Patanjali Foods


Patanjali Foods, formerly known as Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd, is an Indian multinational fast-moving consumer goods company specialized in the food industry, part of the Patanjali Ayurved. It is headquartered in Indore, India.
Patanjali Foods is a listed company on Bombay Stock Exchange and National [Stock Exchange of India|National Stock Exchange] with ticker symbol "PATANJALI".

History

Ruchi Soya Industries Limited was founded in 1986 by Dinesh Sahara, to manufacture soybean edible oil.
In January 2010, the company acquired a 50 percent stake in Gemini Edibles and Fats India for 45 crore, until the whole company was purchased by the Widjaja family of Indonesia in 2014.
In December 2017, Ruchi Soya Industries entered into insolvency with a total debt of about ₹12,000 crore. In December 2019, Patanjali Ayurved acquired the bankrupt Ruchi Soya for 4,350 crore.
In June 2021, Ruchi Soya acquired the biscuits and noodles business of Patanjali Ayurved for 60 crore. It acquired the food business of Patanjali Ayurved for around 690 crore in May 2022. Ruchi Soya changed its name to Patanjali Foods in June 2022.
In 2023, SEBI froze promoters shares for failing to allow the minimum public shareholding in listed companies at 25%.
In 2025, a prohibition order on the sale of Patanjali Organic Wild Honey was revoked.
In September 2025, Patanjali Foods signed a MoU with Ministry of [Food Processing Industries], Government of India and announced 1000 crore investment in food processing across Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Odisha.