ANS Media Group

What ANS Media Group does

ANS Media Group is a Delhi-based private media company founded in 2015 that operates vertical trade publications for the grains and food industry. Its product portfolio consists of two main brands: Grains Asia, an international English-language trade magazine covering food grain, processed food, rice, pulses, wheat, oilseeds, spices, dairy, processing technologies, and government policies; and Vyapar Asia, a Hindi-language business weekly newspaper (later extended into a magazine format) focusing on agricultural commodities, agribusiness, dairy, and packaging. The company also serves as media partner for major industry events including Indus Food, FOODEX GLOBAL, BIO-ENERGY GLOBAL, GLOBOIL, Grain-Tech India, Global Aqua Expo, and Grains Mech Rice, and maintains an advisory board drawn from senior leaders across Buhler Group, Osaw Agro Industries, RKG Enterprises, Hakan Agro Group, and The Hindu Business Line.

The company monetizes primarily through publication sales and advertising, with recurring media-partnership and event-distribution fees as a secondary revenue layer. Its go-to-market is event-driven: physical distribution of publications at major trade shows in India and abroad (Gulfood, Rice Tech Expo, CICILS-IPTIC, Aahar, IITF) and recurring media-partnership roles at industry exhibitions. The customer base is a mix of Indian and international enterprise clients in grain processing, milling, storage, shipping, and FMCG, with named accounts including Adani Wilmar (Fortune Brand), Buhler Group (Switzerland), Mysilo (Turkey), Alapala (Turkey), MSC Shipping (Switzerland), and Henry Simon. Technology is not disclosed; the business is operationally a small, 1–10 employee organization with no API, no integrations, and no disclosed digital platform beyond social media channels.

The addressable audience spans trade bodies, government organizations, and agribusiness institutions across India, the Middle East, UAE, and Nepal. While bilingual coverage (English and Hindi) and event-mediated distribution provide a viable niche, the company operates with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and entirely opaque revenue, pricing, and ownership structure. Its competitive moat rests on vertical niche focus, multi-year relationships with blue-chip industry advertisers, and embedded event-partnership positions rather than on proprietary technology or scale economics.

Name

ANS Media Group

Legal name

ANS MEDIA

Website

https://ansmediagroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ANS Media Group is a Delhi-based private media company founded in 2015 that publishes Grains Asia (English) and Vyapar Asia (Hindi) trade titles covering the grains and food industry, distributing at major Indian and international exhibitions and serving as media partner for industry events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food, Cooking & Beverage Magazines (MPAJAEAF), Periodicals, Magazines & Newspapers Distribution (CRAOALAB)

Keywords

• Trade media publishing
• Agricultural commodities journalism
• Food industry publications
• Business newspaper publishing
• Grain industry trade press

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Publication Sales and Advertising: Revenue generated through publication sales and advertising across Grains Asia magazine and Vyapar Asia newspaper and magazine, reaching trade bodies, government organizations, and industry professionals in the grains and food industry.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ANS Media Group publishes trade media focused on the grains and food industry. Its core offerings are Grains Asia (an international English magazine covering food grain, processed food, rice, pulses, wheat, oilseeds, spices, dairy, processing technologies, and agricultural trade), Vyapar Asia (a Hindi business weekly newspaper covering agricultural commodities, agribusiness, dairy, packaging), and Vyapar Asia Magazine. The company also acts as media partner for industry events and exhibitions in India and abroad.

Product overview

ANS Media Group is a Delhi-based media organization operating as a publication and communication events company. Its core product portfolio consists of two main publication brands: Grains Asia (an English-language international magazine covering food grain, processed food, and related industries including rice, pulses, wheat, oilseeds, spices, dairy, and processing technologies) and Vyapar Asia (a Hindi-language business weekly newspaper focused on agricultural commodities, agribusiness, dairy, packaging and ancillary industries). The publications are distributed at major industry events and exhibitions in India and abroad, and the company also provides media partnership services for trade events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grains Asia: International English trade magazine covering food grain, processed food, rice, pulses, wheat, coarse grains, oilseeds, spices, dairy, processing technologies, and agricultural trade.
• Vyapar Asia

