The food and beverage industry in Bangladesh is a significant contributor to the consumer goods business, and the experts working in this industry tirelessly strive to improve the customer experience through their quality products and services. Bangladesh is home to approximately 246 medium and large-sized food processing companies, providing employment to 8% of the overall manufacturing workforce. Over the years, the food and beverage companies in Bangladesh have expanded considerably, and some companies such as PRAN and ACI have been able to effectively export a variety of food goods and frozen food to numerous countries across the world. Bangladeshi food companies have been able to meet world standards in terms of quality, flavor, and food production methods. In recognition of their contribution to the industry, we have compiled a list of the most well-known food and beverage firms in Bangladesh. These companies are propelling Bangladesh’s food industry to new heights, and they are consistently striving to improve the quality of their products and services to meet the evolving needs of their customers.

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We have compiled a list of the most well-known food and beverage firms in Bangladesh. These Food Companies are propelling Bangladesh’s food industry to new heights.

List of Top 10 Food and Beverage Companies in Bangladesh

1. Transcom Beverages Ltd. (TBL)

Transcom Beverage Ltd (TBL) is the exclusive PepsiCo Franchisee for Bangladesh. TBL owns and operates modern plants in Dhaka and Chittagong for bottling renowned soft drink brands such as Pepsi, 7UP, Mirinda, Slice, Mountain Dew, Pepsi Diet, and 7UP Light. The company is emerging with the motto to deliver sustained growth in Bangladesh and move towards dominant Beverage companies, delighting & nourishing every Bangladeshi, by best meeting their everyday beverage needs & stakeholders by delivering performance with purpose, through talented people. 2009 has been an amazing year for TBL, winning several spectacular awards as PepsiCo’s exclusive bottling partner in Bangladesh. For its’ extraordinary and outstanding venture through excellence, TBL has been rewarded with several prestigious national and international recognition.

Products of Transcom Bangladesh are – Carbonated Soft Drinks (Pepsi, Mirinda, 7UP, Pepsi Diet, Mountain Dew, 7UP Light), Non-Carbonated Soft Drinks (Slice), Drinking Water, Energy Drink (Sting Energy Drink), Soda (Evervess).

Factory Address: Kaliakoir, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
Head office Contact:
Plot# 31, Road# 53, Gulshan North C.A, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212

2. Square Food & Beverage Ltd. (SFBL)

Square Consumer Products Limited, has started its journey in 2000 as a member of Square Group, the leading corporate house in Bangladesh. Within a short span of time, it has been able to create a strong foothold in the market through its quality products and customer services. In 2010, the company achieved ISO 22000 for its food safety management system. More than a decade later, on 1st September 2014, it reinvented Square Food & Beverage Ltd. The company assures us to meet the increasing demand for quality products both at home and abroad. The products with international standards are being exported to 30 countries.

Square Food & Beverage Ltd. has introduced four popular brands in the market namely Radhuni, Ruchi, Chashi, and Chopstick. Radhuni is the flagship brand of the company. Just after its introduction, Radhuni drew the attention of housewives who demanded convenience and time-saving cooking. The product range of Radhuni is enriched with basic spices, ready mixes, cereals & pulses-based products, and edible oil. On the other hand, Ruchi is providing ready-to-eat snacks like Chanachur, Fried Dal, Potato Crackers, Muri, Jhalmuri, Sauce, Ketchup, Jhuribhaja, Chutney, and Pickles. Ruchi has won the heart of youngsters for its healthy, tasty & innovative groundbreaking products.

Head Office Contact:
Square Centre (6th Floor), 48, Mohakhali CA, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh.
Phone: 88-02-8833047-56 [Ten lines] | Fax: 88-02-8835394

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3. Akij Food and Beverage Ltd. (AFBL)

Akij Food & Beverage Ltd. a unit of Akij Group Started its operation in the year 2006. AFBL manufactures a wide range of Snacks and Beverages for both National & International markets alike. AFBL is a Project worth $70 million & is founded by the Parental Company Akij Group. AFBL Started its production at 400 BPH in the carbonated soft drinks line and 300 BPH in the juice line. In a span of one and a half years, AFBL has increased its capacity to 1800 BPH. At present AFBL capacity, one is at the groundbreaking rate of 1900 BPH.

