Our Story
Why We Started Evara
We’re Nitika and Ritika Kataria, two sisters who grew up surrounded by Indian spices in our everyday home cooked Punjabi household in Virginia. Our snack drawer was always a mix of Indian namkeens and American chips. As we got older and started paying attention to ingredient lists, we realized that many of the snacks we loved were filled with ingredients we don’t even keep in our own homes.
We wanted the same bold, nostalgic flavors we grew up eating, reimagined in a modern way with better ingredients, without losing what made them so craveable. So we created Evara, a brand rooted in making snacks with better-for-you ingredients and familiar flavors you can feel good about reaching for every day.
Our Mission
Our mission is to redefine everyday snacking through intention, integrity, and thoughtful formulation. We believe that every ingredient should serve a purpose and never included as filler, but chosen for its function, quality, and role in the final product.
Rooted in traditional Indian flavors and inspired by ancestral approaches to food, we bring time-honored tastes into a modern context. Our snacks are crafted to honor both flavor and function with balancing taste, simplicity, and purpose in every bite.
We are committed to creating products that feel as good as they taste and snacks that are not only satisfying, but mindfully made, deeply considered, and aligned with a more conscious way of eating