Products and services

• Grains Asia An international English trade magazine providing trade-focused content on food grain, processed food, rice, pulses, wheat, coarse grains, oilseeds, spices, dairy, processing technologies, packaging innovations, government policies, crop situations, and industry interviews. Distributed at major industry events in India and abroad.
• Vyapar Asia Newspaper A popular Hindi business weekly newspaper focusing on agricultural commodities, agribusiness, dairy, packaging, and ancillary industries. Widely circulated in India and abroad including Nepal, reaching trade bodies, government organizations, and agri-business institutions.
• Vyapar Asia Magazine A Hindi-language magazine covering agricultural commodities including rice, pulses, wheat, oilseeds, spices, sugar, milk products, coarse grains, fruit and vegetables, along with weekly commodity rates and trade prospects.

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Indus Food 2026coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026ANS Media Group serves as media partner for Indus Food 2026 exhibition in Ahmedabad.
• FOODEX GLOBAL EXPO 2026coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026ANS Media Group serves as media partner for FOODEX GLOBAL EXPO 2026.
• BIO-ENERGY GLOBAL 2026coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026ANS Media Group serves as media partner for BIO-ENERGY GLOBAL 2026 event in India.
• Global Aqua Expo 2026coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026ANS Media Group serves as media partner for Global Aqua Expo 2026.
• Grains Mech Rice 2026coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026ANS Media Group serves as media partner for Grains Mech Rice 2026 exhibition in Ludhiana, Punjab.
• GLOBOIL 2026coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026ANS Media Group serves as media partner for GLOBOIL 2026 edible oils industry event.
• SOPA 2026coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026ANS Media Group serves as media partner for SOPA 2026 (Soybean Processors Association of India).
• Grain-Tech India 2026coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026ANS Media Group serves as media partner for Grain-Tech India 2026 grain processing exhibition.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Milling Middle East & Africa: Regional trade magazine focused on flour/grain milling in the Middle East and Africa — directly overlapping with ANS's Gulf/MEA distribution reach and commodity coverage. Comparable audience for grain processing equipment advertisers.

Direct peers

• Miller Magazine: Turkey-based international trade publication focused on grain, rice, pulses, feed, and flour milling industries. Closely comparable to ANS in subject matter (commodities/milling technology), audience (international grain trade), and advertiser base (Buhler, Alapala-style equipment vendors).
• Food & Beverage News (India): Indian B2B trade publication focused on food and beverage processing industries. Adjacent niche to ANS (food industry coverage) and competes for similar Indian food-processing advertisers and event media-partnership opportunities.
• Milling & Grain Magazine: International trade publication covering flour, feed, and grain milling industries with strong Middle East and Asia presence. Highly comparable in editorial scope (milling/processing technology, regional coverage) and event-driven distribution model.
• Grain & Feed Milling Technology (GFMT): UK-based Perendale Publishers trade magazine covering grain handling, milling, feed, and flour technology. Direct peer in both editorial focus (grain milling technology) and revenue model (trade publication + events), competing for similar exhibitor and advertiser segments.

Broad incumbents

• Feed Strategy / Feed & Grain: WATT Global Media trade publications covering animal feed, grain processing, and feed milling. Comparable in advertiser overlap (commodity handling equipment, milling machinery) and adjacent in commodity coverage area.
• Hindu Business Line Agri Business: Daily newspaper's Agri Business section edited by Honorary Consulting Editor G. Chandrashekhar, overlapping editorial authority with ANS publications and competing for the same Indian agribusiness readership and advertising.
• World Grain: Established global grain industry trade publication (Sosland Publishing), covering flour milling, grain handling, and processing technology. Significantly larger and global in scope but directly comparable in subject matter — flour/grain processing — and competes for the same international equipment vendor advertisers.
• Agriculture Today Group: Established Indian agriculture-focused media group. Comparable in Indian agribusiness audience and Hindi/English language mix, but broader vertical scope than ANS's grains/food specialization.

Emerging players

• Food 360° Magazine: Indian food industry magazine covering food processing, dairy, and ingredients. Comparable in geography (India), vertical (food processing industry), and advertiser base, although narrower than ANS on grains/agribusiness.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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