National Foods Limited

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. On 11 January 2016, all three former city stock exchanges in Pakistan merged to form Pakistan Stock Exchange.[1]

With a range of over 250 food products in over 10 major categories, National Foods is one of the prominent food companies in Pakistan.[1]

The company was incorporated in Pakistan on 19 February 1970 as a private limited company under the 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.[1][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).[3]

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.[2]

• National Foods DMCC (Dubai)[1][2]
• National Foods Pakistan (UK) Limited[1]
• National Epicure Inc, (Canada)[1][2]

• Spices, pickles, tomato ketchup, jams, jellies, sauces, cooking pastes, fruit juices, fruit drinks [3][1]
• Biryanis, curries, barbeque items and kababs (ready-to-eat-meals)[1]

The company currently operates three factories in the following cities:

• Gujranwala[5]
• Nooriabad[5]
• Karachi[5]

• Shan Foods

• National Foods Limited official website