| National Foods Limited | |
| Type: | Public |
| Traded As: | KSE 100 component |
| Industry: | Packaged food products Spices |
| Foundation: | in Karachi, Pakistan |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Revenue Year: | 2023 |
| Income Year: | 2023 |
| Net Income Year: | 2023 |
| Assets Year: | 2023 |
| Num Employees: | 808 |
| Num Employees Year: | 2023 |
| Footnotes: | Financials [1] |
National Foods Limited (Urdu: نیشنل فوڈز) is a Pakistani multinational food products company founded in 1970, which started out as a spice company, and is based in Karachi, Pakistan.[2] [3] It is a major food products company in Pakistan.
National Foods was incorporated in Pakistan on 19 February 1970 as a private limited company under the Indian Companies Act, 1913 and subsequently converted into a public limited company under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 by a special resolution passed in the extraordinary general meeting held on March 30, 1988. The company is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of convenience-based food products. The registered office of the company is situated at 12 / CL - 6, Claremont Road, Civil Lines, Karachi.[4] [5]
In 1988, National Foods became the certified vendor of McCormick, United States. In the same year, National Foods, then a Private Limited company was converted into a Public Limited company, traded on all the three stock exchanges of Pakistan.[4]
In 2013, as a company National Foods Limited (Pakistan) was listed on the Forbes List of Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion (2013).[6]
In 2017, National Foods Limited acquired a controlling interest in Canadian company A1 Cash & Carry to further expand its operations across the globe. A1 Cash & Carry is a wholesale distributor of foodservice products, disposables, and sanitation/janitorial products in Canada. This company is partially owned by a Canadian-based Pakistani businessman Amjad Pervaiz.
With a range of over 250 food products in over 10 major categories, National Foods is one of the prominent food companies in Pakistan.[4]
The company operates factories in Karachi, Nooriabad and Faisalabad[8] [9]
In 2024, National Foods Limited inaugurated their largest plant in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The plant signifies company's 7 billion Pakistani rupees invested in the food sector. [10]