Tarini Thakur

CEO

India4 yrs 2 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in brand building and storytelling.
Proven track record in community engagement.
Innovative content creator with a strong digital presence.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Food & Beverage marketing expert with a strong focus on digital content creation.

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Skills

Core Skills

MarketingBranding & IdentityCulinary SkillsCreative Content Creation

Other Skills

Community BuildingDigital MediaContent StrategySocial MediaComputer LiteracyHotel ManagementMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointLeadershipPublic SpeakingCommunicationSocial Media Content CreationCulinary Education

About

Content creator with a background as a chef and marketer. Currently the CMO at Local Ferment Co., working at the intersection of storytelling, brand building, and audience growth across digital platforms.

Experience

Local ferment co

3 roles

Chief Marketing Officer

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Currently leading the marketing and brand direction at LFC. Overseeing brand strategy, creative execution, and consumer communication across all platforms.
Spearheading LFC's entry into new markets while refining its voice to reflect a new-age, health-conscious generation. Driving growth through community-led storytelling, experiential campaigns, and strategic partnerships with culture-first creators and platforms.

MarketingBranding & IdentityCommunity BuildingDigital MediaContent StrategySocial Media

Head - Brand & Culture | Partner

Promoted

Feb 2024 – May 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Directing LFC's brand voice & identity including design & maintaining a brand image. Working hands-on all digital, creative & marketing verticals while fabricating a space for new age, non-alcoholic beverages in the Indian F&B industry as well as D2C marketplace.
Developing & implementing a culture-first content strategy to build brand awareness. Bringing LFC at the forefront of culture through partnerships & creative synergies.

MarketingCommunity BuildingBranding & IdentityDigital MediaContent StrategySocial Media

Chef, Brewer & Marketing

Feb 2022 – May 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Working in Local Ferment Co.'s microbrewery & gourmet kitchen as a chef, brewer and head of social media marketing. Studying the art & science of fermentation as we brew handcrafted batches of jun, kombucha, ginger beer & other probiotic beverages, bringing forth a renaissance in the world of bartending and wellness by combing modern design with age-old fermentation techniques.
Also diversifying my skillset outside of the kitchen & bar by managing LFC's social media content, marketing, network & communication.

Culinary SkillsSocial MediaMarketing

Self-employed

Content Creator

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Hybrid

Building a digital identity (@tarinily) rooted in storytelling, lifestyle and wellness — blending everyday narratives with intentional aesthetics. Creating high-engagement content across Instagram, growing an active community of 70K+.
Conceptualizing and producing original series like 'Serial Gifter' & 'Behind the Scroll', offering value-driven insights to views through short-form content. Collaborating with culture-first brands that align with values of authenticity & creative depth.

Creative Content Creation

Taj hotels

Vocational Kitchen Trainee

Jul 2021 – Jan 2022 · 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Working as a vocational kitchen trainee in the bakery department at Taj's esteemed property at Santacruz, Mumbai. Focussing specifically on pastry work, including buffet desserts, gateaux, bulk production, individual pastries, garnishes, macaroons, etc. in an industrial set up.

Alippo

Baking Specialist Intern

Apr 2021 – May 2021 · 1 mo · Karnataka, India

In this work-from-home internship, I was in-charge of the bakery category courses offered at Alippo, a digital community that offers live online courses in an array of fields.
As the baking specialist intern, it was my chief responsibility to design day-wise course modules for baking courses like baking basics (sponges, cookies, cupcakes, frostings), advanced baking (wedding cakes, fondant work, international desserts), chocolate making (couverture and compound), icing techniques, etc. I worked closely with the chefs that conducted these sessions to understand their flow of work.

Taj hotels

Industrial Kitchen Trainee

Jan 2020 – Mar 2020 · 2 mos · Santacruz, Mumbai

Worked at the esteemed Taj Santacruz, Mumbai as part of my industrial exposure training. Worked in the Butchery/Veg Prep, Live Kitchen/Coffee Shop as well as Banquets departments. Gained detailed insights about not just the professional F&B industry in the kitchens of the legendary Taj group of hotels, but also understood the values of guest relations, team work and eye-for-detail.

The gateway hotel & resorts by taj

Kitchen Intern

May 2019 – Jun 2019 · 1 mo · Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

Interned at the prestigious 'Gateway Hotel & Resort (by Taj)' located in Mangalore. During my time in the Bakery section, I gained experience in pastry and boulangerie. Honing skills and acquiring knowledge about an array of breakfast pastries, sponge cake batters and tea-time cookies, I challenged myself as a hotelier and culinary professional during this vocational training period.