Haldiram's facts for kids
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Trade name
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Haldiram's |
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| Private | |
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1937 Bikaner, Rajasthan, India |
| Founder | Ganga Bhishen Agarwal |
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India
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| Products | Snacks, sweets, beverages, frozen foods, potato chips |
| Revenue |  ₹12,800 crore (US$2.2 billion) (FY24) |
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Operating income
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₹2,580 crore (US$440 million) (FY24) |
| ₹1,400 crore (US$240 million) (FY24) |
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Haldiram's is a very popular Indian company that makes snacks, sweets, and even has fast-food restaurants. It started in 1937 as a small shop selling sweets and snacks in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The company was founded by Ganga Bhishen Agarwal.
Today, Haldiram's is a big international company based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Many of its restaurants also have a shop section. Here, you can buy packaged Indian snacks and sweets under the Haldiram's brand.
The Story of Haldiram's
Haldiram's began in 1937 as a small shop. It sold traditional Indian sweets and savory snacks called namkeen in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The founder, Ganga Bhishen Agarwal, was also known as Haldiram Ji.
To grow bigger, the company opened its first factory in Kolkata (then called Calcutta). Later, in 1970, a larger factory was built in Jaipur. Another factory opened in New Delhi in the early 1990s.
In 2003, Haldiram's started making "convenience foods." These are easy-to-prepare meals for people to buy and eat at home.
By 2014, Haldiram's was one of India's most trusted brands. In 2017, it became the biggest snack company in the country.
In 2022, the two main parts of Haldiram's joined together. The Delhi-based Haldiram Snacks and the Nagpur-based Haldiram Foods International became one big company. It was named Haldiram Snacks Food. The brothers Manohar and Madhusudan Agarwal got 56% ownership of the new company. Shiv Kishan Agarwal, from Nagpur, received the remaining 44%.
In 2025, a company from Singapore called Temasek bought more than 9% of Haldiram's. This showed that Haldiram's was worth nearly US$10 billion.
What Haldiram's Makes
Haldiram's makes over 410 different kinds of products. Their range includes traditional Indian snacks called namkeens. They also make western-style snacks, and both traditional and modern Indian sweets.
You can find cookies, refreshing drinks called sherbets, and pickles too. Some of their very popular products are gulab jamun (a sweet dessert) and Bikaneri bhujia (a crispy snack). They also make papadam, which are thin, crispy flatbreads.
The company also produces "ready-to-eat" food products. These are called Minute Khana. In the 1990s, they started making potato-based foods. They brought special machines from the United States to do this.
You can buy Haldiram's products in many places. These include bakeries, sweet shops, and various online stores. In the United States, their products are very popular. Many Indian supermarkets sell them, especially to people of Indian origin living there.
