Skylark Group

What Skylark Group does

Skylark Group Pvt. Ltd. is a privately held, vertically integrated Indian poultry and agribusiness company headquartered in Village Khera Khemawati, Tehsil Safidon, Jind (Haryana), founded in 1985 by Mr. Jagbir Singh Dhull, who continues to serve as Managing Director. The company describes itself as "India's leading poultry farming company" and operates across five divisions: Skylark Foods (poultry processing plant established in 2002 in Rai, Haryana, producing antibiotic-residue-free chicken products), Skylark Hatcheries (grandparent and parent stock management, day-old chick production, and broiler contract farming), Skylark Proteins (chicken protein supply), Skylark Equipments (in-house fabrication of poultry farming equipment and ventilation systems), and Skylark Feeds (poultry and cattle feed manufacturing, with the cattle feed line rebranded as 'Dhaar' in 2024).

The business serves a dual customer base: small-scale poultry farmers (engaged via broiler contract farming) and large commercial poultry operations (served with integrated inputs including feed, equipment, chicks, and processing). Underlying technology includes state-of-the-art mechanized farming systems, in-house equipment fabrication, and a notable biogas/waste-management infrastructure covering 11 sites with 42 digestors of 24,000 m3 capacity generating 815kWH of electricity, which the company markets as a "negative carbon wastage" capability. The company participates in a wide calendar of industry exhibitions (Poultry India Expo, Kolkata International Poultry Fair, DFA Ludhiana, PDFA Kurukshetra, Novocon Kolkata, Aahar Delhi, and the Speciality Food Festival Dubai) and ran a 2023 educational collaboration with the Bureau of Indian Standards to promote the ISI quality mark for feed. Distribution is exclusively within India, via direct sales to farmers (contract farming model) and direct enterprise supply. No public revenue, funding rounds, or secondary offerings are disclosed.

Name

Skylark Group

Legal name

Skylark Group Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://skylarkfeeds.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Skylark Group is a privately held, vertically integrated Indian poultry company (founded 1985, Haryana) operating hatcheries, broiler contract farming, feed production, poultry processing, and equipment fabrication to serve both small-scale farmers and large commercial poultry operations across India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Poultry Farming

NAICS

Poultry Processing (311615), Poultry Hatcheries (112340), Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production (11232)

SIC

Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Broiler Chicken Production (Meat Birds) (AFAEADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Broiler (Meat Chicken) Feed (AFADACAA), Poultry Wholesale (Whole Birds, Parts) (AFAIADAC)

Keywords

• Poultry farming
• Poultry processing
• Animal feed manufacturing
• Hatchery services
• Poultry equipment fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Jind

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Skylark Foods: Poultry food processing and products - established in 2002, state-of-the-art processing plant in Rai, Haryana producing quick, delicious, unique products that are high in protein, hygienically processed, and antibiotic residue free
2. Skylark Hatcheries: Hatchery operations for poultry breeding including grandparent stock and parent stock
3. Skylark Proteins: Chicken protein production and supply
4. Skylark Feeds: Poultry and cattle feed manufacturing - transitioned brand from Skylark Cattle Feeds to Dhaar
5. Skylark Equipments: Poultry farming equipment fabrication and supply
6. Broiler Contract Farming: Contract farming operations supporting small-scale farmers and large commercial operations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Skylark Group is a vertically integrated poultry farming and agribusiness company operating across India since 1985. The company produces and sells day-old chicks via hatcheries, poultry and cattle feed, processed chicken products, chicken protein products, and fabricated poultry farming equipment, while also operating broiler contract farming programs for partner farmers.

