A.V Thomas and Company Limited

What A.V Thomas and Company Limited does

A.V Thomas and Company Limited is an Indian public limited company incorporated in 1935 (CIN U51109KL1935PLC000024) and headquartered across a registered office in Alappuzha, Kerala and a corporate office in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The company operates through four business divisions: a Consumer Products Division marketing branded tea and coffee under the flagship AVT Premium brand (described as the second largest selling dust tea brand in India); a Trading/Materials Division acting as agent for leading aluminum and GI sheet manufacturers (Hindalco, Bhushan, Tata, Essar) supplying total roofing solutions; a Dairy Division selling dairy whiteners and pure cow ghees under the AVT Dairy Sure brand; and a Logistics Division operating as an accredited Customs House Agent (CHA) offering warehouse-to-warehouse logistics services to exporters and importers worldwide.

The company's revenue model combines branded consumer goods retail sales (tea, dairy), agency/commission-based trading in industrial metals (aluminum and steel sheets for roofing), and service fees from customs brokerage and logistics. Distribution channels are correspondingly segmented: retail/FMCG channels for consumer products, direct B2B agency sales for materials, and direct enterprise sales for logistics. Family leadership is evident in the board composition, with Ajit Thomas as Executive Chairman and Dilip Thomas as Executive Vice Chairman alongside independent and non-executive directors.

The company maintains continuous regulatory compliance evidenced by annual reports filed every fiscal year from FY2017-18 through a draft FY2025-26 filing dated 18.06.2026, and completed a share buyback in 2023 (Letter of Offer dated 13.02.2024). No external parent company, institutional investor, or funding round data is disclosed, and the company maintains a closely-held public structure with no identified public ticker.

Name

A.V Thomas and Company Limited

Legal name

A.V Thomas and Company Limited

Website

https://avthomas.in

Company type

Public

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

A.V Thomas and Company Limited is an Indian public company operating four divisions: branded tea and coffee marketing (flagship AVT Premium), materials trading agency for Hindalco/Tata/Bhushan/Essar, dairy products (AVT Dairy Sure), and customs/logistics services for exporters and importers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Branded Packaged Tea

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Beverage Manufacturing (3121), Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (4251)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI), E-commerce & Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Brands (TLAIALAG)

Keywords

• Branded packaged tea
• Dairy food products
• Construction materials supply
• Customs brokerage services
• Logistics services

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Distribution channels3 records

Core offering

A.V Thomas and Company Limited operates four business divisions: a Consumer Products Division marketing tea and coffee under the AVT Premium brand (reportedly the 2nd largest selling dust tea brand in India), an AVT Materials Division that distributes roofing and metal products as channel partner for Hindalco, Bhushan, Tata and Essar, an AVT Dairy Sure line selling dairy whiteners and pure cow ghee, and a Logistics & Services division operating as an accredited Customs House Agent (CHA). The company is a public limited entity registered in Alappuzha, Kerala with a corporate office in Chennai and pan-India distribution.

Product overview

A.V Thomas and Company Limited operates as a diversified consumer goods and services company with four distinct business divisions: Consumer Products Division (tea and coffee marketing), Trading Division (roofing solutions), Dairy Division, and Logistics & Services. The company offers a portfolio of branded products including AVT Premium (tea), AVT Dairy Sure (dairy products), and operates materials trading and logistics service divisions. The Consumer Products Division with its flagship AVT Premium brand is one of the top players in India's branded packaged tea market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AVT Premium: Flagship brand of tea, stated to be the second largest selling dust tea brand in India.
• AVT Dairy Sure
• AVT Materials Division

Products and services

• AVT Premium Tea
• AVT Coffee
• AVT Materials (Roofing Solutions)
• AVT Dairy Sure
• Logistics and Customs House Brokerage

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HindalcocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAVT Materials Division operates as an agent for Hindalco, providing aluminum sheet products as part of total roofing solutions. Hindalco is one of India's leading aluminum manufacturers.
• BhushancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAVT Materials Division operates as an agent for Bhushan (Bhushan Steel), providing GI sheet products as part of total roofing solutions.
• TatacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAVT Materials Division operates as an agent for Tata Steel, providing GI sheet products as part of total roofing solutions.
• EssarcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAVT Materials Division operates as an agent for Essar, providing steel products as part of total roofing solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Snowman Logistics: Snowman is an Indian temperature-controlled and integrated logistics company serving importers/exporters; comparable in service profile to AVT's CHA/logistics division.
• Hindustan Unilever (Brooke Bond / Red Label): HUL's Brooke Bond and Red Label are top-selling Indian tea brands and a broad FMCG incumbent with unmatched distribution and marketing scale; directly competitive with AVT Premium in dust and leaf tea.
• Allcargo Logistics: Allcargo provides integrated logistics, customs brokerage, and freight forwarding across India and globally, overlapping with AVT's CHA warehouse-to-warehouse services for exporters and importers.

Direct peers

• Girnar Tea: Girnar is an Indian packaged tea brand competing in CTC/dust and loose-leaf segments, with comparable distribution depth in Indian retail — a direct analogue to AVT Premium.
• Tata Consumer Products: Tata Consumer Products (formerly Tata Global Beverages) markets Tata Tea and other branded tea brands across India and globally, competing directly with AVT Premium in the mass and premium tea categories.
• Sangam (India) / steel building products: Steel/aluminum building products distributors in India are direct peers of AVT Materials Division, which sources GI and aluminum sheets from Hindalco, Tata, Bhushan, and Essar for roofing.
• Heritage Foods: Heritage Foods is a publicly listed Indian dairy and FMCG company selling milk, ghee, and dairy-based products, directly comparable to AVT Dairy Sure's whiteners and ghee.
• Wagh Bakri Tea Group: Wagh Bakri is one of India's largest packaged tea brands, with strong dust and CTC tea positions; it is a direct competitor to AVT Premium in Indian household tea.

Emerging players

• Vahdam Teas: Vahdam is an Indian-origin premium/DTC tea brand focused on loose-leaf and wellness teas, competing with AVT Premium for premium consumer share in urban India.

Regional players

• Aachi Masala Foods: Aachi is a privately held South-India FMCG brand selling spices and food products; structurally similar to AVT in being a multi-division South Indian consumer company with regional dominance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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