Built Through People, Partnerships and Local Knowledge.
Sake Mom connects Japanese institutions and producers with India’s educators, importers, hospitality leaders and beverage professionals.
Our network enables professional education, market feedback, trade tastings, hospitality programmes and long-term market development across multiple Indian states.
One network. Three ways we build the market.
Sake Mom brings together public-sector engagement, professional education and India’s hospitality trade. Each area strengthens the others and supports practical, locally grounded market development.
Public & Institutional Engagement
Sake Mom supports Japanese public-sector initiatives, diplomatic engagement and market-development programmes in India.
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Education & Talent Development
We develop the professionals who will shape India’s future sake market through WSET education, masterclasses and industry training.
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Trade & Hospitality Network
We work with importers, distributors, hotels, restaurants, bars, chefs, sommeliers and bartenders across India.
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Connecting Japanese Initiatives with Local Execution in India
Sake Mom works with Japanese public-sector organisations, diplomatic missions and related institutions to support the education, promotion and market development of Japanese alcoholic beverages in India.
Mika Eoka serves as the Export Coordinator for Alcoholic Beverages in India for the National Tax Agency of Japan for FY2025 and FY2026.
Our role may include professional education, industry engagement, local stakeholder coordination, trade outreach, seminars and market feedback.
Institutional Sake Programme
India | 2024
Professional education and stakeholder engagement.
Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassadors
New Delhi, India | 2025
Engagement with culinary and hospitality leaders.
India Sake Market Visibility
India | 2025
Press coverage on market growth and cultural connection.
Building the People Behind the Market
Sake Mom develops the knowledge and confidence required to introduce, recommend and serve Japanese alcoholic beverages professionally in India.
Through WSET sake education, masterclasses, hotel and restaurant training and industry programmes, we work with beverage professionals at different stages of their careers.
Mika Eoka also contributes as a judge and educator for Miss Sake India, supporting participants in developing their sake knowledge, cultural understanding and professional presentation.
Vinexpo India Masterclass
Mumbai, India | 2024
Professional education and regional sake storytelling.
WSET Sake Education
India | 2026
Qualification-led professional learning.
WSET Level 1 Award in Sake
Mumbai, India | 2025
Course promotion with Tulleeho.
Connecting Importers, Hospitality and the Beverage Trade
Sake Mom works with importers, distributors, hotels, restaurants, bars, chefs, sommeliers, bartenders and beverage managers across multiple Indian states.
These relationships allow us to organise professional tastings, staff training, menu development, food pairing, cocktail programmes, market feedback and post-import activation.
Selected programmes have been conducted with hospitality venues including Le Méridien New Delhi, Hikki and other professional trade and restaurant partners across India.
Professional Trade Masterclass
India | 2024
Trade education and industry engagement.
Hospitality Product Programme
India | 2026
Product curation and service development.
Professional Sake Training
India | 2026
Education for trade and hospitality professionals.
The Team Behind Sake Mom
Sake Mom is supported by a local operating team and specialist partners in India. Together, we combine sake education, trade coordination, hospitality relationships, event operations and local market knowledge.
Mika Eoka
Strategy, professional education, producer coordination and market development.
Dr Karthik KP MBA
Local coordination, trade operations, importer relations and project execution.
Shobha
Hospitality communication, event coordination and local project support.
Tulleeho Portal Pvt. Ltd.
Professional beverage education, WSET programmes and trade-industry networks.
Work in the Market
Selected moments from public-sector programmes, professional education, trade tastings and hospitality collaborations across India.
ProWine India Masterclass
Mumbai, India | 2024
Professional sake education.
Institutional Sake Programme
India | 2024
Education and tasting.
Vinexpo India
Mumbai, India | 2024
Regional sake presentation.
WSET Sake Training
India | 2026
Professional education.
Sake Dive and More
Mumbai, India | 2024
Trade-fair masterclass.
Trade-Fair Education
India | 2022
Professional masterclass.
GI Japanese Sake
Mumbai, India | 2024
Market education.
Sake Portfolio Activation
India | 2026
Hospitality programme.
Japanese Cuisine Engagement
New Delhi, India | 2025
Culinary and hospitality network.
Professional Audience Session
India | 2024
Trade engagement.
Vinexpo Masterclass
Mumbai, India | 2024
Professional presentation.
Professional Sake Programme
India | 2026
Trade and hospitality training.
WSET Level 1 Award in Sake
Mumbai, India | 2025
Education programme.
India Market Visibility
India | 2025
Press and market awareness.
Our Network Across India
Our education, trade and hospitality activities extend across major Indian markets.