Liberty Oil Mills

What Liberty Oil Mills does

Liberty Oil Mills Limited, founded in 1953 in Mumbai and operated by the Kader family, is a privately held Indian diversified conglomerate organized as a platform of 11 business divisions rather than a single-product company. The flagship, Liberty Oil Mills, is one of India's largest importers and refiners of edible oils and fats, processing over 1 million metric tonnes annually of sunflower, palm, soybean, rice bran, groundnut, cottonseed, mustard, canola, coconut, palm kernel, and sesame oils through chemical and physical refining plus cold pressing at the Shahapur Refining Complex in Maharashtra and earlier-established facilities in Dongri (1962) and Ghatkopar (1966). Sunday Kitchen, the consumer-goods FMCG division launched in 2016 and described as the company's fastest-growing segment, sells branded staples under the Sunday umbrella — anchored by Sunday Sunflower Oil, the No. 1 edible oil by sales volume in West India — plus flours, besan, poha, pasta, oats, spices, ready mixes (Gulab Jamun, Khaman Dhokla), sauces (Sunday Latino), vanaspati, ghee, and sugar, produced through two company-owned facilities in Pune and Nashik and 100+ contract manufacturing plants. Beyond consumer goods, Liberty serves industrial and institutional buyers (Parle, Britannia, ITC, Himalaya, Taj, Oberoi, Marriott, Monginis, Morde) with bulk edible oils, specialty fats, cocoa butter substitutes, and emulsifiers; produces palm fatty acids, palm stearin, mixed fatty acids, and soap noodles for personal-care and detergent manufacturers via Liberty Chemicals; operates end-to-end baking-ingredient brands (Biscotti, Puff Maker, Sof n Lite, Sheel, KoolKing, Nirmal Puff, Butler, Gold Creame, Sensus); and runs food-grade packaging (PET bottles, HDPE jars, steel tins, corrugated boxes), port-based liquid cargo infrastructure at Kandla and an upcoming JNPT project, 25 MW of wind generation plus solar projects, the Sunday Express supermarket chain, supply chain services, and agri-commodity trading. The company generates revenue through unit-priced goods sales (retail and B2B), managed services (port logistics, warehousing, renewables), and transaction-fee agri trading; pricing is set per-SKU at retail (e.g., Sunday Latino Ketchup at ₹15 pack, ₹2 sachet) and via contractual B2B terms for institutional customers. Technology is anchored by an in-house R&D Centre in Shahapur with proprietary food formulations and specialty fat capabilities, plus vertically integrated logistics; no AI/ML, public API, or digital platform capabilities are disclosed.

Name

Liberty Oil Mills

Legal name

Liberty Oil Mills

Website

https://libertyoilmills.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Liberty Oil Mills is a family-owned Indian conglomerate founded in 1953, operating 11 business divisions across edible oil refining (1M+ MT annual capacity), branded FMCG consumer goods (Sunday Kitchen), specialty chemicals, bakery ingredients, institutional B2B supply, packaging, port infrastructure, retail supermarkets, renewables, supply chain services, and agri trading.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Edible Oils & Fats

NAICS

Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122), Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Fats, Oils & Lipid Ingredients (Specialty Oils, MCTs, Structured Lipids) (CRADAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Tropical Oils Processing (Avocado, Sesame, Peanut, Rice Bran, Grapeseed) (AFAKAEAE), Palm Oil Milling, Refining & Fractionation (AFAKAEAB), Pulses & Legumes Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAG)

Keywords

• Edible oil refining
• Bakery shortening solutions
• Specialty oleochemicals
• FMCG consumer goods
• Institutional food ingredients

