Rahul Kumar
Managing Director & CEO, Red Mango India
A brand guru who has a keen eye for capturing market voids and establishing a business around them. This is how Red Mango was set up when he sought the absence of real authentic health food café in our country. Having lived mostly in the US where health cafes and frozen yogurt chains thrived all across the pocket. He saw that as the ultimate opportunity and decided to pack his bags and moved his family to India after spending over 16 years overseas to set up Red Mango’s India operations. With a clear vision to start a nationwide chain serving deliciously healthy food and beverages. The global health food chain with a presence in over 22 countries and brought the brand in 2012 with the vision to provide active and healthy food to the Indian consumers. A health and fitness enthusiast himself. He can’t stress enough on the importance of the regular exercise regimen.
Rahul Kumar started his career in 1993 in the fashion industry in the USA and worked with retailers like GAP. Polo Ralph Lauren and Kenneth Cole. He was the Business Head for Sears Roebuck and Co. for 3 years in Dubai
Furthermore, Rahul headed a junior apparel business for NY’s largest apparel firm for 6 years in the USA
He started his own apparel company in 2008 which designed and manufactured apparels for retailers like AEROPOSTALE in the USA
In 2011, he acquired the India Master Franchisee rights for Red Mango and moved to India for the venture
Rahul’s firm on the fact that regular exercise has huge benefits on one’s professional life. Rahul quips that one has to be fit to make money. And that’s why bike-riding and kick boxing are the two exercise forms Rahul is more passionate about.
He’s also a passionate rider.. riding both speed and cruisers has been his passion. Hence Red mango is always engaging and inviting various riding groups from all over town to treat themselves to a healthy breakfast or a meal
The global award winning brand has been felicitated with various accolades in India as well. Winning back to back the coveted Times food awards for BEST FROZEN YOGURT, and the various menu innovations that hence carried on has lead to winning THE BEST CAFE and BEST HEALTH CAFE by esteemed organizations and publications across the nation.
EAT HEALTHY LIVE LONGER is his mantra with which he intends to build a healthier nation by setting up Red mango cafes across our nation