Corporate Partners

The Akshaya Patra Foundation strongly believes in creating valuable relations and partnerships as they help in knowledge interaction, improving expertise, and increasing resources to reach a wider audience. We understand that the right business partnerships enhance the ethos of our organisation and our corporate partners are consistent with their contributions to the mid-day meal programme. We look forward to striking more partnerships and creating lasting relationships with several corporate partners to seamlessly achieve our goals while establishing trust and guardianships.

SeedWorks International Private Limited

SeedWorks International Private Limited: Is a plant science company engaged in research, production and marketing hybrid seeds of Rice, Cotton, Millet, Mustard and Vegetables. The company works with a mission to provide superior quality seed solutions for its stakeholders in a sustainable manner. Certified as India’s Great Mid-Size workplace for 2 consecutive years, the company deploys a large share of its resources into research, quality management and engagement with over 2 million farmer base to help them improvise their produce quality and quantity. SeedWorks donation to Akshaya Patra during peak of Covid-19 pandemic has provided over 300 children with much needed nutritional and educational support. The initiative made sure that the children remained safe in their homes during the pandemic without worrying about hunger.

Shinhan Bank

Shinhan has been in India from the year 1996 and the journey has allowed them to experience & learn from the unique and varied flavours of India. With the growing demand for quality banking services and with their bank’s USP as a Superior and Personalized Service Provider ,which is backed by the speed & efficiency of Shinhan, they are in a position to expand their horizon to another level. Sinhan Bank India’s vision in india is to go “Beyond the Best Foreign Bank to the Centennial Bank”. They envisage to create a 100 year history in India’.

Shipping Corporation of India

Starting out as a marginal liner Shipping Company with just 19 vessels, the Shipping Corporation of India has today evolved into the largest Indian Shipping Company. The SCI also has substantial interests in various segments of the shipping trade. SCI’s owned fleet includes bulk carriers, crude oil tankers, product tankers, container vessels, passenger-cum-cargo vessels, phosphoric acid / chemical carriers, LPG / ammonia carriers and offshore supply vessels. Sailing through for nearly five decades, the SCI today has a significant presence on the global maritime map. SCI and The Akshaya Patra Foundation have collaborated to feed mid-day meals to 1121 children in Lucknow, Vrindavan and Vadodara locations.

Signode

With more than 80+ manufacturing facilities and over 9,000 employees worldwide, Signode is a leading manufacturer of a broad spectrum of packaging consumables, tools, software, and equipment that optimize end-of line packaging operations and protect products in transit. Signode brings this extensive product portfolio together under hundreds of trusted brands to offer complete transit packaging solutions to its customers. Signode in India is the leading Industrial Packaging Solutions provider with manufacturing facilities at Rudraram - Telangana, Surangi - UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Rudrapur - Uttarakhand, Bengaluru and Dahej. Signode believes in building resilient communities through our CSR initiatives. We have touched lives of children through our collaboration with The Akshaya Patra Foundation. Signode has been partnering with the foundation to provide nutritional mid-day-meals to under-privileged children and has sponsored vehicles to facilitate distribution of the mid-day meals to Government schools across Karnataka and Telangana aligning with the Zero Hunger, UN Sustainable Development Goals.

SINHAN BANK INDIA

Shinhan has been in India from the year 1996 and the journey has allowed them to experience & learn from the unique and varied flavours of India. With the growing demand for quality banking services and with their bank’s USP as a Superior and Personalized Service Provider ,which is backed by the speed & efficiency of Shinhan, they are in a position to expand their horizon to another level. Sinhan Bank India’s vision in india is to go “Beyond the Best Foreign Bank to the Centennial Bank”. They envisage to create a 100 year history in India’.

