- Business
- Hindustan Foods Limited engages in contract manufacturing of fast-moving consumer goods for leading brands in India and internationally. The company manufactures a wide range of products including food and beverages such as extruded cereals, snacks, breakfast cereals, instant porridges, rice crispies, instant mixes, soups, soup powders, spices, masalas, sauces, dips, pastes, jams, jellies, preserves, gravies, cookies, protein bars, granola bars, chikkis, muesli, hot and cold beverages, energy drink concentrates, carbonated soft drinks, ice cream, desserts, tea, coffee, malt-based foods, glucose powder and dry mix powders; personal care items encompassing hair care, toiletries like talc, shaving cream, hand wash liquid, hand wash powder, eau de toilette and aftershave lotion, baby care creams, shampoos and lotions, skin care body lotions, moisturizers, petroleum jelly, shower gels, face washes, scrubs, body scrubs, wipes and dusting powders, beauty and makeup products such as lipsticks, lip colours, lip crayons, lip paints, chap sticks, pressed powders and eye makeup; home care solutions including household insecticides, liquid vaporizers, aerosols, coils, mosquito mats and activ cards; health and wellness offerings like vitamins, minerals, nutraceuticals, super foods, plant-based and organic nutrition, cosmeceuticals, herbal and ayurvedic skin care, foot care plasters, medicated lozenges, digestive remedies, gels, ointments, oral liquids, allopathic tablets, diabetic and high-protein nutrition, and cosmetic powders; leather, sports footwear and accessories; as well as pet care products comprising pet hygiene and pet food. Founded in 1988 through a joint venture between Dempo Group and Glaxo India Limited and headquartered in Mumbai, the company operates multiple facilities across India including in Goa, Coimbatore, Nashik, Hyderabad, Jammu and Lucknow, serving clients such as Hindustan Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser and Danone [web:about]. In recent developments, Hindustan Foods approved a Rs30 crore investment through its wholly owned subsidiary for ice-cream cone and sleeve printing businesses in October 2025, executed a business transfer agreement on November 11, 2025, to acquire two Nashik-based ice-cream cone manufacturing units for Rs26.25 crore, announced another Rs40 crore acquisition in home and personal care, signed new contracts in flavoured yogurt and bottled water segments, acquired a 25.07% stake in Asar Green Kabadi Pvt Ltd for waste management in August 2025, and commenced operations at its greenfield ice cream plant in Nashik in May 2025.