Ankit India Limited

What Ankit India Limited does

Ankit India Limited is a publicly listed Indian food manufacturer headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, that produces wheat and rice products under the Ankit brand. The company's core offerings include Chakki Fresh Atta, Mota Dana Sooji, Superfine Maida, and Premium Wheat Dalia as primary products, supplemented by Sattu, Besan, Dalda, and broader Atta/Sooji product lines. Manufacturing relies on state-of-the-art flour milling and rice processing equipment from Buhler (Switzerland-based), combined with traditional stone grinding for the Chakki Fresh Atta line, achieving combined daily capacity of 500+ MT of flour and 400+ MT of rice. The company operates what it describes as the largest rice mill in Eastern India, established in 2006.

The company serves two distinct customer segments: enterprise B2B buyers (notably Britannia Industries and ITC Limited under long-term supply arrangements) and retail consumers purchasing Ankit-branded packaged products through wholesale distributors and retail storefronts across India. Production facilities are certified under ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management), ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety Management), FSSAI licensing, and Agmark certification. The promoter family brings over 60 years of milling expertise spanning three generations.

Revenue is generated through one-time sales of manufactured wheat and rice products to enterprise customers and through wholesale/retail distribution channels. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is publicly listed in India, with investor relations disclosures including quarterly financial results through FY2025-26, statutory policies, and shareholding pattern filings, though no public ticker symbol is evidenced in the source data.

Name

Ankit India Limited

Legal name

Ankit India Limited

Website

https://ankitagro.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ankit India Limited is a publicly listed Kolkata-based food manufacturer producing wheat and rice products under the Ankit brand, serving enterprise customers such as Britannia and ITC alongside retail consumers across India through wholesale and retail distribution channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flour and Rice Milling

NAICS

Rice Milling (311212), Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040)

akta.pro primary industry

Flour & Milling Products Manufacturing (wheat, corn, rice, specialty flours) (AFAKABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Rice & Grain Processing (milling, polishing, parboiling, blending) (AFAKABAE)

Keywords

• Wheat flour milling
• Rice processing
• Chakki atta
• Food manufacturing
• Grain products

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolkata

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wheat Products Sales: Manufacturing and selling wheat products including Chakki Fresh Atta, Sooji, Maida, and Dalia through distribution channels in the Indian market.
2. Rice Products Sales: Manufacturing and selling rice products, with the company operating the largest rice mill in Eastern India as of 2006.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Ankit India Limited manufactures and sells wheat and rice products under the 'Ankit' brand, including Chakki Fresh Atta, Mota Dana Sooji, Superfine Maida, and Premium Wheat Dalia, with a daily production capacity of 500+ MT of flour and 400+ MT of rice. The company operates state-of-the-art flour and rice mills near Kolkata, supplying both packaged consumer staples through retail channels and bulk wheat/rice ingredients to major food manufacturers such as Britannia and ITC.

Product overview

Ankit India Limited operates as a wheat and rice products manufacturer in West Bengal, producing over 500 MT of flour and 400 MT of rice daily. The company offers a portfolio of staple food products under the Ankit brand, including Chakki Fresh Atta, Mota Dana Sooji, Superfine Maida, and Premium Wheat Dalia as the primary offerings, supplemented by Sattu, Besan, Dalda, Atta, and Sooji product lines. The products are manufactured using state-of-the-art technology from Buhler and sold primarily to long-term business partners including Britannia and ITC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chakki Fresh Atta Stone-ground whole wheat flour produced using traditional grinding methods that retain moisture and impart a characteristic aroma and taste. High bran content makes it fibre-rich; no additives are used, making it 100% natural. Targeted at Indian households as a daily staple.
• Mota Dana Sooji Coarsely ground wheat semolina (sooji) that is protein-rich, speck-less, and free of bran, stones, and impurities. Specially roasted to impart a rich aroma and extend shelf life. Used by households for making halwa and other food items.
• Superfine Maida Finely milled and refined wheat flour made from the inner white portion of the wheat grain after bran removal. No chemical addition or bleaching is performed; all-natural premium quality. Targeted at households and food manufacturers for baking and food preparation.
• Premium Wheat Dalia Wheat dalia produced from finest quality wheat, processed to be tasty and healthy with high fibre and nutrition content. Retains natural flavours without chemical preservatives. Targeted at health-conscious households.
• Sattu Traditional Indian food product made from roasted gram flour, included in the company's packaged staples portfolio for household consumption.
• Besan Chickpea flour (gram flour) product offered by the company for various culinary applications including snacks, batters, and traditional Indian sweets.
• Dalda Vegetable shortening/vanaspati product included in the company's wheat and rice product offerings for cooking and food preparation use in Indian households and food service.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ MT flour production capacity per day
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BuhlercoreTechnology or IntegrationBuhler, a Switzerland-based world leader in process technology, supplies state-of-the-art milling and processing equipment to Ankit India Limited for flour and rice manufacturing operations.
• BritanniacoreOthersBritannia Industries Ltd, one of India's leading food companies, has a long-term supply relationship with Ankit India Limited for wheat products.
• ITCcoreOthersITC Limited, a diversified Indian conglomerate with significant presence in the food industry, has a long-term supply relationship with Ankit India Limited for wheat products.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Chaman Lal Setia Exports Limited: Chaman Lal Setia Exports is a Punjab-based basmati rice miller and exporter with branded rice presence. Comparable to Ankit's rice operations in process and product, though focused on basmati and export markets rather than domestic Eastern India.

Emerging players

• Shree Renuka Sugars / Brindavan淀粉: Shree Renuka Sugars has expanded beyond sugar into grain-based staples and processed foods via its subsidiary platforms, competing for institutional wheat and rice supply contracts similar to those Ankit serves with Britannia and ITC.

Direct peers

• Britannia Industries Limited: Britannia is a long-term wheat supply customer of Ankit, but also operates in adjacent bakery, biscuit, and dairy categories that consume large volumes of wheat flour, making it both a critical off-take channel and a structurally important comparable for capacity utilization benchmarks.
• General Mills India (Pillsbury): General Mills' Pillsbury brand competes directly with Ankit's atta and maida in the premium branded flour segment in India, leveraging global milling technology and modern trade distribution.
• KRBL Limited (India Gate): KRBL is India's largest basmati rice miller and exporter, with the India Gate brand dominating domestic branded basmati rice. Direct comparable to Ankit's rice milling operations in scale, branding, and B2B institutional supply.
• ITC Limited (ITC Foods - Aashirvaad): ITC's Foods division operates Aashirvaad, India's leading branded atta franchise, and also runs captive wheat milling and rice operations. It is both a customer (long-term supply partner) and the most direct branded competitor to Ankit across wheat staples and increasingly rice.
• LT Foods (Daawat): LT Foods is one of India's largest branded rice companies (Daawat brand) with milling and distribution across basmati and other rice categories. Comparable to Ankit's rice milling business, though focused primarily on basmati and global export markets.
• Adani Wilmar (Fortune): Adani Wilmar's Fortune brand is one of India's largest branded staples platforms, offering wheat flour (atta/maida), rice, besan, sooji, and sattu with pan-India modern trade presence — directly overlapping Ankit's core SKUs.
• Patanjali Foods Limited: Patanjali Foods markets branded atta, besan, maida, sooji, and rice under the Patanjali and trusted brands in India, competing head-on with Ankit's branded staples portfolio through ayurvedic/natural positioning and pan-India distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill India: Cargill operates large-scale wheat and rice sourcing, milling, and processing in India serving both B2B and branded customers. As a global grain major with Indian operations, it competes for institutional supply contracts and bulk flour/sooji demand that Ankit also addresses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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