Forbes unveiled its 10
th annual â30 Under 30â list recently, with Indian Americans Sana Javeri Kadri and Priya Krishna named among the honorees in the Food & Drink category.
Kadri, 27, an Oakland, California, resident, is the founder of Diaspora Co. At 23 years old in 2017, Kadri used $3,000 from her tax refund to start sourcing and selling ethically farmed turmeric.
âI wanted a more delicious spice trade, that spoke of origins, of culture, and of flavor first, rather than the stale pantry aisle staples we d been forced to settle for,â says Kadri, who moved from India to California for college, the Forbes profile says.
Today Diaspora Co. works with nearly a dozen small family farms across India, paying an average of six times more than the commodity price, and sells seven spices including coriander and cardamom.
Forbes unveiled its â30 Under 30â list recently, with several Indian American individuals named in the Social Impact category.
Among those honored in the Social Impact category were 27-year-old Viveka Hulyalkar, 23-year-old Devshi Mehrotra, and 20-year-old Trisha Prabhu.
Hulyalkar, along with fellow honoree Alex Sadhu, co-founded Beam Impact. The New York-based duo are on a mission to convert consumer behavior into cash for non-profits, the Forbes magazine profile says.
Through partnerships with companies like IKEA and Sundae School, Beam s app-based rewards program allows users to donate 1 percent of purchases at no extra cost, it said. They co-founded Beam Impact in 2017.
Prior to her time at Beam, Hulyalkar, a Brown University graduate, held various roles at The Synergos Institute, Letâs Be Well RED, the Supreme Court of India, Ambassador Nirupama Raoâs office, McKinsey & Company, and Getting Out and Staying Out.