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Edible Oils & Fats: Core business of importing, refining, and distributing edible oils including sunflower, palm, soybean, rice bran, groundnut, cottonseed, mustard, canola, coconut, palm kernel, and sesame oils. Also produces vanaspati, bakery fats, and specialty fats.
2. Consumer Goods (FMCG): Sunday Kitchen brand portfolio including sunflower oil, whole wheat flour, maida, rawa, besan, poha, pasta, oats, ketchup, sauces, ghee, vanaspati, sugar, spices, and more. Revenue from branded consumer packaged goods sold through retail and wholesale channels.
3. Specialty Chemicals: Produces specialty chemicals derived from vegetable oils and fats obtained as by-products of refining: Palm Fatty Acids, Palm Stearin, Mixed Fatty Acids, Soap Noodles, and glycerin for home and personal care, soap, and detergent manufacturing.
4. Baking Solutions: End-to-end baking solutions for India's bakery industry including bakery shortening, margarine, flours, premixes, and branded products under Sunday Platina, Biscotti, Puff Maker, Sof n Lite, Sheel, KoolKing, and Nirmal Puff.
5. Institutional Products: Bulk and branded supply of edible oils, fats, and foodstuffs to large-scale industries, hotel chains, restaurant chains, government institutions, and small-scale buyers. Includes specialty formulations for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
6. Packaging Solutions: Manufactures food-grade packaging including PET bottles, preforms, HDPE jars, steel tins, corrugated boxes, and flexible packaging materials for consumer goods and edible oil industries.
7. Infrastructure & Logistics: Port-based infrastructure solutions including liquid cargo terminals at Deendayal Port Trust (Kandla) and upcoming mega-project at JNPT. Handles edible oils, molasses, liquid chemicals, and petroleum products through company-owned pipelines.
8. Retail (Sunday Express): Hyperlocal supermarket chain operating under the Sunday Express brand in Mumbai and Maharashtra, offering fresh produce, everyday essentials, groceries, and household products both in-store and through online channels.
9. Renewable Energy: Wind energy generation from 25 MW wind turbine generators at Varekarwadi, Maharashtra supplying power to MSEDCL. Solar energy projects underway in Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Maharashtra.
10. Supply Chain Solutions: Logistics and warehousing division providing end-to-end supply chain management for Indian consumer goods companies including procurement, inventory management, warehousing with state-of-the-art infrastructure and automation.
11. Agri Trading: Trading of agricultural commodities including pulses, spices, and wheat for diverse markets, providing seamless trading solutions for both large-scale enterprises and smaller businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Liberty Oil Mills is a diversified Indian conglomerate that imports, refines, and distributes edible oils and fats (sunflower, palm, soybean, rice bran, groundnut, cottonseed, mustard, canola, coconut, palm kernel, sesame) and manufactures a wide portfolio of branded consumer packaged goods, bakery shortenings and premixes, specialty oleochemicals, food-grade packaging, and renewable energy. Its flagship Shahapur Refining Complex processes over 1 million metric tonnes annually, supplying bulk industrial customers (Parle, Britannia, ITC, Himalaya, Taj, Oberoi, Marriott) and consumer brands under the Sunday Kitchen umbrella (Sunday Sunflower Oil, Sunday Latino, Sunday Besan, Sunday Khaman Dhokla Ready-Mix, Sunday Gulab Jamun Ready-Mix) via retail, wholesale, and online channels across India.

Product overview

Liberty Oil Mills is a diversified conglomerate (founded 1953) structured as a platform of distinct business divisions rather than a single unified product. The core divisions include: (1) Liberty Oil Mills - edible oils and fats refining (flagship, with Shahapur Refining Complex processing 1 million+ metric tonnes annually); (2) Sunday Kitchen - FMCG consumer goods (launched 2016, fastest-growing division) offering oils, flours, spices, ready mixes, sauces, and staples under brands like Sunday, Vista, Anchor, Amber, Saras, and Sunday Latino; (3) Liberty Baking Solutions - bakery shortenings, margarine, flours, premixes under Biscotti, Puff Maker, Sof n Lite, Sheel, KoolKing, Nirmal Puff, Butler, Gold Creame, Sensus; (4) Liberty Institutional Products - B2B edible oils, fats, and derivatives serving Parle, Britannia, ITC, Taj, Oberoi with brands like Fryday, Sheel, KoolKing, Butler; (5) Liberty Chemicals - specialty chemicals from vegetable oils (Palm Fatty Acids, Soap Noodles); (6) Liberty Packaging - food-grade PET bottles, HDPE jars, steel tins, corrugated boxes; (7) Liberty Infrastructure - port-based terminals at Kandla, JNPT; (8) Liberty Renewables - wind and solar energy generation; (9) Liberty Supply Chain Solutions - warehousing and logistics; (10) Sunday Express - retail supermarkets; (11) Liberty Agri Trading - pulses, spices, wheat trading.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sunday Kitchen: FMCG division offering essential and value-added foodstuffs including oils, flours, spices, ready mixes, sauces, and groceries.
• Sunday Express
• Liberty Oil Mills
• Liberty Chemicals
• Liberty Baking Solutions
• Liberty Institutional Products
• Liberty Packaging
• Liberty Infrastructure
• Liberty Supply Chain Solutions
• Liberty Renewables
• Liberty Agri Trading
• Sunday
• Sunday Latino

