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Archit Bagaria joins Savorworks as co-founder

By Startup Enthusiast · 18 September 2026

What they do

Savorworks makes specialty coffee and bean-to-bar chocolate, with café offerings

Archit Bagaria, previously an investor, becomes co-founder of the company

He brings experience in raising capital and scaling consumer businesses

Archit Bagaria has joined Savorworks Coffee & Chocolate as a co-founder.
Bagaria was previously an investor in the company.
Existing co-founders are Baninder Singh (Co-founder & Head Roaster) and Paweena Withyasathien Kochar (Co-founder & Master Chocolatier).
Bagaria holds an Yale MBA and started his career at Citi.
He has worked at Tolaram Singapore and OmniRetail New York.
He founded Palete, a food-tech venture at Yale.
He leads The Patient Capital, an India-focused investment vehicle.

Bagaria was instrumental in raising ₹200+ crore in equity and ₹250+ crore in debt programmes.
His experience in consumer businesses, capital and growth will complement the founders' expertise.
The company aims to expand manufacturing capacity, strengthen team and brand, and widen distribution across India.

Savorworks was founded in 2019 by Baninder Singh and Paweena Withyasathien Kochar.
It is a specialty coffee and bean-to-bar chocolate company with café offerings.
The company handles sourcing of coffee and cacao, roasting, chocolate making, and final offerings in-house.
Its 85% Dark Chocolate won Double Gold at the 2026 Indian Craft Chocolate Competition.
It operates across specialty coffee, bean-to-bar chocolate, retail, gifting, hospitality and digital channels.

Focus over the next two years: expand manufacturing capacity, strengthen team and brand, and widen distribution across India.
Continue operating across specialty coffee, bean-to-bar chocolate, retail, gifting, hospitality and digital channels.
Selectively evaluate international opportunities.