Name

Café Spice

Legal name

Cafe Spice LLC

Website

https://cafespice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ready-to-Eat Prepared Foods

NAICS

Frozen Food Manufacturing (31141), Food Manufacturing (311), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & international prepared meals manufacturing (AFAKAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Ethnic & International Meals (CRADADAE), Ethnic Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Wholesale (AFAIAIAB)

Keywords

• Ready-to-eat meals
• Indian prepared foods
• Ethnic frozen meals
• Global cuisine retail
• Foodservice prepared meals

Headquarters

HQ city

New Windsor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Prepared Meals: Sale of ready-to-eat frozen and refrigerated Indian meals through retail grocery stores, natural food retailers, and online platforms. Revenue generated from consumer purchases of individual meal packages.
2. Foodservice/B2B: Bulk sale of prepared meals, sauces, soups, and small plates to foodservice operators including restaurants, catering companies, and hospitality businesses. Custom solutions available for commercial buyers.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Café Spice manufactures and sells chef-crafted, ready-to-eat Indian, Thai, and Latin prepared meals (curries, paneer dishes, Naan Toasties, rice sides, sauces, and small plates) produced at its USDA-certified facility in New York's Hudson Valley. Products are sold refrigerated and frozen through national grocery retail, Amazon Fresh, and independent natural food stores, with a separate foodservice division supplying bulk prepared meals and components to restaurants, caterers, and hospitality operators.

Product overview

Café Spice is a ready-to-eat prepared foods company offering chef-crafted meals inspired by global cuisines. The product portfolio centers on Indian entrées (curries, paneer dishes, vegetable dishes, and specialty items like Butter Chicken Meatballs and Naan Toasties), complemented by Thai entrées and sauces, Latin entrées and sides, and grain products (various rice dishes and quinoa). Rice sides and small plates serve as supporting add-ons, while Indian sauces allow consumers to cook Café Spice dishes at home. The company operates from a USDA-certified facility in New York's Hudson Valley and positions itself around authentic spices, bold flavors, and convenient meal solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Indian Entrées Chef-crafted ready-to-eat Indian meals including curries (Chicken Tikka Masala, Butter Chicken, Chicken Vindaloo, Coconut Chicken Curry, Chicken Curry), paneer dishes (Butter Paneer, Saag Paneer), vegetable dishes (Vegetable Korma, Cauliflower & Potato Curry, Bombay Lentils & Spinach, Channa Masala), and specialty items (Butter Chicken Meatballs, Chicken Cashew Korma), each paired with Basmati rice variants, sold refrigerated through grocery retail.
• Naan Toasties Sandwich products inspired by Indian street food, featuring naan bread with fillings such as Chutney Chicken, Chicken Tikka, and Cauliflower Tikka, topped with melted cheese; sold refrigerated through grocery retail.
• Thai Entrées Thai-inspired ready-to-eat meals including Red Curry Chicken, Chicken Massaman Curry, Panang Tofu Curry, and Yellow Curry Vegetables, sold refrigerated through grocery retail.
• Latin Entrées Latin-inspired ready-to-eat meals including Chicken Chile Verde and Chipotle Chicken, sold refrigerated through grocery retail.
• Rice Sides Variety of rice products including Saffron Rice, Coconut Rice, Lemon Rice, Vegetable Fried Rice, Jasmine Rice, Tomato Rice, Cilantro Lime Rice, Mexican Street Corn Rice, and Tamarind Basmati Rice; sold as standalone grocery retail SKUs.
• Indian Sauces Chef-crafted Indian cooking sauces including Tikka Masala Sauce, Plant-Based Tikka Masala Sauce, Korma Sauce, Coconut Korma Sauce, Cashew Korma Sauce, Curry Sauce, Goan Sauce, Butter Makhani Sauce, and Tamarind Chutney; sold as standalone retail SKUs.
• Thai Sauces Thai curry cooking sauces including Red Curry Sauce, Yellow Curry Sauce, Green Curry Sauce, and Massaman Curry Sauce; sold as standalone retail SKUs.
• Indian Small Plates & Appetizers Traditional Indian side dishes and appetizers including Handmade Potato Samosas, Potato Samosa Bites, and Hand-Stretched Tandoori Naan; sold as standalone retail SKUs.
• Latin Sides Latin-inspired side dishes including Rice & Beans, Charro Beans with Bacon, Queso Black Beans, Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips, Tequila Lime Tortilla Chips, and Flour Tortilla Chips; sold as standalone retail SKUs.
• Quinoa & Additional Cuisine Sides Quinoa side dishes including White Quinoa, Red & White Quinoa, and Quinoa Mix; sold as standalone retail SKUs.
• Foodservice Bulk Meal Solutions B2B bulk prepared meal, sauce, soup, and small-plate offerings across Indian (14+ entrées, 7+ sides/small plates, 9+ sauces), Thai, and Latin cuisines supplied directly to restaurants, catering companies, and hospitality businesses, with custom solutions for commercial buyers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Available in refrigerated sections at major retailers nationwide including Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, Gelson's, Big Y, and Schnucks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Whole Planet FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership with Whole Planet Foundation to uplift underprivileged groups through the power of quality food, aligning with Cafe Spice's mission of giving back to the planet and building communities around food.
• Hudson Valley Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hudson Valley Food Bank to address food insecurity in the local community, supporting underprivileged groups through food donations and community outreach programs.
• Where Food Comes From (WFCF)coreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party certification partnership for gluten-free verification of certified gluten-free meals. WFCF provides independent verification that Cafe Spice's gluten-free products meet established standards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kashi: Kashi offers plant-based and frozen prepared meals with a clean-label positioning across mainstream and natural channels — a broader incumbent competitor for the same health-conscious consumer segment Café Spice targets.
• Sweet Earth: Sweet Earth (a Nestlé brand) sells plant-based frozen meals and handheld products through Whole Foods and mainstream grocery — overlapping with Café Spice's plant-based positioning at scale a much larger brand cannot match.
• Amy's Kitchen: Amy's Kitchen is a much larger, established frozen prepared-meals brand with broad cuisine coverage (Indian, Mexican, Italian, Asian) sold in natural and mainstream grocery — a broad incumbent competitor for the same clean-label, vegetarian-leaning consumer.

