When was Capital Foods founded?

Capital Foods was founded in 1996 and raised its 1st funding round 10 years after it was founded.

Where is Capital Foods located?

Capital Foods is headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is registered at VILLA CAPITAL, SADHANA COMPOUND, NEAR OSHIWARA BRIDGE, S.V. ROAD, JOGESHWARI (WEST), MUMBAI, Maharashtra, India, 400102.

Which legal entities is Capital Foods associated with?

Capital Foods is associated with Capital Foods Private Limited.

How many employees does Capital Foods have?

As of Aug 31, 2025, Capital Foods has 268 employees, reflecting a 17% year-over-year growth in headcount.

Is Capital Foods a funded company?

Capital Foods is a funded company, having raised a total of $40.4M across 7 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Unattributed round, raised on Oct 31, 2006.

How much is Capital Foods worth?

The last known valuation of Capital Foods was $***** as of Jan 12, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Capital Foods?

Capital Foods' latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Oct 25, 2019, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Food & Beverage Products. In India, the Food & Beverage Products sector has seen $154M in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of Capital Foods?

Annual revenue of Capital Foods is between ₹500 Cr and ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Where does Capital Foods rank among its competitors?

Capital Foods ranks 5th amongst 244 active competitors, of which 21 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Farm Didi, which secured $793K in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Capital Foods?

Capital Foods' top competitors include Veeba, Heinz and Cremica. Among them, Farm Didi secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

Capital Foods - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Capital Foods is an acquired company based in Mumbai (India), founded in 1996 by Ajay kumar Gupta. It operates as a Manufactures and markets Chinese, Thai, Italian, Indian and European processed food. Capital Foods has raised $40.4M in funding from investors like General Atlantic, Everstone Capital and Artal Asia, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 244 active competitors, including 21 funded and 8 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Veeba, Heinz and Cremica.

Company Details

Capital Foods is the owner of brands like Ching's Secret & Smith & Jones. Also has a huge range of private labeled consumer goods - Atta, Combo meal, Exotic Chutney & Paste, Samosa, Frozen Meal, IQF Vegetables, Micro Rice, Micro Curry, Nashta, Parantha, Sandwich Spreads, Sauces & ketchups, Spring Rolls. Has 3 manufacturing facilities in Nasik, Kandla and Vapi. Huge distributor network, for availability across the market. Private label products are promoted under the brand name - "Swad."

Website: capitalfoods.co.in
Email ID: *****@tataconsumer.com
Phone Number: +91 **********
Part Of
Registered Address: VILLA CAPITAL, SADHANA COMPOUND, NEAR OSHIWARA BRIDGE, S.V. ROAD, JOGESHWARI (WEST), MUMBAI, Maharashtra, India, 400102

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1996

Location

Mumbai, India

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$40.4M in 7 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Oct 25, 2019, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Jan 12, 2024

Investors

General Atlantic & 11 more

Ranked

5^th among 244 active competitors

Annual Revenue

₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

268 as on Aug 31, 2025

Similar Companies

Veeba & 2301 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Tata Consumer Products (Jan 12, 2024)

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Capital Foods is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Capital Foods Private Limited CIN: U51219MH2003PTC142121 , India, Active	Sep 09, 2003	₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	268 (As on Aug 31, 2025)

Capital Foods got acquired by Tata Consumer Products on Jan 12, 2024 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Capital Foods has raised a total funding of $40.4M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 31, 2006. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Oct 25, 2019 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Capital Foods has 7 institutional investors and 5 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Capital Foods:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 25, 2019	8377758	Series B	2535850	6167958	8810704	5102457
Apr 25, 2018	4494043	Series B	8946544	1903277	1163019	3801298
Aug 12, 2014	1320011	Series B	5671149	2765250	Artal Asia	7354758

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The founders of Capital Foods is Ajay kumar Gupta. Sunil Dsouza is the CEO of Capital Foods.

Here are the details of Capital Foods' key team members:

Ajay kumar Gupta: Former Founder of Capital Foods and founder of 2 other companies, Chings Secret and Tree Of Life. They are also an angel investor in 17 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 2 phone numbers
Sunil Dsouza: CEO of Capital Foods. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number

Capital Foods' Board of Directors

Capital Foods's board has 6 active members. Shantanu Rastogi, Abhijit Midha and Deepika Kaur Bhan are part of team and Rekha Bagry, Narumanchi Venkata Sivakumar and Francis Cukierman are independent board members.

Here is the list of Capital Foods' board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
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Shantanu Rastogi	Investor	General Atlantic	Current	8y 2m
Abhijit Midha	Investor	-	Current	2y 4m
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Rekha Bagry	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 3m
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Capital Foods' employee count trend

Capital Foods has 268 employees as of Aug 25. The total employee count is 16.0% more than what it was in Aug 24. Here is Capital Foods's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Capital Foods include Veeba, Heinz and Cremica. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Capital Foods, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Veeba 2012, Gurugram (India), Series D	Internet first brand of sauces, dips, and other condiment products	$58.2M	Verlinvest, Saama & 6 others	63/100
2nd	Heinz 1869, Pittsburgh (United States), Acquired	Brand of sauces and condiments	-	Trian Partners, Yixing Capital & 1 others	62/100
3rd	Cremica 1978, Delhi (India), Early Stage	Brand of biscuits, sauces, and bread	$15M	Rabo Equity Advisors, CX Partners & 12 others	62/100
4th	Farm Didi 2021, Pune (India), Seed	Internet first brand homemade Indian pickles and chutneys	$1.4M	SamVed VC, IIMCIP & 44 others	59/100
5th	Capital Foods 1996, Mumbai (India), Acquired	Manufactures and markets Chinese, Thai, Italian, Indian and European processed food	$40.4M	Invus, Everstone Capital & 10 others	59/100
6th	Masterchow 2020, Delhi (India), Series A	Internet-first brand offering multi-category sauces	$11.6M	WEH Ventures, Anicut Capital & 21 others	57/100
7th	Habanero 2010, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Brand of sauces, dips and restaurant serving pasta	$1.65M	New Asia, Decadent Foods & 16 others	55/100
8th	Nilons Enterprises 1962, Pune (India), Late Stage	Internet first brand of pickles, spices, instant mixes, and ready-to-cook food products	$36.5M	BanyanTree Finance, Lesma & 11 others	53/100
9th	Chutnefy 2015, Chengalpattu (India), Seed	Internet-first brand offering spreads	$1.34M	Rajat Chakra Credit And Holdings & 3 others	49/100
10th	Naagin 2019, Mumbai (India), Seed	Online brand offering hot sauces and spice blends	$4.14M	8i Ventures, 360 One & 15 others	49/100

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Founders own 9.45%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 90.55% and Enterprises own 0.00%. The net worth of Capital Foods's founders is INR 134Cr as of Oct 25, 2019.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	9.45%	134Cr	5779889	8281607	4243339	3517549
Ajay kumar Gupta	5692934	7272091	3203336	1187777	6110776	8254765
Fund	90.55%	1,280Cr	3707838	9828106	3560766	6381811
General Atlantic	3787347	6878979	4867066	5498588	8746351	8054497
Artal Asia	4272493	3604096	6573783	9053356	2562251	1627475
Future Group	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	-	0	0	0	0	0
Total	100.00%	1,420Cr	7972240	6189943	7932680	4296959