Products and services

• Liberty Edible Oils & Fats Core business importing, refining, and distributing edible oils and fats including sunflower, palm, soybean, rice bran, groundnut, cottonseed, mustard, canola, coconut, palm kernel, and sesame oils. Processing capacity exceeds 1 million metric tonnes annually at the Shahapur Refining Complex using chemical and physical refining plus cold pressing.
• Sunday Kitchen (FMCG Consumer Goods) Branded FMCG consumer goods range including whole wheat flour, maida, rawa, besan, poha, pasta, oats, ketchup, sauces, ghee, vanaspati, sugar, spices, and edible oils under brands Sunday, Vista, Anchor, Amber, Saras, Sunday Latino, and others. Manufactured via 100+ quality-controlled contract plants plus two owned facilities in Pune and Nashik.
• Liberty Chemicals (Specialty Oleochemicals) Specialty chemicals derived from vegetable oils and fats obtained as by-products of refining. Products include Palm Fatty Acids, Palm Stearin, Mixed Fatty Acids, and Soap Noodles for home and personal care, soap, and detergent manufacturers. Plans to diversify into glycerin and other oleochemicals.
• Liberty Baking Solutions
• Liberty Institutional Products
• Liberty Packaging Food-grade packaging solutions for consumer goods and edible oil industries. Products include PET bottles, preforms, HDPE jars, steel tins, corrugated boxes, and flexible packaging materials, manufactured to highest food safety standards with focus on sustainability.
• Liberty Infrastructure (Port-Based Liquid Cargo Terminals) Port-based infrastructure handling edible oils, molasses, liquid chemicals, and petroleum products at Deendayal Port Trust (Kandla) with company-owned pipelines. Expanding with a mega-project at JNPT near Mumbai.
• Sunday Express (Retail Supermarkets) Hyperlocal supermarket chain operating in Mumbai and Maharashtra, offering fresh produce, everyday essentials, groceries, and household products both in-store and through online channels. Community-focused serving local neighborhoods.
• Liberty Renewables Renewable energy generation through wind power (25 MW installed capacity using German technology at Varekarwadi, Maharashtra supplying MSEDCL Power Grid) and solar energy projects underway in Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Maharashtra.
• Liberty Supply Chain Solutions Logistics and warehousing division providing end-to-end supply chain management for Indian consumer goods companies including procurement, inventory management, warehousing with state-of-the-art infrastructure and automation.
• Liberty Agri Trading
• Sunday Sunflower Oil Flagship consumer sunflower oil brand under the Sunday Kitchen range; No.1 edible oil by sales volume in West India.
• Sunday Latino Tomato Ketchup Tomato ketchup under the Sunday Latino brand available in ₹15 pack, ₹2 sachet, and 950-gram pouch formats for retail and foodservice segments.
• Sunday Khaman Dhokla Ready-Mix Ready-to-prepare mix with proprietary formulation for traditional Gujarati Khaman Dhokla snack under the Sunday Kitchen range.
• Sunday Gulab Jamun Ready-Mix Ready-to-cook dessert mix for gulab jamun under the Sunday Kitchen range; requires adding water, rolling, frying, and soaking. No preservatives or artificial colors.
• Sunday Besan Gram flour (besan) made from 100% pure chana dal, known for superior texture, aroma, and consistent taste. Available in 1kg and 10kg packs under the Sunday Kitchen brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sunday Sunflower Oil ranked No.1 in West India by sales volume
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiberty Oil Mills Ltd is a member of RSPO, demonstrating commitment to sustainable palm oil sourcing and production practices.
• Indian Palm Oil Sustainability (IPOS) FrameworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiberty is a founder member of IPOS framework developed with support from Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Solidaridad, and Indian, Malaysian, and Indonesian stakeholders. Supported by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare.
• Indian Institute of Oil Palm ResearchsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institution collaborating with Liberty on the IPOS framework development for sustainable palm oil in India.
• SolidaridadsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational civil society organization supporting sustainability initiatives and collaborating on IPOS framework development.
• Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (Government of India)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry supporting the IPOS framework initiative for sustainable palm oil supply chain in India.
• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare (Government of India)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry supporting IPOS framework for sustainable palm oil development and agricultural welfare.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• KS Oils (subsidiary of Panama-based group): Indian edible oils company with brands like Kalash and KSO, focused on mustard, refined and vanaspati oils. Comparable regional and value-tier branded oils player competing with Sunday in select markets.
• Emami Agrotech: Edible oils and vanaspati manufacturer with brands like Healthy & Tasty and Emami. Direct competitor in refined oils, vanaspati and specialty fats for industrial and B2B customers across India.
• Adani Wilmar (Fortune): India's largest branded edible oils and foods company (Fortune, King's). Directly competes with Liberty's Sunday brand across sunflower, palmolein, soybean and vanaspati categories at national scale, and overlaps in bakery fats and institutional supply.
• AAK Kamani: Specialty oils and fats company (joint venture of AAK Sweden and Kamani) producing bakery fats, confectionery fats and dairy alternatives. Closest direct comparable to Liberty's specialty fats and cocoa butter substitute business.
• VVF India: Manufacturer of oleochemicals, specialty fats and personal care ingredients from vegetable oils. Highly comparable to Liberty's chemicals and specialty fats division, including soap noodles and fatty acids.
• Marico (Saffola): Leading Indian FMCG major with Saffola as a flagship refined edible oil brand. Competes head-on with Sunday Sunflower Oil in the branded refined oils segment and overlaps in the value-added oils/foods space.
• Gokul Agro Resources: Indian edible oils manufacturer and exporter with brands including Gokul and Vital. Overlaps with Liberty in refined oils, bakery fats and bulk institutional supply to food manufacturers.
• Ruchi Soya (Patanjali): Major Indian edible oils and foods company (Ruchi, Mahakosh, Nutrela) acquired by Patanjali. Direct overlap with Liberty in branded oils, vanaspati and bakery fats, with broad FMCG distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill India: Indian arm of global agri-major with edible oils refining, trading and institutional food ingredients. Competes with Liberty in bulk refined oils, specialty fats and B2B supply to food manufacturers and QSRs.
• Bunge India: Global oilseed processor and edible oils trader with Indian operations in refining and distribution. Overlaps with Liberty in palm and soybean oil refining, and bulk supply to industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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