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Diksha Pande

Position: Co-Founder, Samosa Party
Categories: SPEAKERS 2026

Diksha Pande is the Co-Founder of Samosa Party, India’s category-leading brand in Indian ethnic snacking, currently operating at a run rate of over ₹150 crore. Since founding the venture in 2017 alongside her husband Amit Nanwani, she has built it from a single idea into the country’s largest QSR chain dedicated to Indian street food – bringing hygiene, consistency, and modern brand experience to a category that had remained largely undisrupted for decades. Before Samosa Party, Diksha built her expertise across leading F&B names including the Oberoi Group, Pizza Hut, and Chai Point. A recognized voice in India’s consumer and D2C ecosystem, she is celebrated as an entrepreneur who has scaled a homegrown brand ground-up into a nationally loved name – reimagining how India experiences its favourite snack.

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