NOTO Ice Cream is a well-established frozen dessert brand under Kavv Foods. NOTO Ice Cream has officially marked its presence in full financial profitability. The topline revenue for FY26 is an impressive ₹35 crore, increasing alongside this pivotal shift into profitability.

Clean break margins and consistency of bottom-line fundamentals in the quest for rapid revenue growth are a significant shift for the direct-to-consumer and modern retail brand and a sign that scalable consumer packaged goods (CPG) business models can support value creation and annual revenue growth.

Product diversification and rapid expansion

The success of Kavv Foods is rooted in the right choice in developing its signature NOTO Ice Cream brand range. From the beginning, NOTO was able to secure its place in the market due to its positioning as an innovative brand that offered low-calorie ice cream products while preserving their traditional taste and creaminess.

With the introduction of products low in sugar content and high in protein, as well as popsicles made from real fruit and vegan ice creams, NOTO succeeded in positioning itself differently from its traditional competition.

The brand’s continuous efforts for new flavors, strong product quality, and input cost management have helped increase gross margins across all its SKUs, directly supporting its overall corporate profitability.

One of the more basic reasons for achieving the revenue milestone of ₹35 crore with profitability has been NOTO’s specialised omnichannel distribution with a strong focus on its operational model, that is, quick commerce delivery infrastructure. 

Through aggressive collaboration with key instant delivery platforms, dark store operators and hyper-local fulfillment centers, NOTO successfully penetrated spontaneous impulse buying and local consumer demand in key urban markets. 

With quick-commerce platforms booming in the Indian market, the brand was able to reduce its heavy capital expenditure for building brick-and-mortar stores, lower its cost of inventory and per-order logistics distribution, and optimize storage space while experimenting with dense market penetration. 

The capital-efficient distribution model helped Kavv Foods keep operating expenses under such close guard that the company was able to produce bottom-line profit from top-line sales growth.

Market positioning and future growth plans

The company’s turnover in FY26 is clocking in at over ₹35 crore per annum, proving its profitability and strengthening its position in the premium health-focused dessert market ahead. The brand’s long-term vision is to invest the proceeds of its business to strengthen its holding in its current Tier I cities, and expand its speed commerce and modern trade distribution networks systematically into Tier II and Tier III markets in India. 

Kavv Foods and NOTO exemplify sustainability in their improved supply chain logistics, increased manufacturing volumes, and their continued product expansion within the health-oriented category, to remain a strong template for modern consumer brands aiming at fast growth and financial discipline.

According to market research firm IMARC, the Indian ice-cream industry is forecasted to grow up to ₹639.41 billion by 2034, driven by the demand for vegan, plant-based, and functional ice-cream. Capitalizing on this demand, NOTO provides popsicles, cups, tacos, and minis or one-bite ice creams, which are some of its best-selling products. Fruit-based desserts that invoke nostalgia, such as guava and jamun popsicles, are some of their signature products. The average cost of one portion is ₹90-100.

Conclusion

Notto Ice Cream’s progression towards becoming a profitable corporately along with revenue of ₹35 crore for FY26, stands as an excellent business success case of Kavv Foods and the entire Indian consumer packaged goods sector. Notto’s ability to strike a perfect balance between speedy growth at the top line and fiscal prudence at the bottom line by combining product innovation with the fast-commerce approach makes this business case an example of excellence.