Snapdeal

“Snapdeal Sunshine, a CSR insitiative run by Snapdeal, India’s leading marketplace in a joint venture with Akshaya Patra and Huawei" . The campaign, which was launched in early March this year was aimed at eradicating classroom hunger in India by providing hygienically cooked, nutritional mid-day meals to children attending government schools across India. Extending their support for the campaign, for every donation made by any individual, Huawei, made an equally matched contribution to Akshaya Patra.Snapdeal, in this joint venture with Akshaya Patra and Huawei celebrate the milestone of raising 5 million meals - consistently raising 1 million meals for 5 months in a row since the launch of the campaign.

Sodexo India

Sodexo India on-site services is the leading provider of services that impact the quality of life of clients and employees in the corporate segment and remote sites, patients and visitors in the healthcare segment, and students and faculty in the education segment. Sodexo is considered as a strategic partner to its clients and delivers more than 40 different food and facilities management solutions across 1100+ sites, through its 40,000 employees who touch the lives of 800,000 consumers daily. Sodexo has supported The Akshaya Patra Foundation by sponsoring mid-day meals to 3,158 children in Ahmedabad and Lucknow locations.

SPMCIL

India Government Mint, Hyderabad, a unit of Security Printing And Minting Corporation of India Limited (‘SPMCIL’)) is one of the four Mints that is engaged in the manufacture and supply of coins to Reserve Bank of India for the purpose of circulation. It is an ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2004 certified unit. IGM Hyderabad is engaged in end-to-end processes for coin production – melting, rolling, blanking, annealing, pickling & polishing and stamping. Aligned with its commitment of giving back to the society, the organization has been implementing a variety of projects across Education, Environment, Skill development, Water Conservation, Health and Family Welfare etc. India Government Mint supported Akshaya Patra Kitchen during 2019-20 helping us improve our operational capabilities and reach out to larger number of beneficiaries.

Sri Kumaraswamy Mineral Exports Private Limited

Sri Kumaraswamy Mineral Exports Private Limited (SKMEPL) is a leading Indian enterprise specializing in iron ore mining and developing green energy projects across India. SKMEPL is a prominent iron ore supplier to domestic and foreign customers. It also provides green energy services to Governments off takers and various third parties in the state of Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Maharashtra. SKMEPL has partnered with Akshaya Patra to provide mid day meals to government and government schoolchildren under the PM POSHAN Abhiyaan.

Standard Chartered Bank

Standard Chartered Bank is India’s largest international bank (in terms of branch network) with 100 branches in 42 cities, and have been operating here since 1858. Key client segments include Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Private Banking as well as Retail Banking. Standard Chartered also has the following subsidiaries operating in India: Standard Chartered Securities (India) Ltd; Standard Chartered Investments and Loans (India) Ltd; Standard Chartered Finance limited and Standard Chartered GBS Pvt. Ltd. For fulfilling its duty towards the community development, the Bank works around the themes of health (eradication of blindness), water and sanitation, livelihoods, education and employability. As part of the Covid relief program, Standard Chartered partnered with Akshaya Patra to distribute essential Dry Ration kit to the vulnerable communities and children across India.

State Bank of India

Launched by State Bank of India and GE Capital, SBI Card was incorporated as SBI Cards and Payment Services Private Limited (SBICPSL) and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana. Today, with over 9 million credit card customers, SBI card is the second largest credit card issuer in the country. Our partnership with SBI Card, has helped us serve 55.17 lakh Mid- Day meals to nourish 38,000 beneficiaries during FY 2018-19. SBI Card has also donated 40 food distribution vehicles and 2940 vessels to our Vrindavan kitchen.

STCI Primary dealer limited

STCI PD is a leading player in the retail and mid-segment of the debt market with a large and diversified client base having pan India presence. We have been actively facilitating clients in shaping strategies, assisting in achievement of investment objectives while ensuring efficient service aided by quality research. STCI PD has been at the forefront in adhering to sound business practices and transparency in all its business dealings. We strive to provide our clients a bouquet of investment solutions and flawless execution which help them plan and manage their investments better. STCI PD is associated with Akshaya Patra to bring food to the plates of underprivileged section of the society through the various feeding program of Akshaya Patra.

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