| PRAN-RFL Group | |
| Type: | Public |
| Traded As: | DSE |
| Industry: | Consumer goods |
| Founder: | Amjad Khan Chowdhury |
| Hq Location: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Revenue: | (FY 2022)[1] [2] |
| Operating Income: | (FY 2022) |
| Net Income: | (FY 2022) |
| Assets: | (FY 2022) |
| Equity: | (FY 2022) |
| Num Employees: | 10,757 (2022) |
PRAN-RFL Group (Bengali: প্রাণ-আরএফএল গ্রুপ) is a Bangladeshi conglomerate,[3] founded in 1981 by Amjad Khan Chowdhury. It is one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh,[4] with a presence in more than 145 countries. Pran-RFL Group is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and employs over 10,000 people worldwide. The group operates under several subsidiaries, including Pran Foods, RFL Plastics, Pran-RFL Healthcare, and many others.[5]
Pran Foods is the flagship company of the group and RFL is the subsidiary company. Pran-RFL Group has several joint ventures with international companies, such as PepsiCo, Danone, and Nestlé.
PRAN (Programme for Rural Advancement Nationally)[6] was established in 1981 by retired Major General Amjad Khan Chowdhury and has become one of the largest food and beverage brands in Bangladesh.[7] [8] PRAN pioneered agribusiness in Bangladesh by providing farmers with guaranteed prices.[9] PRAN Foods, a subsidiary of the PRAN-RFL Group,[10] produces a number of agricultural products under the PRAN banner. PRAN established a subsidiary company in UAE in 2003.[11]
In 2008, the company announced plans to open a production facility in Tripura, India, after the Indian government lifted the ban on direct investment from Bangladesh in 2007.[12] The PRAN group's exports had reached 10 billion taka by 2016, with the biggest markets for the company in India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Malaysia, and Oman.[13] The same year the revenue for PRAN exceeded US$500 million.[14] PRAN started exporting potatoes in March 2016.[15]
In April 2016, PRAN started to export cassava and the first shipment, worth US$3 million, was sent to New Zealand.[16] PRAN has 80 thousand direct employees and 200 thousand indirect employees.[17] PRAN exports to over 118 countries.[18]
PRAN started exporting through river route to India from Bangladesh in March 2021.[19]
PRAN-RFL Group contains two Groups, called PRAN-Group & RFL-Group.
Businesses operating under these groups contains several registered companies/businesses. Below are some of them-[20]
| Agricultural Marketing Co. Ltd | Rangpur Foundry Limited | Property Development Limited | |
| Mymensingh Agro Limited | Gonga Foundry Limited | AKC (Pvt.) Limited | |
| Banga Bakers Limited | RFL Plastics Limited | AKC Management Limited | |
| Natore Agro Limited | Durable Plastic Limited | Logi-Care Overseas Limited | |
| Natore Dairy Limited | Banga Plastic International Limited | Career Builders Limited | |
| PRAN Agro Limited | Rangpur Metal Industries Limited | Banga Trading House Limited | |
| PRAN Agro farm Business Limited | Banga Building Materials Limited | Tasty Treat | |
| PRAN Beverage Limited | Trade Environment Limited | RFL Door | |
| PRAN Confectionery Limited | Allplast Bangladesh Limited | ||
| PRAN Dairy Limited | RFL Electronics Limited | ||
| PRAN Foods Limited | Getwell Limited[21] | ||
| Banga Miller Limited | Bangladesh Lift Industries Limited | ||
| Banga Agro Processing Limited | RFL Construction Limited | ||
| Advance Personal Care Limited | Multi -Line Industries Limited | ||
| Chorka Fashions Limited | Accessories World Limited | ||
| Chorka Textile Limited | Habiganj Ceramics Limited | ||
| Habiganj Agro Limited | Habiganj Glassware Limited | ||
| Habiganj Textile Limited | Habiganj Metal Industries Limited | ||
| Packmat Industries Limited | RFL Exports Limited | ||
| Vision Electronics | |||
| Sun Basic Chemicals Limited | |||
| Sylvan Technologies Limited | Sera Water Tank | ||
| Sylvan Poultry Limited | Shine Tiles | ||
| PRAN Exports Limited | CLICK Light | ||
| Duranta Bicycle | |||
| Bizli Cables | |||
| Rainbow Paints | |||
| Saudi Lubricants |