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☞ Our Story · Founded 2019 · Bangalore

We Built The
Factory We
Wished Existed.

Sun & Life Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. started with a simple realisation: if you want something done properly, you have to build it yourself. We couldn't find good tempeh in India. Every import was stale. Every local option cut corners. So we traced the tradition back to Java, sourced the right cultures, and built our own factory.

Fermented foods are the oldest proof that patience is a technology. We didn't invent tempeh. We just refused to make it badly.
— Vaibhav Krishnaswamy, Founder
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VAIBHAV KRISHNASWAMY
Founder · Sun & Life Restaurants Pvt. Ltd.
The Founder

From Cloud Kitchen
To Tempeh Factory.

TempeWala started with Vegan Heat in 2017 — a vegan cloud kitchen brand that proved the appetite existed. By 2019, Vaibhav had a clearer vision: build India's first dedicated tempeh facility, produce the ingredient properly, and create a brand that could stand behind every batch.

The Bangalore factory is the foundation of everything. It's where the soybeans are dehulled, the starter cultures are prepared, and the 48-hour fermentation cycle runs under controlled conditions that most commercial producers skip entirely.

After taking a break during his MBA in 2024–25, Vaibhav relaunched the brand with a sharper focus: fewer SKUs, better fermentation, a community that actually cares what they eat. TempeWala is the result.

The company also operates Nova Regency — 52 serviced apartments in Bangalore — and the same standard of uncompromising quality runs through both businesses.

We Ferment Things
On Purpose.

Our mission is to make the most nutritious, honestly produced plant-based food in India. No additives. No shortcuts. No compromising on a tradition that took 1,000 years to perfect.

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Science-Led
Four food scientists. Every batch tested. Nothing leaves the factory without meeting our fermentation standards.
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Zero Additives
Every TempeWala product is readable. If you can't pronounce an ingredient, it's not in here.
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Tribe First
The Tempeh Tribe isn't a loyalty programme — it's the community we build everything for. Their feedback shapes every new product.
The Factory

Bangalore.
Controlled At 30°C.

The factory is separate from everything else we do — dedicated infrastructure, dedicated staff, dedicated to getting fermentation right. Temperature-controlled rooms. Starter cultures sourced from their original Indonesian environment. A 48-hour minimum cycle, every batch.

We don't accelerate fermentation. We don't use vinegar or additives to simulate the taste of fermented products. Every block of TempeWala tempeh is fermented the right way, which is also the slow way.

The white mycelium you see on every fresh slab? That's Rhizopus oligosporus — the fungus that does the work. If it's not there, it wasn't fermented properly. Ours always is.

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TEMPEWALA PRODUCTION
BANGALORE, KARNATAKA
48h
Minimum fermentation cycle
30°C
Controlled temp, every batch
4
Food scientists on staff
0
Artificial additives, ever
The People
Behind Every Batch.

7 housekeeping personnel. 2 front desk. 1 e-commerce manager. And 4 food scientists who obsess over fermentation so you don't have to.

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Food Science
Lead Fermentation
Oversees every fermentation cycle and quality standard across all SKUs.
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Food Science
Product Development
New flavours, new product lines, new fermentation protocols.
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Food Science
QA & Testing
Every batch passes nutrition testing and microbial analysis before dispatch.
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Food Science
Sourcing & Supply
Ingredient sourcing, starter culture management, supplier relationships.

The TempeWala Timeline

2017
Sun & Life Restaurants Founded
Vegan Heat — India's first vegan cloud kitchen brand — launches in Bangalore. The plant-based food market exists; it just needs someone willing to do it properly.
2019
TempeWala Launches · The Factory Opens
India's first dedicated tempeh production facility. Starter cultures sourced from Java. The 48-hour fermentation cycle that defines every batch is established from day one.
2021
Press Coverage · Amazon Listing
Vogue India, New Indian Express, ChangeStarted all cover the brand. Amazon and Flipkart listings go live. The Tempeh Tribe starts forming.
2024
Hiatus · MBA · Nova Regency
Vaibhav pauses TempeWala and Vegan Heat to complete his MBA. Nova Regency — 52 serviced apartments — launches as a parallel venture.
2026
Relaunch · New Site · Full Product Range
TempeWala relaunches with a sharper product range, a new e-commerce platform, and the Tempeh Tribe programme. The mission is the same. The execution is sharper.

You Already Knew
What You Were Looking For.

Now you know who made it. The factory is in Bangalore. The fermentation takes 48 hours. The Tribe is waiting for you.

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