- Business
- Magson Retail and Distribution Limited (MAGSON.NS) engages in the retail trading and distribution of gourmet, frozen, specialty, and imported food products in India. The company operates a chain of self-operated and franchised retail stores under the MagSon brand name, as well as online sales channels; its core product offerings encompass over 3,000 stock keeping units across categories including frozen vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods (such as French fries, fiery fries, chilly garlic potato shots, Delhi aloo tikki, veggie burger tikki, chunky fries, eggs, and chicken seekh kababs under its RF Gourmet private label), premium cheese and dairy products, exotic vegetables and fruits, ambient products, imported luxury chocolates, sauces and condiments, convenience foods, confectionery and snacks, bread and cereal products, oils and fats, spreads and sweeteners, meat, fish and seafood, baby food, pet food, fresh fruits, protein powders, mixture namkeen, cakes, and burger buns. Incorporated in 2018 and headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the company primarily serves consumers in Western India through outlets in cities such as Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Anand, Jamnagar, Gandhidham, Thane (Maharashtra), Udaipur (Rajasthan), and a 14,000 square foot warehouse in Ahmedabad for inventory management. In recent developments, Magson Retail acquired Magsons Supercentre—a Goa-based partnership firm operating 10 owned and 2 franchised stores under the Magsons and Champagne & Cigars (C&C) brands—for INR 30 crore via a slump sale on July 5, 2025, expanding its footprint into Goa with an added customer base of approximately 125,000 and 150 employees; it also entered a memorandum of understanding to acquire the business of Farmags Associates LLP for INR 2.5 million in January 2025 and plans to open three additional Nasta Bazar stores in Rajkot starting September 10, 2025, bringing totals to four stores each in Ahmedabad and Rajkot. The company sources 75% of its products directly from manufacturers to optimize margins and went public with an IPO in July 2023 after converting to a public limited company in September 2022.