Weikfield

What Weikfield does

Weikfield Foods Pvt. Ltd. is a privately held Indian packaged food manufacturer founded in 1960 and headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, with 501-1000 employees. The company produces and markets a diversified portfolio spanning pasta and pasta sauces (including fortified, instant, gourmet, and Chef's Basket HORECA formats), dessert mixes (custard in regular, instant, and ready-to-eat variants, plus jelly and falooda), baking needs (baking powder, cocoa powder, drinking chocolate, cornflour, baking and cooking soda, cake, brownie and red velvet mixes), Chinese and specialty sauces and condiments, and organic tea/oats/mushrooms under the Eco Valley sub-brand.

The company operates four production facilities around Pune (Shirwal, Panchgani, Ozarde, Supa) and runs a multi-channel go-to-market spanning broad retail distribution across India, a dedicated HORECA/Food Service division that supplies 5-star hotel chefs and institutional buyers with bulk-pack SKUs (25x1kg, 25kg, 5x5kg formats), and a partner e-commerce portal (partner.weikfield.com). Marketing leverages branded social media channels (LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram), recipes and infographics content marketing, and culinary events such as the Weikfield Food Championship.

Weikfield claims category leadership in India for Baking Powder and Cornflour, supported by volume signals of 20+ cornflour packs sold per minute and 3,000+ cocoa powder consumer packs per day. The business has no disclosed institutional capital, no digital/API product surface, and limited international footprint; growth runs through SKU extension and HORECA channel buildout rather than acquisitions or new geographies. A scheme of arrangement with Eco Valley Farms and Foods Limited has been executed, structurally separating the organic products line from the core Weikfield branded portfolio.

Name

Weikfield

Legal name

Weikfield Foods Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://weikfield.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Weikfield Foods Pvt. Ltd. is a Pune-based privately held Indian packaged food manufacturer producing pasta, dessert mixes, baking ingredients, sauces and condiments under the Weikfield, Chef's Basket, and Eco Valley brands for retail consumers and HORECA customers across India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaged Foods

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing (311941), Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing (31182), Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour (311824), Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing (3113)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Grain Mill Products (2040)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAKAHAF

Deli & prepared foods (retail/foodservice pack) manufacturing

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Processing & Manufacturing/Prepared Meals, Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods Manufacturing

SECONDARYCRADAAAB

Condiments, Sauces & Dressings

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Food & Beverage (Packaged)

SECONDARYAFAKADAM

Dips, Salsas, Relishes & Chutneys Manufacturing

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Processing & Manufacturing/Condiments, Sauces, Dressings & Spreads Manufacturing

Keywords

• Packaged food products
• Pasta manufacturing
• Baking ingredients
• Sauces and condiments
• Instant food mixes

Headquarters

HQ city

Pune

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Consumer Packaged Goods - Retail: Sale of branded food products through retail channels including pasta, custard, baking needs, sauces, and condiments to individual consumers
2. Food Service / HORECA: Bulk supply of food ingredients to hotels, restaurants, cafes, and catering businesses with products specifically curated for professional use
3. Organic Products (Eco Valley): Sale of organic food products including green tea, oats, and mushrooms under the Eco Valley brand

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Weikfield manufactures and markets branded packaged food products in India, including instant pastas and noodles, custard powders, baking aids (cornflour, baking soda, baking powder, jelly crystals, compote), sauces and condiments (ketchup, pasta/pizza sauce, vinegar, mustard), and tea/chai blends. The company sells to end consumers through retail packs and to the hospitality industry through bulk foodservice formats.

Product overview

Weikfield Foods Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian food manufacturing and marketing company with over 60 years of operations, offering a diversified portfolio of food products organized across several categories. The core product lines include Pasta and Pasta Sauces (FEIKFIELD FORTIFIED PASTA, WEIKFIELD FORTIFIED INSTANT PASTA, WEIKFIELD PASTA SAUCES, and WEIKFIELD GOURMET PASTA featuring premium imported durum wheat semolina), Dessert Mixes (WEIKFIELD CUSTARD, WEIKFIELD INSTANT CUSTARD, WEIKFIELD READY TO EAT CUSTARD, WEIKFIELD CARAMEL CUSTARD, WEIKFIELD JELLY, and WEIKFIELD FALOODA), and Baking Needs (WEIKFIELD CAKE MIX, WEIKFIELD RED VELVET, WEIKFIELD BROWNIE, WEIKFIELD BAKING POWDER, WEIKFIELD BAKING SODA, WEIKFIELD COCOA POWDER, WEIKFIELD DRINKING CHOCOLATE, WEIKFIELD CORNFLOUR/CORNSTARCH, and WEIKFIELD COOKING SODA). The company also offers Sauces and Condiments (WEIKFIELD CHINESE SAUCES and WEIKFIELD SPECIALITY SAUCES & CONDIMENTS) and Tea and Infusions (ECO VALLEY ORGANIC GREEN TEA). Additionally, the company has expanded into health-focused products through the Eco Valley sub-brand (Eco Valley Oats and ECO VALLEY MUSHROOM). The portfolio also includes a HORECA-focused sub-brand called CHEF'S BASKET (encompassing CHEF'S BASKET PASTA, CHEF'S BASKET PASTA PIZZA SAUCE, CHEF'S BASKET PASTA SAUCE MIXES, CHEF'S BASKET EXTRA FINE CORNFLOUR, CHEF'S BASKET BAKING POWDER, CHEF'S BASKET CUSTARD, and CHEF'S BASKET SAUCES) targeting hotels, restaurants, and catering services with cost-effective products. The company operates from facilities in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Weikfield Fortified Pasta: Fortified pasta product line
• Weikfield Fortified Instant Pasta
• Chef's Basket
• Eco Valley
• Weikfield Gourmet Pasta
• Weikfield Caramel Custard
• Weikfield Food Championship

