Indian start-ups freeze-dry comfort food, eye travel retail and IRCTC premium trains

Bowlful, Dryfii, Bombay Tiffin and DryM are commercialising freeze-dried Indian meals for travellers and diaspora, selling via social channels and expanding into airline catering and IRCTC. India's freeze-dried food market is projected to triple from $109M in 2025 to $315M by 2033.

— Filed Sat, 13 Jun, 2026, 20:28 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Indian start-ups Bowlful, Dryfii, Bombay Tiffin and DryM are commercialising freeze-dried Indian meals for travellers and diaspora, selling via social channels and expanding to travel retail, airline catering and IRCTC premium trains. Market projected to triple to $315M by 2033.

Why this matters

DryM joins a cohort of Indian freeze-dry start-ups moving from D2C social commerce into institutional travel retail channels like airline catering and IRCTC premium trains.

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