Industry · Consumer Goods & Everyday Living
Packaged Foods
21 MegaBrands lead the Packaged Foods industry in India in 2026–27. Each is the benchmark brand of its category in the MegaBrands 501, selected by research alone. The Industry MegaBrand for Packaged Foods will be drawn from this list and recognised at the National Conclave on 18 March 2027.
| ID | MegaBrand | Category | Industry | Market | Assessed alongside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB-001 | Parle | Biscuits — mass | Packaged Foods | B2C | Britannia, Sunfeast, Priyagold, Anmol, Cremica |
| MB-002 | Britannia | Biscuits — premium and cream | Packaged Foods | B2C | Sunfeast, Unibic, Oreo, McVitie's, Cremica |
| MB-003 | Lay's | Salty snacks and namkeen | Packaged Foods | B2C | Bingo, Balaji Wafers, Haldiram's, Kurkure, Too Yumm |
| MB-004 | Cadbury Dairy Milk | Chocolate — mass | Packaged Foods | B2C | KitKat, Amul Chocolate, Hershey's, Nestlé Munch, Mars |
| MB-005 | Ferrero Rocher | Chocolate — premium | Packaged Foods | B2C | Lindt, Toblerone, Amul Dark, Fabelle, Godiva |
| MB-006 | Alpenliebe | Sugar confectionery and candy | Packaged Foods | B2C | Parle Melody, Center Fresh, Pulse, Mentos, Candyman |
| MB-007 | Kellogg's | Breakfast cereals and oats | Packaged Foods | B2C | Quaker, Bagrry's, Saffola Oats, Patanjali Oats, Soulfull |
| MB-008 | Maggi | Instant noodles | Packaged Foods | B2C | Yippee, Top Ramen, Knorr, Ching's Secret, Wai Wai |
| MB-009 | Del Monte | Pasta and Western staples | Packaged Foods | B2C | Borges, Bambino, Weikfield, Chef's Basket, Disano |
| MB-010 | MTR | Ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook meals | Packaged Foods | B2C | Gits, ITC Master Chef, Minute Khana, Kohinoor Ready, Tasty Bite |
| MB-011 | McCain | Frozen foods | Packaged Foods | B2C | Godrej Yummiez, ITC Master Chef, Sumeru, Safal, Mother Dairy Frozen |
| MB-012 | Everest | Spices and blended masalas | Packaged Foods | B2C | MDH, Catch, Aachi Masala, Eastern, Badshah |
| MB-013 | Fortune | Edible oils | Packaged Foods | B2C | Saffola, Dhara, Sundrop, Gemini, Nature Fresh |
| MB-014 | Aashirvaad | Branded atta and flour | Packaged Foods | B2C | Pillsbury, Shakti Bhog, Annapurna, Nature Fresh, Patanjali Atta |
| MB-015 | India Gate | Branded rice and pulses | Packaged Foods | B2C | Daawat, Kohinoor, Lal Qilla, Fortune Rice, Tata Sampann |
| MB-016 | Amul | Dairy | Packaged Foods | B2C | Mother Dairy, Nandini, Britannia Dairy, Heritage Foods, Hatsun Arokya |
| MB-017 | Kwality Wall's | Ice cream and frozen desserts | Packaged Foods | B2C | Amul Ice Cream, Vadilal, Havmor, Baskin-Robbins, Naturals |
| MB-018 | Modern Foods | Packaged bakery — bread and cakes | Packaged Foods | B2C | Britannia Bread, Harvest Gold, English Oven, Bonn, Wibs |
| MB-019 | Dabur Honey | Honey, jams and spreads | Packaged Foods | B2C | Patanjali Honey, Apis Himalaya, Saffola Honey, Kissan Jam, Zandu Honey |
| MB-020 | Kissan | Sauces, ketchup and condiments | Packaged Foods | B2C | Maggi Ketchup, Veeba, Del Monte, Heinz, Wingreens |
| MB-021 | Haldiram's | Legacy sweets and savoury houses | Packaged Foods | B2C | Bikanervala, Bikaji, Balaji Wafers, Anand Sweets, Ganguram |
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