1999
Company founded
A single rice-processing unit begins operation in Sreepur, Gazipur with eleven employees.
Since 1999
From one rice mill to a 22-acre food park
Univer Food Ltd. began as a small rice-processing unit in Sreepur, Gazipur, set up by a family that had traded in staples for two generations. The first year's output was 900 tonnes of milled rice sold to wholesalers who put their own names on it.
The turning point came in 2004, when the company decided it would rather answer to consumers than to wholesalers, and launched Ruposhi — its first branded spice line. Packet spices were an unfamiliar idea in most Bangladeshi kitchens at the time. Convincing a household to trust a sealed packet over the neighbourhood mill took nearly four years and a laboratory that could prove what was inside.
That laboratory is still the centre of the company. Six brands followed Ruposhi, each one launched only after the plant could make it to the same standard: Nabanna, Shonali, Rannaghar, Mishtibela, Univer Kitchen and Tulip.
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At a Glance
The company in numbers and facts
| Legal name | Univer Food Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Incorporated | 14 March 1999, Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, Dhaka |
| Head office | Univer Centre, House 12, Road 7, Banani, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh |
| Manufacturing | Univer Food Industrial Park, Sreepur, Gazipur 1740, Bangladesh — 22 acres, five production halls |
| Employees | 3,540 permanent and contractual (2026) |
| Brands | 7 consumer brands, 186 active SKUs |
| Distribution | 3,900 distributors, 64 districts, 4 regional depots |
| Export | 42 countries across 5 continents |
| Certifications | ISO 22000:2018, HACCP, BSTI, Halal (BIFT), GMP |
Milestones
How we got here
2004
Ruposhi launched
Our first consumer brand — packet spices, at a time when almost nobody in Bangladesh bought them.
2009
Nabanna & Shonali
Staples and edible oil are added, and the Gazipur site expands to twelve acres.
2014
First export
A container of Ruposhi masala ships to the United Arab Emirates. Nine more markets follow within two years.
2019
ISO 22000 certified
The whole plant is brought under a single certified food-safety management system.
2026
Second spice line
Daily spice capacity rises by 40 tonnes and the Sreepur plant moves to three-shift operation.
Manufacturing
Everything under one roof, on purpose
Most food companies of our size outsource at least one step. We deliberately do not. Milling, refining, roasting, baking, blending, bottling and packing all happen inside the Sreepur park, on lines we own and staff we train.
It is a more expensive way to run a food business. It is also the only way we know to answer a complaint honestly — because there is no third party to point at.
- Five production halls: spice, staple, oil, bakery and beverage
- Nitrogen-flush packing for all ground spices and masala blends
- Effluent treatment plant and 1.2 MW rooftop solar
- Cold storage for 4,000 tonnes of raw material
Looking for a distribution or export partnership?
Talk to our trade desk — we ship to 42 countries and onboard new partners every quarter.