Rohan Mirchandani, co-founder of popular yogurt brand Epigamia passes away at 42 due to cardiac arrest

Epigamia is a popular brand of Greek yogurt in India.

New Delhi: Rohan Mirchandani, the co-founder of Epigamia, one of the country’s leading yogurt brands, has passed away. Rohan Mirchandani, who was one of the country’s leading business personalities at a young age, breathed his last at the age of 42 due to a heart attack.

Epigamia is a popular brand of Greek yogurt in India. Its parent company is Drums Food International in which many celebrities have invested.

The company was started in 2013.

According to a report published on Business Today, Drums Food International, the parent company of Greek yogurt brand Epigamia, issued an official statement confirming the news of the death of co-founder Rohan Mirchandani.

It is worth mentioning that Rohan Mirchandani, along with his two colleagues, founded Drums Food in the year 2013 and it quickly emerged as an FMCG company and grew further.

From ice cream to Greek yogurt

Rohan Mirchandani, a graduate of NSU Stern & Wharton School, started Drums Food along with Ankur Goel (currently COO) and Uday Thakkar (currently Director). First the company started with the ice cream Hokey Pokey and then in the year 2015 they introduced the Greek yogurt brand Epigamia, which became increasingly popular. Epigamia makes not only yogurt but also other dairy products.

Investments of celebrities

Many celebrities have invested in Drums Food International and this include Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone. According to reports, Deepika Padukone has invested in many companies and start-ups and she invested in Drums Food International Company in the year 2019. In addition, Verlinvest is the largest stakeholder in the company, with a 30 per cent stake.

Business was focused on expansion

Even before the demise of co-founder Rohan Mirchandani, there were many reports related to the company’s further plans and it was said that Drums Food is preparing to expand the business in the next financial year. According to reports, the company plans to expand the business in FY 2025-26 with more than 20,000 retail touchpoints in more than 30 cities of the country.