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- Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients Limited manufactures and trades synthetic food colors and related dyes for applications in food and beverage, confectionery, pharmaceuticals, feeds, cosmetics, inkjet inks and personal and home care industries. The company produces synthetic water-soluble colors including Tartrazine, Quinoline Yellow, Carmoisine, Erythrosine, Amaranth, Indigo Carmine, Allura Red, Black PN, Chocolate Brown HT and Ponceau 4R; aluminum lakes such as Lake Tartrazine, Lake Sunset Yellow FCF, Lake Quinoline Yellow, Lake Amaranth, Lake Ponceau 4R, Lake Erythrosine, Lake Allura Red AC, Lake Patent Blue V and Lake Carmoisine; US FDA certified FD&C colors and lakes, D&C colors, cosmetic colors, natural colors, blends, co-blended lakes and granules; and colors compliant with EC Regulation 231/2012/EC. Incorporated in 1994 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients Limited, formerly Vidhi Dyestuffs Manufacturing Limited until its name change in August 2016, operates manufacturing facilities in Dhatav, Raigad District, Maharashtra, and Dahej SEZ, Gujarat, with products distributed in over 80 countries across six continents including India, rest of Asia, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East and the United States. The company holds ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2018, GMP, HACCP and FSSC 22000 certifications, with facilities audited by the US FDA and products carrying HALAL and Kosher certifications. In recent developments, Vidhi commenced trial production at its Dahej SEZ greenfield plant in August 2023 and full production in December 2023, adding 350 metric tons per month capacity to reach a total of 675 metric tons per month from prior levels of 325 metric tons per month; the company plans further expansion via Phase II at Roha MIDC through its wholly-owned subsidiary Arjun Foods Limited, targeting another 350 metric tons per month with environmental clearance applied for and expected commissioning in 2025-26; manufacturing revenue contribution rose to 90% in fiscal 2024 from 47% in fiscal 2022 as low-margin trading declines, supporting higher-margin product introductions and operational efficiencies amid robust sales growth to Rs 382.30 crore in fiscal 2025.