Gagni Food Products – Coco Kadai Receives Best Coconut Entrepreneur Award from CPCRI

We are delighted and honoured to announce that Ms. G. Gomathi, Founder & Proprietor of Gagni Food Products (Coco Kadai), has been honoured with the “Best Coconut Entrepreneur Award – 2025” by the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI).

This prestigious recognition celebrates our continued efforts towards value addition, innovation and entrepreneurship in the coconut sector.

Founded in 2018, Gagni Food Products started its journey with a vision to transform coconut into innovative, convenient and value-added food products. Under the brand Coco Kadai, we manufacture dehydrated coconut chips and coconut flakes, with a focus on quality, innovation and creating greater value from coconut.

Our journey has been driven by a simple belief:

“Coconut is not just a commodity; it is a versatile resource with immense potential for innovation and value creation.”

Through continuous product development and market expansion, Coco Kadai has been working to bring innovative coconut-based products to consumers and businesses, while creating opportunities for higher-value utilization of coconut.

Receiving the Best Coconut Entrepreneur Award from CPCRI in 2025 is a significant milestone in our entrepreneurial journey. CPCRI's recognition motivates us to continue our efforts in coconut value addition, product innovation, quality improvement and market development.

As a first-generation entrepreneur, this award is especially meaningful to us. It represents not only an individual achievement but also the dedication of our entire team, the support of our customers, mentors, institutions and the coconut farming community.