In the midst of the 2020 lockdown, Palak Arora, a food engineering student at NIFTEM, began experimenting with millets in her Faridabad terrace kitchen. Motivated by her father's health crisis and the lack of ready-to-eat millet products in the market, she founded SatGuru Superfoods and launched the brand Millium in 2022.

Unlike wheat, millets require specific processing-sprouting, roasting, drying-to unlock their nutrients. Palak’s deep food tech knowledge helped her create instant mixes like beetroot idlis, millet noodles, and sprouted porridge that cook in under 10 minutes.

With no funding, her family became her backbone, and today, Millium earns ₹3 lakh monthly. She works directly with local farmers, ensuring fair pay and timely payments-especially for organic millet cultivators like Arvind Kumar from UP.

Millium’s products, certified by FSSAI and other bodies, are tested for microbial safety without using preservatives. The startup now produces nearly 30 tonnes of millet-based products monthly.

Palak’s journey is proof that innovation, family support, and purpose can create a business that nourishes not only consumers but also farmers and the planet.