So in approximately three years’ time, AFBL’s capacity has increased by three folds, during this same period most of AFBL’s brands became either number one or are almost on the verge of becoming number one in their respective categories. Most of its machinery has been imported from world-famous brands such as Crones, Tetra Pak, Alfa Laval, Sipa, and Risky to achieve the best quality.

AFBL Factory Contact:
Krisnopura, Dhamrai, Dhaka, N5. | Phone: 02-9140251.

Head office Contact: 
Phone +880 96131 16609 | Email: info@akij.net
Akij House, 198 Bir Uttam, Mir Shawkat Sarak, Gulshan Link Road, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1208

4. Partex Beverage Ltd.

In 1994, Mr. M. A. Hashem, Chairman of Partex Group visited an International Trade Exhibition in the US, where he happened to meet the executives of Royal Crown Cola Co. International. From then on he started conceptualizing the idea of the “RC” beverage brand in Bangladesh. With international brand name recognition and quality, he expected that it would gain acceptability in the Bangladesh market.

When he returned, a wide range of marketing research was carried out by Partex as well as RC International. After positive results, in 1996, the Corporate Head and the Directors formed Partex Beverage Ltd. Mr. Rubel Aziz, one of the pioneers of the concept of RC, was given the position of Managing Director. Funds worth Tk. 10 Crore were raised as part of Equity from the Group. Although registered as a Public Limited Company, no public offerings have been made as yet. The factory was set up in Rajendrapur, 40km away from Dhaka city. The company commenced commercial production on 6th October 1997, and RC was launched in Dhaka on 20th October 1997. This is the story of how Partex Beverage Limited became the sole official bottler of Royal Crown Cola Co. International.

Now it has been almost 3 years since then, and a number of new products, in new and innovative packages, have been introduced to the market. Partex Beverage has also introduced RC outside Dhaka into unexplored markets. Partex Beverage is now worth over Taka 80 crore (US$ 16 Million).

Partex Beverage Contact:
74 Bir Uttam A.K. Khandaker Sarak,
Mohakhali, Dhaka – 1212, Bangladesh
Phone: +880 2 8822888 | Fax: +880 2 8821888 | E-mail: mailbox@partex.net

5. PRAN Foods Ltd.

PRAN is a Leading internationally compliant consumer brand producing 200 agro-food products in 10 food categories delivering over 110 countries. Categories include Juices, Drinks, Mineral Water, Bakery, Carbonated beverages, Snacks, Culinary, Confectionery, Biscuits & Dairy.

Along with catering to the diverse tastes of PRAN’s global consumers since 1981, PRAN contributed to developing the rural economy, and generating employment, export earning, agriculture, and consumer health through our shared values and commitment towards the society and environment.  

PRAN is globally compliant through ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2005, Halal, and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) certificates. It also Attained the IMS (Integrated Management System) certificate which is a combination of the Environmental Management System ISO 14001:2004 and British Standard Occupational Health Safety Assessment Series (BS OSHAS) 18001:2007.

Head Office Contact:
105, Progoti Sarani Middle Badda, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh.
Phone: 09613-737777

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6. ACI Foods Ltd.

The necessity of pure food in the minds of Bangladesh consumers especially in the commodity food business has pushed ACI to fill up the market demand by producing food products such as spice, edible oil, snacks, confectionery, etc. ACI is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of various branded food products and condiments. Now the customers of Bangladesh are ensured with 100% pure food products under the brand name of ‘Pure’.

Within the very short period of its entrance, this brand has been enjoying a second-leading position in the market. Fun Candy and Fun Chanachur produced from high-quality imported raw materials with state-of-the-art technology have attained enormous popularity among consumers. ACI Foods Ltd. is focusing on improving the food habit of Bangladeshi Consumers by providing more ready-to-cook products and ready to eat as well. ACI is also exporting its Pure Brand products to Australia, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and many other countries to come into the list.

