Polka Pop was born from a simple question: why should enjoying a fizzy drink come with sugar, sweeteners, or compromises?
Like many health-conscious Indians, our founder Gaurav Khemka had stopped drinking carbonated beverages altogether. In 2018, while pursuing his master’s degree in the US, he discovered flavoured sparkling water that was fizzy, refreshing, and made without sugar or sweeteners. It felt almost too good to be true. And it was, at least in India.
When Gaurav returned home, he realised the Indian market had zero options that delivered real fizz, real flavour, and zero sugar, zero calories, and zero sweeteners. That gap led to the start of Polka Pop.
After months of research, customer interviews, taste trials, and relentless prototyping, Polka Pop was launched in January 2021 with four flavours: Lemon Lime, Orange, Peach, and Cranberry.
Today, Polka Pop is India’s first 100 percent naturally flavoured sparkling water with zero sugar and zero calories. No catches. No conditions. No artificial flavours. Just a refreshing, fruity, bubbly drink for people who want to be more mindful of what they consume.
If you are used to sweet drinks, the first few sips might feel different. The freshness and lack of chemicals can take a moment to get used to. Give it a couple of sips. Polka Pop tends to grow on you and often becomes your new BFF, Best Fizzy Friend.
The goal is simple. To make healthy living fun, accessible, and never your second choice. While building a clean label beverage brand, Polka Pop is also building a community of people who want to live healthier without giving up on enjoyment.
Packaging comes with responsibility, and that responsibility is taken seriously. Polka Pop ships in 100 percent recyclable boxes with no boxes within boxes. PET bottles and labels are designed to be recycled together, making the process simpler and more effective. Every effort counts. Upcycle or recycle your Polka Pop bottle to help close the loop.
The long term goal is to support and encourage a stronger PET recycling ecosystem and work towards becoming a plastic negative company.
Polka Pop is young, curious, and just getting started. One thing is clear.
You can have your fizz and drink it too.
May the odds be ever in your flavour.
— Gaurav Khemka, Founder