The Whole Truth puts the back of the pack on the front

A protein bar called And Nothing Else took a wider name, and that name now sits on chocolate and protein powder too.

Teardown 04 of 10·From India·Packaged food·2019·Members

Verdict · It worked

The Whole Truth name now covers five categories, and FY25 revenue from operations reached Rs 216 crore, though the company made a loss that year.

Before

Shashank Mehta wrote a weekly health blog called FITSHIT while he still had a job at Unilever.12 He would pick up a packaged food, read the claims on the front, then turn it over and test them against the nutrition label and the ingredient list.1 One article ranked the best and worst protein bars in India.1 While researching it, he found protein bars were fairly easy to make, and he started making one at home.1

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Sources for the opening

  1. 1PMF Convo #21 - Shashank Mehta, The Whole TruthSajith Pai · January 23, 2026 · sajithpai.com
  2. 2Shashank Mehta's PostLinkedIn · 7 September 2023, dated from the post ID (the page shows 3y) · linkedin.com

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