- Business
- Pakka Limited, formerly Yash Pakka Limited, manufactures compostable and regenerative packaging solutions for the food industry from agricultural residues including sugarcane bagasse; its core products encompass bleached and unbleached agro pulp, kraft paper, poster paper, compostable and recyclable flexible packaging, moulded food service ware under the CHUK brand, food wrap and carry papers, bagasse pith pallets, and egg trays. Incorporated in 1981 and headquartered in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, the company operates primarily in India with exports to international markets and focuses on sustainable alternatives to plastic in food packaging, food carry, and food service segments serving quick-service restaurants, FMCG brands, and retailers such as Haldiram's, Starbucks, and Amazon. In July 2023, Pakka changed its name from Yash Pakka Limited; it raised INR 244.7 crore in equity funding in August 2024 to fund Project Jagriti, the world's first compostable flexible packaging facility in Ayodhya expected to double production capacity with commercial operations by August 2026 after cost revision from INR 675 crore to INR 750 crore, secured Rs 224.47 crore in state fiscal incentives in September 2025, received environmental clearance in August 2025 for an 81% paper capacity expansion adding 38,100 TPA, launched compostable flexible packaging in October 2023 with partner Brawny Bear, and advanced Project Kawok in Guatemala for North American expansion while planning Middle East and US market entry.