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Revant Himatsingka (Food Pharmer)

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Founder at Only What's Needed
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Revant Himatsingka, known as the Food Pharmer, is a Wharton MBA and ex-McKinsey consultant who founded the brand Only Whats Needed. As a certified health coach, his mission is to expose misleading marketing from food companies and improve health literacy across India by teaching people how to read nutrition labels.

Revant creates humorous and educational videos about food, health, and social issues, aiming to make complex topics accessible. He is a vocal advocate for corporate accountability and better public infrastructure, such as walkable footpaths, to promote a healthier national lifestyle. He maintains a balanced approach, believing junk food is acceptable if not marketed as healthy.

Interesting fact: He is the youngest Indian to be published by Bloomsbury (publishers of Harry Potter) for his book "Selfienomics. "

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Food Transparency
Leads a movement teaching millions of Indians to read food labels and identify misleading marketing claims from large food companies.
Corporate Accountability
Publicly calls out brands for dishonest marketing and has faced multiple legal notices, advocating for genuine corporate responsibility beyond PR stunts.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Founder
Only What's Needed
10-2020 - 4-2023
Management Consultant
McKinsey & Company
6-2019 - 8-2019
Summer Senior Associate
Strategy&
11-2014 - 11-2017
Author
Selfienomics
8-2014 - 9-2015
Corporate Program Analyst
Nomura
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Education
2018 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA
The Wharton School
2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
NYU Stern School of Business
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