Mumbai, 17 June 2026: Most products are introduced with claims. Pahadi Story is taking a different route. Today, the Himalayan produce venture unveiled #TheTruthCampaign, an initiative built around the public release of independent laboratory findings for Truth Batch 01, its first-ever product release.
Rather than beginning with marketing promises, the campaign begins with evidence—placing laboratory analysis, traceability and transparency at the centre of the conversation.
As part of the initiative, Pahadi Story commissioned independent testing through laboratories in India and Germany, including Intertek and Bruker, to better understand the authenticity, composition and quality of the harvest sourced from forest ecosystems in Champawat, Uttarakhand. The findings are now being made publicly available for consumers to review before making a purchase decision.
Speaking on the launch of #TheTruthCampaign, Pravin Shah, Founder @ BigBrandTheory and ThePahadiStory, said, “Most products are introduced with promises. We chose to begin with questions. What exactly is inside the jar? Where does it come from? Can its story be independently verified? The answers came through the laboratory findings, and #TheTruthCampaign is our way of sharing those answers openly before asking consumers to place their trust in us. If transparency is important, it should begin before the purchase, not after it.”
The independent findings include:
• No foreign sugars or syrups detected through NMR profiling conducted in Germany.
• HMF below detection limits, indicating no measurable heat damage.
• Invertase activity approximately four times higher than the German beekeeping benchmark.
• No contaminants detected across 276 pesticides and antibiotics screened through independent testing.
• Classification as honeydew honey, a forest-derived honey type identified through laboratory analysis.
The complete laboratory reports have been made publicly available and can be accessed at:
https://www.thepahadistory.com/pages/honey-lab-test-reports
Truth Batch 01 is a limited release of 500 numbered jars sourced from a single forest ecosystem in the Kumaon Himalayas and is now available through ThePahadiStory.com.
The idea for #TheTruthCampaign emerged during the testing process itself. What began as an effort to better understand the harvest gradually evolved into a larger question: if brands routinely ask consumers for trust, should they also make the evidence behind their products easier to access? The campaign is Pahadi Story’s attempt to answer that question by making independent findings part of the product story from day one.
ABOUT PAHADI STORY
Pahadi Story is a Himalayan produce venture focused on provenance-led products rooted in mountain ecosystems, traditional knowledge and transparency. Its first release, Truth Batch 01, is sourced from a single forest ecosystem in the Kumaon Himalayas and independently tested before sale, with findings made publicly available.
