WOMEN FOODPRENEURS: TAKING A BITE OUT OF At present, India is home to around 2000 startups in the food and beverage sector. Out of those, almost 50 per cent are being headed by women. Aspiring to eat healthy and feeding the family comes naturally to most women. They are more likely to be the primary shopper for groceries and understand the needs of their family members. As a result, women settle in comfortably with running a food business. Although the journey of entrepreneurship comes with its own bundle of hardships for women, they are rising above adversities and celebrating womanhood in their own way. NuFFooDS Spectrum has compiled profiles of 24 such successful food entrepreneurs who have carved a niche for themselves in the past 6 years.