MTR Foods is an Indian food products company based in Bengaluru, India. The company manufactures a range of packaged foods including breakfast mixes, ready to eat meals, masalas and spices, snacks and beverages.
 MTR Foods logo | |
| Company type | Joint-stock company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1924[1] |
| Headquarters | , India |
| Revenue | ₹1000 crore[2] |
| Owner | Orkla Group |
| Parent | Orkla Group |
| Website | mtrfoods |
MTR Foods Pvt. Ltd. is a subsidiary of Norwegian conglomerate Orkla. MTR is the acronym of Mavalli Tiffin Room.
History
editThe company began with the establishment of the Mavalli Tiffin Room (commonly known as MTR) restaurant in Bangalore in 1924 by Yagnanarayana Maiya.
In 1975, when India was under emergency, a Food Control Act was introduced which mandated that food was to be sold at very low prices. This move made it difficult for MTR to maintain high standards in its restaurant business and forced it to diversify into the instant food business by the following year, selling ready-to-eat snacks such as chutneys and rasams.
In 1984, MTR expanded out of Karnataka to the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
In 2007, Orkla Group, a Norwegian conglomerate, acquired the packaged foods business of MTR Foods.[3]
Business
editIn 2011, MTR launched a sub-brand called MTR SnackUp with a range of traditional South Indian snacks like Khara Boondi and Benne Murukku.[4]
In 2017, MTR launched a new brand called Laban.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About MTR Foods". MTR Foods. www.mtrfoods.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "MTR focusses on south with innovative product". The Hindu. 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Norway's Orkla acquires MTR Foods in $80-m deal". Business Line.
- ^ "MTR moves top stop reveal from snacking on its market share". business-standard.com.
- ^ "MTR Foods introduces a new brand Laban, a delicious, stretchy, unique human-shaped candy".
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