About Wakao Khao
Reinventing Indian fast food with bold spice, sustainable jackfruit, 100% veg and zero compromise on taste.
Meet Sairaj Dhond
Goan, jackfruit-obsessed, and on a mission to fix Indian fast food. Sairaj founded Wakao Foods in 2020 with a simple thesis: India produces tonnes of young jackfruit that just goes to waste, and it tastes incredible when you treat it like meat.
After scaling jackfruit ready-to-cook products across the country and a national-stage pitch on Shark Tank India, the next step was obvious: an actual outlet where people could come and eat the food the way it was meant to be eaten. Wakao Khao is that outlet.
“Veg food shouldn't apologise. It should be the loudest, boldest thing on your plate.”
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission
To make 100% veg, jackfruit-led fast food a daily, default choice for Indians — bold enough to compete with anything else on the street.
Our Vision
Become India's leading veg QSR chain. Make jackfruit the next chicken — not as a substitute, but as its own thing.
Our Values
Sustainability
Jackfruit is one of the most water-efficient crops on the planet. Building a brand on it is a climate vote.
Bold Flavor
Veg does not mean polite. Every dish is engineered to be the boldest version of itself.
Honest Speed
QSR-fast, but never compromised. Hand-prepped, made-to-order, locally sourced.
Milestones & moments
The faces behind the jackpot
From the family that opened day one, to the kiosk team that keeps the queue moving. We do this together.
The Founding Family
The Kiosk Crew
