- CEO
- Amit Kumat
- Full Time Employees
- 4,246
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Food: specialty/candy
- Address
- Khasra No. 378/2 Indore MP India 452020
- IPO Date
- Oct 5, 2017
- Business
- Prataap Snacks Limited engages primarily in the manufacturing and distribution of packaged snack foods under its flagship brand Yellow Diamond along with the acquired brand Avadh Snacks. The company offers a diverse product portfolio including potato chips, corn chips, extruded snacks such as puffs, pellets, and rings, as well as traditional Indian namkeens and sweet snacks. Its product categories encompass a spectrum of savory snack items, including various flavors and formats tailored for the Indian market. Headquartered in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and founded in 2003, Prataap Snacks operates 15 manufacturing facilities across India and maintains a distribution network exceeding 2.5 million retail outlets nationwide.
In recent developments, the company underwent significant ownership changes with Authum Investment & Infrastructure Limited and investor Mahi Madhusudan Kela acquiring a combined 72.89% voting share capital in Prataap Snacks, a move approved by the Competition Commission of India in late 2024. This acquisition followed earlier investments by these new shareholders who are focused on strategic turnaround initiatives amid challenging demand conditions. Prataap Snacks is actively expanding its product mix beyond traditional Rs 5 pack offerings towards higher price points, including Rs 10 packs and above, aiming to broaden its geographic footprint in larger urban centers and growth markets such as Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam. The company also leverages the Avadh Snacks distribution infrastructure to penetrate underdeveloped markets in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, and South India. Further, it continues to innovate within its pellet-based snack offerings and remains focused on solidifying its place among India’s top five snack food companies.
Prataap Snacks serves a broad consumer base in the packaged foods industry with an emphasis on savory snack foods segmented into impulse purchase packs and value-added premium categories. Its product range also includes sweet snacks under the Rich Feast brand. The company recorded revenue of Rs 1,617.93 crore in the financial year 2024, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of approximately 14% over the past decade. The company's strategic priorities include scaling operations, enhancing market penetration, launching new product variants, and maintaining competitive pricing in a price-sensitive Indian consumer market characterized by volatile raw material costs and evolving consumption patterns.
Prataap Snacks Limited’s corporate strategy combines organic growth with selective acquisitions, highlighted by its merger with Avadh Snacks and infrastructure investments to consolidate its manufacturing and distribution capabilities. This positions it for long-term growth in India’s organized snack foods segment, which is expanding alongside rising demand for convenient packaged foods across urban and semi-urban India. The company operates exclusively within India, focusing on domestic markets and leveraging strong regional presence to compete with larger peers in the food processing and FMCG industries.