About Us
Hungry Koala was built in 2022 by Dr. Sayed Mujahid Husain — a Bengaluru-based pediatrician with 14 years of clinical experience — and his wife Shazia Anjum, after they couldn't find a clean, honest kids food for their own child. Today we make whole-grain, sprouted, no-maltodextrin cereals and snacks for Indian families who refuse to compromise. Every product is built by the doctor and tested by his own children before it reaches yours.
Why we started Hungry Koala
When our first child began solids, we stood in supermarket aisles reading labels and felt let down. The "healthy" baby foods listed maltodextrin, refined sugars, hydrogenated fats, vague "flavours." Marketing said one thing; the back-of-pack said another.
Sayed is a pediatrician. I'm a mother. We knew exactly what a child needs — and what they don't. So we did the obvious thing: we built it ourselves. We started with a sprouted moong dal cereal for our own son, then a few friends, then a few of Sayed's patients. By 2022 it was Hungry Koala — built in Bengaluru, made in our own facility, sold to families across India.
Dr. Sayed Mujahid Husain — Co-founder & Pediatrician
Dr. Sayed Mujahid Husain (MBBS, DNB-Paediatrics — MS Ramaiah Medical College) is a practicing pediatrician with 14 years of clinical experience and over 10 as a specialist. He is Consultant Pediatrician at Goodwill Children's Clinic, HSR Layout, Bengaluru. His clinical focus is newborn care, infant nutrition, growth & development monitoring, and pediatric immunology.
Every product at Hungry Koala is formulated by Dr. Sayed Mujahid Husain — ingredient, ratio, age-appropriateness — before it is ever tested or sold.
Shazia Anjum — Co-founder
I'm Shazia. I'm a mother first, and a founder second. I run the brand: sourcing, manufacturing, our team in Bengaluru, and every decision about what does or doesn't go on a label. I read every email you send us, and I taste every batch before it ships. If it isn't something I'd feed my own child, it isn't going on a shelf.
What we stand for
- Clean-label, always. No maltodextrin. No refined sugars. No artificial preservatives, colours or flavours. No hydrogenated fats. If it isn't an ingredient a grandmother would recognise, we don't use it.
- Pediatrician-built. Every recipe is designed by Dr. Sayed Mujahid Husain for the age it's meant for. Cereyum (6 months+), Wholgro Super Kids (2 years+), Pancake Mix and Nut Butter — each built to a specific nutritional need.
- 100% in-house manufacturing. We make every Hungry Koala product in our own facility in Bengaluru — never outsourced to a third party. That's how we control every step from sourcing the grain to packing the final pack.
- Tested by our own children first. Before a product reaches your home, it has been eaten by ours.
Frequently asked (by parents like you)
Who is the founder of Hungry Koala?
Hungry Koala was founded in 2022 by Dr. Sayed Mujahid Husain (a Bengaluru-based pediatrician with 14 years' clinical experience) and his wife Shazia Anjum.
Is Hungry Koala food safe for my baby?
Yes. Every Hungry Koala product is formulated by Dr. Sayed Mujahid Husain, a practicing pediatrician with 14 years of experience, and is FSSAI-approved. Our cereals are designed for specific age ranges (6 months+, 1 year+, 2 years+) and contain no added sugar, no maltodextrin and no preservatives.
Where is Hungry Koala made?
Hungry Koala is 100% in-house manufactured in our own facility in Bengaluru, India. We don't use third-party manufacturers — we control every step from sourcing the grain to packing the final product.
Is Dr. Sayed Mujahid Husain a real pediatrician?
Yes. Dr. Sayed Mujahid Husain holds an MBBS and DNB-Paediatrics from MS Ramaiah Medical College. He has 14 years of clinical experience and is currently Consultant Pediatrician at Goodwill Children's Clinic, HSR Layout, Bengaluru. His Practo, Lybrate and MyUpchar profiles are publicly verifiable.
