India’s Award-Winning Functional Dark Chocolate Brand

Award-winning nutraceutical chocolates engineered for intimacy, performance, and everyday vitality.

Best consumer packaging Design in FMCG Category

Pepper Award - 2024

Competing against 600+ entries nationwide, Kalories secured the Pepper Awards Bronze for Best Consumer Packaging (FMCG – Personal Care) with its bold Golden Lips Intimacy Chocolate design.

Award for design excellence - packaging

Big Bang - 2024

Competing against 850+ entries nationwide, Kalories earned the Big Bang Silver Award by the Bangalore Advertising Club for Best Consumer Packaging (Design Excellence – National Category) with its “Golden Lips” Intimacy Chocolate.

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Grand Prix - Best Packaging Design

Maddy's - 2025

Competing against 1,050+ entries globally, Kalories earned the MADDY’s Grand Prix by the Madras Advertising Club for Best Packaging Design (National Category) with its “Pineapple Code” Intimacy Chocolate, while Dr. Rakesh Gandla was named Art Director of the Year.

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  • Pepper Award - 2025

    Competing against 850+ entries nationwide, Kalories secured the Pepper Awards Bronze for Best Packaging Design with its bold Pineapple Code Intimacy chocolate design.

  • Buzzing For भारत - Startup Leader of the Year - 2025

    Kalories was recognized as Startup Leader of the Year at “Buzzing for Bharat,” an initiative by Easebuzz, GoKwik, and Axis Bank. The brand was selected for its strong lean management approach, effective bootstrap growth, and strategic market penetration through a well-positioned omnichannel presence.

  • Entrepreneur Of the Year - 2025

    Dr. Rakesh Gandla is recognized among India’s Millennial Achievers 2025 for redefining entrepreneurship through purpose-driven innovation and category disruption.

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TiE 50 - Top 50 Most Promising Startups of Telangana

TiE 50 - Top 50 Most Promising Startups of Telangana

TiE 50 - Top 50 Most Promising Startups of Telangana

TiE 50 - Top 50 Most Promising Startups of Telangana

TiE 50 - Top 50 Most Promising Startups of Telangana

TiE 50 - Top 50 Most Promising Startups of Telangana

TiE 50 - Top 50 Most Promising Startups of Telangana

TiE 50 - Top 50 Most Promising Startups of Telangana

TiE 50 - Top 50 Most Promising Startups of Telangana

TiE 50 - Top 50 Most Promising Startups of Telangana

kalories top 50 most promising startups of telangana under innovation and fastest growing startup

TiE 50 - Telangana Top 50 Most Promising Startups

Kalories has been recognized among the Top 50 startups by TiE Telangana, featured on pages 101–103 of the official report, for driving innovation in clean-label chocolate and wellness.

Listed under the Consumer Tech / D2C category, the brand is acknowledged for its science-backed dark chocolates infused with superfoods for intimacy, energy, and recovery—positioning it alongside high-growth innovators from Hyderabad.

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