Product overview

Skylark Group is a diversified poultry farming and agribusiness company operating since 1985. The company operates as a platform of integrated business units spanning the entire poultry value chain: Skylark Foods (food processing plant established 2002 in Rai, Haryana), Skylark Hatcheries (day-old chick production with grandparent and parent stock), Skylark Proteins (chicken protein processing), Skylark Equipments (poultry farming equipment and mechanized farming solutions including ventilation systems), and Skylark Feeds (poultry and cattle feed production, including the Dhaar brand). The company also practices sustainable farming with biogas solutions and waste management across multiple sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Skylark Foods: Poultry processing division established in 2002, producing quick, delicious, and unique chicken products. Products are high in protein, hygienically processed, and antibiotic residue free.
• Skylark Hatcheries
• Skylark Proteins
• Skylark Equipments
• Skylark Feeds / Dhaar

Products and services

• Skylark Foods Poultry food processing division producing quick, hygienically processed, antibiotic residue-free chicken products that are high in protein. Serves retail and commercial buyers.
• Skylark Hatcheries
• Skylark Proteins
• Skylark Equipments
• Skylark Feeds (including Dhaar brand)

Quantifiable outcome

• Negative carbon wastage achieved through biogas solutions

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Kolkata International Poultry FairminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 February 2024Skylark participated in the Kolkata International Poultry Fair (Feb 7-9, 2024) to explore cutting-edge poultry innovations and connect with customers.
• DFA (Dairy and Agri Expo)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Participation in DFA 2024 Ludhiana as leading cattle feed manufacturer. 'Dhaar' brand was introduced in the exhibition showcasing transition from Skylark Cattle Feeds to Dhaar.
• PDFAminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024The 5th DFA International Dairy and Agri Expo in Kurukshetra showcased Skylark Feeds products and benefits.
• NovoconminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Skylark Group was invited to Novocon 2024 Kolkata as a negative carbon wastage company to share insights on litter management, biogas solutions, and waste management across 11 sites with 42 digestors.
• BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Skylark and BIS collaborated for a session on BIS Foundation Day, explaining to farmers about ISI mark importance and quality feed. This partnership focuses on educating farmers about quality standards and feed certification.
• Poultry India ExpominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023South Asia's largest poultry event held in Hyderabad, attended by 20000+ visitors and 279 exhibitors. Skylark showcased group strategy and projects revolutionizing the poultry industry.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Godrej Agrovet: Diversified Indian agribusiness with a sizable poultry and animal-feed business alongside crop protection and dairy; broader portfolio than Skylark but overlaps on feed and poultry processing.
• Tyson Foods India: Global poultry heavyweight with limited but growing India presence; comparable processed-chicken category but vastly larger scale, capital, and global supply chain.

Others

• Sapphire Foods (poultry retail linkage): Not a direct poultry producer but a large Indian QSR operator that sources chicken; relevant as a downstream customer comparable to Skylark Foods' HoReCa-facing processed chicken line.
• Cargill India (Animal Nutrition): Global agribusiness with a major Indian animal-feed and poultry-input presence; comparable on feed products but does not compete as a fully integrated Indian poultry farmer.

Direct peers

• Suguna Foods: Leading Indian poultry integrator with contract farming, feed mills, broiler processing, and retail brands; closely matches Skylark's integrated small-farmer contract farming model.
• IB Group: Major Indian poultry and dairy conglomerate spanning hatcheries, feed, broiler processing, and value-added chicken products — a comparable vertically integrated peer competing for similar Indian customers.
• Venky's India (Venkateshwara Hatcheries): Largest Indian integrated poultry company (BSE/NSE listed), operating hatcheries, broiler farming, feed, and processed chicken across India — directly comparable to Skylark's vertically integrated poultry platform.

Regional players

• Al Kabeer Group: India-headquartered halal meat and poultry processor with broiler farming and processing operations; comparable in Indian market focus but skewed toward meat exports and the Middle East.
• Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) India: Indian arm of Thailand's CP Group, one of Asia's largest poultry integrators; comparable in business model but backed by substantially larger international capital and scale.

Emerging players

• Hatcheries of India (HOI): Indian poultry hatchery business operating day-old-chick production and broiler farming; a narrower-scope peer focused on the upstream layer of Skylark's hatcheries division.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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