Products and services

• Instant Pasta (Spaghetti, Macaroni, Penne, Fusilli) Ready-to-cook pasta in multiple shapes (spaghetti, macaroni, penne, fusilli) targeted at Indian households and HORECA operators seeking convenient Western-format meal options.
• Instant Noodles (Hakka Noodles) Ready-to-prepare hakka-style instant noodles aimed at Indian consumers seeking quick snack or meal options.
• Custard Powder (Vanilla, Mango, Strawberry, Banana, Chocolate, Butterscotch, Kesar) Instant custard mixes in multiple flavours for preparing quick Indian-style desserts and family treat occasions.
• Cornflour / Cornstarch Finely milled cornflour used as a thickening agent and for baking by Indian households and foodservice kitchens.
• Baking Soda Sodium bicarbonate-based leavening agent used in home and commercial baking preparations.
• Baking Powder Pre-mixed leavening agent used in home and commercial baking for cakes, breads and cookies.
• Jelly Crystals Flavoured jelly mix for preparing instant fruit-flavoured desserts at home and in food service.
• Compote (Fruit Cocktail, Mixed Berry, Mango) Ready-to-use fruit compotes in multiple flavours used in baking, desserts and ice-cream toppings.
• Ketchup (Tomato) Branded tomato ketchup for household and foodservice table and cooking applications.
• Pizza and Pasta Sauce Ready-to-use pizza and pasta sauce for home and HORECA use in Italian and Western-format preparations.
• Vinegar Generic vinegar used in Indian cooking, salad dressings, pickling and foodservice preparation.
• Yellow Mustard Sauce Yellow mustard sauce for sandwiches, salad dressings and continental cooking applications.
• Tea / Tea Premix (3 in 1) Branded tea and instant 3-in-1 tea premix for at-home consumption and quick serve beverage occasions.
• Weikfield Food Service (Chef's Basket) Dedicated HORECA offering under the Chef's Basket sub-brand, supplying bulk and professional pack sizes of Weikfield staples to hotels, restaurants, cafes and catering operations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Eco Valley Farms and Foods LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeikfield Foods Pvt Ltd has undergone a scheme of arrangement with Eco Valley Farms and Foods Limited, indicating a strategic separation of the organic products business (Eco Valley) from the core Weikfield branded products portfolio. Eco Valley products include organic green tea, oats, and mushrooms sold under the Weikfield umbrella brand.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Britannia Industries: Large Indian bakery and dairy foods incumbent (biscuits, bread, cheese, dairy whitener). Relevant as a comparable for baking-ingredient adjacencies (e.g., cake mixes) and modern-trade retail muscle.
• ITC Foods: Diversified Indian conglomerate with packaged food brands including Aashirvaad, Sunfeast, and YiPPee! Overlaps with Weikfield in pasta, sauces, and baking categories, leveraging deep distribution and marketing budgets.
• Haldiram's: Large Indian packaged snacks and ready-to-eat foods company with national distribution and strong HORECA presence. Comparable on multi-category packaged food breadth and Indian market scale.
• Nestlé India: Multinational FMCG incumbent with broad portfolio including Maggi (instant noodles, pasta, sauces), Milkybar, and KitKat. Competes with Weikfield in cocoa, dessert mixes, pasta, and sauces as a much larger established player.
• Dabur India: Major Indian FMCG with presence in health foods, juices, and culinary products (Dabur Honey, Real, Odonil). Comparable as a heritage Indian CPG brand pursuing adjacent health-oriented segments.

Direct peers

• Ching's Secret: Leading Indian Chinese sauces brand (Schezwan, Manchurian, soy, chilli). Directly competes with Weikfield's Chinese sauces range and shares the HORECA foodservice channel.
• MTR Foods: Iconic Indian packaged food brand offering ready-to-eat meals, masalas, vermicelli, and dessert mixes. Directly comparable to Weikfield as a heritage Indian brand spanning home-cooking preparation aids, breakfast mixes, and HORECA supply.
• Bambino Agro Industries: India's largest pasta manufacturer (Bambino brand). Direct overlap with Weikfield's pasta franchise in both retail and HORECA, including spaghetti, macaroni, and vermicelli formats.
• Capital Foods (Ching's Secret / Smith & Jones): Indian sauces and noodles company behind Ching's Secret and Smith & Jones, with strong presence in Chinese sauces, pasta sauces, and condiments. Closely comparable to Weikfield's sauces & condiments portfolio and HORECA channel play.

Regional players

• Mapro Foods: Maharashtra-based (Panchgani) packaged food brand known for fruit-based products, jams, syrups, and confectionery. Geographically co-located with Weikfield and overlapping in dessert/condiment adjacencies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDowvF0PhCXgFGjxTDu1c8g
• Facebookfacebook.com/Weikfield
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weikfield
• Instagraminstagram.com/weikfieldind
• Xx.com/weikfieldfoods

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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