Factory Address:
Kutirchar, Bhadraghat, Kamarkhand, Sirajgonj
Phone : (+88) 01961 559762

Head Office Contact:
245, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka 1208, Bangladesh
Telephone- 880 2 8878603 | Fax- 880 2 8878626, 8878619

7. IFAD Multi Products Ltd.

Instituted in 2003, IFAD Multi Products Ltd. is recognized as one of the largest consumer food producers in Bangladesh. It began its journey by erecting one of the largest automated flour mills in the nation and currently contends as one of the largest suppliers of flour products. Concurrently the company also established itself as one the largest suppliers of salt, both consumer and industrial grade, following a thorough refining process that attributes to its superior quality.

Currently, the company is also a major manufacturer and supplier of instant noodles, stick noodles, a varied range of biscuits and cookies, packaged whole spices, and bottled drinking water extracted from local aquifers, all of which have been established in its own industrial park. The company has a number of other consumer products in its pipeline that will manifest themselves in the very near future.

Head office contact:
Nasir Trade Center Nasir Trade Center,
89 Bir Uttam, CR Dutta Road. Dhaka 1205.
Email: impl@ifadgroup.com | Phone: +01980002134

8. Fu-Wang Foods Ltd.

Fu-Wang Foods Ltd is a public ltd company, incorporated with joint-stock companies and Firm Bangladesh also publicly listed with Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd And Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd.  Fu Wang Foods Limited commenced its commercial production in August 1997 and achieved ISO-9002 certification on 04th November 1998.

Since its inception, Fu Wang Foods Limited introduces different packed food items like BREAD, biscuits, CAKE, TOAST, WAFER bars, CHOCOLATE, INSTANT NOODLES, DRINKING WATER, CARBONATED DRINKS, ENERGY DRINKS, etc, and were appreciated throughout the globe.

Head Office Contact:
House: 55, Road: 17, Banani C/A, Dhaka-1213
Tel: 58815476, 9887359, 9887360,9889958,9889864
Fax: 880-02-9847451 | E-mail: info@fuwangfoodsltd.com

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9. Ispahani Foods Ltd.

Ispahani Foods Limited (IFL) is a company that was founded in 1999, specializing in the production of a wide range of snack food products. As a subsidiary of M.M. Ispahani Ltd, IFL is located in the Ispahani Foods Complex in Konabari, Gazipur, Dhaka. With the most advanced machinery at their disposal, the company ensures that their food products are hygienically weighed, packed, and sealed in a fully automated process, which is closely supervised by a team of experts.

IFL’s state-of-the-art facility is equipped with the latest technology and equipment to produce high-quality and hygienic snack food products. The company’s emphasis on quality control and strict adherence to food safety standards ensures that their products are consistently of the highest quality.

Head Office Contact:
The Alliance Building (3rd Floor)
63/Ka, Pragati Sharani, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh.
Phone : +88 02 55048375, +88 01755644002

10. Bombay Sweets & Co. Ltd.

The Indian sub-continent was always famous for sweets (mishti) such as ladoo, perra, barfi, and rasgula. Bombay Sweets was created out of the founder’s desire to make quality sweets. It all began with a small cottage factory with a retail front in Nawabpur, Old Dhaka in 1948. Along with sweets (misti), local ethnic snacks called chanachur was also a flagship product since inception.

People loved Bombay Sweets products (mishti and chanachur) and the business thrived. Gradually new outlets were opened in Baitul Mukram and New Market in subsequent years. But it was after 1971 when Bangladesh gained independence that Bombay Sweets really expanded its product offerings. The company began producing biscuits, dry cake, toast, and even beverages such as orange, lemon, and pineapple squash. More cottage factories were formed across Old Dhaka in Captain Bazar, Bonogram, Rankin Street, and Fakirapul.

Head office Address :
Delta Life Tower(8th Floor),
37, Gulshan North C/A, Road No#90, Gulshan -2, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh.
Phone : 9893800-1, 9896800, 9897100| Fax : 880-2-9893077, 8814780

Note: These are not Official Ranking From Any Established Authority. Business Haunt Picked Them Randomly and Placed on the Base of Popularity and Internet Source.