{"id":961905,"date":"2026-11-12T14:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/961905\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T14:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:58:10","slug":"id-fresh-ceo-musthafa-p-offers-employees-partially-paid-sabbatical-to-pursue-business-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/961905\/","title":{"rendered":"iD Fresh CEO Musthafa P offers employees ‘partially paid sabbatical’ to pursue business dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Musthafa P, global CEO of Karnataka<\/a>-based iD Fresh Food India, recently announced a new entrepreneurship <\/a>policy that will allow employees to take partially paid sabbaticals to pursue their business ideas, while retaining the option of returning to the company if their ventures do not succeed.<\/p>\n

\"MusthafaMusthafa P is global CEO of Karnataka-based iD Fresh Food India. (LinkedIn\/Musthafa P)<\/p>\n

In a LinkedIn post, Musthafa shared that the initiative aims to encourage employees to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions without having to give up the security of their existing jobs. Under the policy, he said, employees will receive access to the entire iD ecosystem, including its partner network, as well as mentorship from the company\u2019s leadership team.<\/p>\n

The initiative will also provide employees with a \u201cpartially paid sabbatical\u201d to help them navigate the uncertain initial stages of setting up a business. Additionally, Musthafa said that those whose ventures do not work out will have the freedom to return to iD, offering them a safety net as they explore entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

CEO’s entrepreneurial journey<\/p>\n

In his post, Musthafa reflected on his own entrepreneurial journey. He recalled how iD Fresh Food began in a small kitchen in Bengaluru <\/a>with an initial investment of \u20b950,000 and considerable uncertainty.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made mistakes. We had sleepless nights. But we kept going because a few people believed in us when we couldn\u2019t fully believe in ourselves,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

Musthafa said he had never forgotten the importance of the support he received during the early days of building the business. With the new policy, he wants to extend the same belief and encouragement to iD employees who wish to build something of their own.<\/p>\n

He also acknowledged that allowing some of the company\u2019s best employees to leave and pursue independent ventures would be emotionally difficult. However, he said watching them establish businesses of their own and create a greater social impact would ultimately be a source of pride.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaying goodbye to some of our best people will hurt. But one day, seeing them build something of their own and create an impact in society greater than what we’ve built at iD will fill my heart with immense pride,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish they pursue their dreams and build something meaningful,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Musthafa P, global CEO of Karnataka-based iD Fresh Food India, recently announced a new entrepreneurship policy that will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":961906,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[345437,529876,64,63,40423,99,198,529875,402610],"class_list":["post-961905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entrepreneurship","tag-span-classwebrupee-span50","tag-000-investment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bengaluru","tag-business","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-id-fresh-food","tag-pc-musthafa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=961905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/961906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=961905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=961905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=961905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}