Direct peers

• Saffron Road: Saffron Road sells chef-crafted frozen and refrigerated ethnic meals (Indian, Thai, Moroccan, etc.) through Whole Foods and other natural-food retailers — directly comparable to Café Spice's premium, multi-cuisine ready-meal positioning and retail channel mix.
• Thai Kitchen: Thai Kitchen produces Thai sauces, noodles, and rice products sold in mainstream grocery — overlapping with Café Spice's Thai sauce and side dish product lines and competing for Thai-cuisine shelf space.
• Tasty Bite: Tasty Bite is one of the largest branded Indian ready-meal producers in the US (now owned by Mars), sold at Whole Foods, Costco, and mainstream grocery — a direct competitor for Indian entrée shelf space and an aspirational scale benchmark.
• Deep Indian Kitchen: Deep Indian Kitchen sells Indian entrées and naan products to natural and mainstream grocers across the US, competing head-to-head with Café Spice on Indian frozen/refrigerated meal and Indian bread product lines.
• Maya Kaimal: Maya Kaimal offers Indian simmer sauces, frozen entrées, and rices sold through Whole Foods and natural-food retailers — directly overlapping with Café Spice's sauces, sides, and entrée portfolio in the same premium channel.
• Sukhi's: Sukhi's produces Indian frozen meals, samosas, and naan for US retail — a direct competitor to Café Spice in Indian handheld and entrée categories at the same natural-food retail accounts.

Others

• Whole Foods 365 (private label): Whole Foods' 365 private-label line increasingly includes Indian, Thai, and Latin prepared meals at lower price points — a key in-store competitive pressure and substitute rather than a direct branded peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cafespiceglobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zaika-foods-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/cafespice/?hl=en
• Xx.com/cafe_spice

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Café Spice