Hyderabad: Heritage Foods Ltd. has announced the appointment of Rahul Pandey as Vice President – Sales & Distribution, effective May 18, 2026.
In his new role, Rahul Pandey will serve as Vice President & Head of Sales for Fresh and Ambient Categories. Based at the company’s corporate office, he will report directly to J. Samba Murthy.
With more than 24 years of experience across the foods, beverages, and home care sectors, Rahul brings extensive expertise in large-scale sales operations, business growth, and distribution management. Prior to joining Heritage Foods, he served as Head – Sales & Distribution for the Foods Division at Dabur India Ltd., where he led the company’s end-to-end sales and distribution strategy.
Over the course of his career, he has also held leadership roles at Mondelez India Foods Pvt. Ltd., Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd., and ITC Ltd., contributing to sales transformation and revenue growth across multiple product categories and markets.
Rahul Pandey brings expertise in sales strategy, route-to-market transformation, distributor network expansion, category management, S&OP, customer engagement, and technology-enabled sales systems. He is also recognised for his leadership capabilities in driving channel excellence and business growth.
At Heritage Foods, he will focus on strengthening the company’s go-to-market capabilities and accelerating growth across its Fresh and Ambient Categories business.
Rahul Pandey is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, where he completed the Executive Management Program in Sales & Marketing. He also holds an MBA in Marketing from Institute of Management Studies, MDS University.
