­SPRL Foods Limited (SPRLFL) is an Allahabad-based company incorporated in 2011 by Mr. Shiv Poojan and his family. The company is engaged in the processing and selling of basmati & non-basmati rice, processing of wheat into various products such as flour, semolina, maida, among others. The company has two divisions, i.e. rice and wheat division, which contribute equally to the total revenue of the company. The manufacturing unit of the company is located in Sahson (Allahabad) with an installed capacity of 46,080 tonnes per annum for paddy processing and 54,000 tonnes per annum for wheat processing. The company procures paddy from Allahabad and Jaunpur Mandi (Uttar Pradesh).

­The SP group constitutes S. P. Sortex Rice Exports India Private Limited and SPRL Foods Limited established in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The SP group is engaged in processing and selling of basmati & nonbasmati rice alongwith processing of wheat. The SP group is promoted by Mr. Shiv Poojan and his family. The group has two manufacturing unit located in Sahson and Naini (Allahabad) with total installed capacity of 74,880 metric tonnes per annum for paddy processing and 54,000 metric tonnes per annum for wheat processing. The group sells its basmati & non-basmati rice under common brand name ‘Shivansh’ and ‘Prayag’.The registered office of the SG group is in Allahabad.

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