For a healthy tomorrow: Upasana Konidela has found a great way to improve employee productivity

By Shannon Tellis

Having struggled for years with what she calls ‘chubbesity’, Upasana Konidela has made it her life’s mission to help others eat healthier. One of her pet battles: helping employees beat that mid-afternoon slump.

According to Konidela, the managing director of Apollo Life, the way to improve employee productivity could be through their stomach.

Romancing my breakfast 💞 As you all know, @ilvreddy & I decided to spend a few days evaluating & working on our health, one huge takeaway has been how important it is to love your food!! Take the time to understand how much food can do for you, what your body needs, and new ways to use food to help your body grow and THRIVE! Food is medicine, food is fun, and food is fuel, so love your food 💓. Thanks for the great company @ilvreddy 😘❤️

A post shared by Upasana Kamineni Konidela (@upasanakaminenikonidela) on Mar 10, 2018 at 11:46pm PST

In a recent interview to a business magazine, she said, “We did a study across various corporate canteens to map employee productivity as linked to meals and found that productivity dips between 2 and 4 pm because the lunch served in most office canteens is unhealthy,” explained Konidela.

“Food that is good for you should make you feel energetic, not lethargic.”


Replacing ingredients that generally go in canteen food with organic produce will bring a sea change. It’s hard to feel sleepy after a light meal of say some brown rice biryani or oats pancakes.