he participated/ involved were implemented by State/ National and International developmental agencies including: a) the Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, GoI, several Public sector and State organizations and b) International agencies like the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Bank, German Development Cooperative (GIZ), United States Aid for International Development (USAID), Netherlands Government Development Fund (FMC), Environment Defense fund (EDF) of USA.
Dr Mohite was the Director (In-Charge) of the National Institute of Post Harvest Technology (NIPHT), at Talegaon – Dabhade, near Pune, Maharashtra. He also held the post of AVP for Research, Consultancy and Training, with a large private company and as Head (technical and administration) in an integrated value chain project supported by an international funding agency in India.

Dr. Manoj Agarwal
Advisor
IIM Lucknow (MBA), Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA), Paris ( Public Policy).

Dr. Manoj Agarwal
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Public Policy, Start Up and Entrepreneurship, Brand Management, Project Management
Dr. Manoj Agarwal is a management professional and a former Civil Servant (IAS) with 35+ year experience and key skills in Project/Operations Management, Public Transit, Policy Advocacy, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). By Qualification he has done Ph.D in Management from GGS Indraprastha University Delhi, Master’s in Public Policy (CIAP) from Ecole Nationaled’ Administration (ENA), Paris, Master’s in Public Administration and Management (DESS) from University of Paris I, Pantheon Sorbonne, Paris 2003, MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) form National Institute of Technology.
Currently he is leading the start-up ecosystem and the incubator at IIT Jammu along with Centre for Essential Skills (CES). CE Saims to impart Non- Cognitive skills to students of IIT Jammu as well as students from the general community. He is also teaching courses relates to Social and Scientific Responsibility, Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship.
He served as Joint Secretary Urban Development Govt. of Delhi, Chief General Manager, Delhi Transport Corporation, and Additional District Magistrate etc. He also worked in private sector as Director-Land and Grid Development- SB Energy Pvt. Ltd.–Soft Bank Group, Head Public Affairs, CS Rand Land Management-Cairn Vedanta, CEO Highways- DSC Ltd. etc.
He was Awarded:-
• Best All-Rounder Student Trophy’s at IIM Lucknow and distinction at NIT Surat.
• Joint Secretary Indo French Technical Association, Vice President Indo French Alumni Network, Member Senate IIIT Kota and Fellow Aspire Circle.
• Guest faculty at reputed institutes such as IIM Indore, Garhwal University, National Institute of Training for Highway Engineers and IIT Jammu.
• Published in Peer Reviewed, Scopus Indexed Journals,
• Mentorat New Delhi Institute of Management, Sankalp Foundation, and Your Nest Venture Capital
• Member Editorial Board ‘Water and Power International’ a Scopus indexed Journal published by Central Board of Irrigation and Power
Board of Advisors - Global

Anil Kumar Anal
Advisor
(Chair of the Food Innovation, Nutrition, and Health, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand)

Anil Kumar Anal
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology, Food Science, Designer Diets, food safety
He holds the esteemed position of Professor and Chair of the Food Innovation, Nutrition, and Health, as well as the Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology program at the Department of Food Agriculture and Bioresources within the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand.
Dr. Anil has earned recognition as a top 1% Scientist globally in the field of Food Science. His expertise lies in Indigenous Food Systems, with a focus on Traditional and Underutilized local food products, as well as the Green Valorization of Agro-Aquatic residues for High Value purposes. Additionally, he specializes in Bio molecular Interactions and their Applications in Food Systems, Designer Diets for Enhanced Health Benefits, and food safety. With a not able portfolio, Dr. Anil has authored 7 patents across multiple jurisdictions including the US, World Patents, EU, Canada, and India. His scholarly contributions extend to over 200 refereed international journal articles, boasting an impressive h-index of 45 and over 8030 citations. Moreover, he has penned more than 65 book chapters, edited and authored 11 books, and contributed to several International conference His extensive international experience encompasses research and consultancy endeavors in countries such as New Zealand, Spain, Japan, Nepal, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Germany, and Austria, among others.

Hitesh Vyas
Advisor
Area of Expertise: Functional foods / Nutraceutical products, Regulatory, R&D and innovation, Sourcing and Marketing, Health /Nutrition and Wellness,
He is based in Toronto, Canada and has a vast expertise of over 35 years in the health /nutrition and wellness category. He has been involved in developing meal replacement products, and functional foods/nutraceutical products under private label health products for the North American marketplace. He completed his BSc degree in Food Science and Technology at Nairobi University, Kenya in 1982 and received a Commonwealth scholarship for CFTRI (UN/FAO) to do a Masters Degree in Food Tech,, India. He moved to Canada in 1988,and worked with Sunny Crunch Foods Ltd ,a leading and pioneering health and wellness company in North America He currently has his own consulting business working with various food companies developing new products in the health and wellness industry. Hitesh has travelled globally sourcing new products and has developed expertise in regulatory, R&D and innovation, sourcing and marketing of new products. He has also attended and presented at IFCON and IUFOST and has been a member of IFT and CIFST since 1982.Hitesh was one of the first batch to achieve Certified Food Scientist designation from IFT.