BRSR for the Financial Year 2025-26

HINDUSTAN FOODS LIMITED A Vanity Case Group Company A Government Recognised Two Star Export House Registered Office: Office No. 3, Level 2, Centrium, Phoenix Market City, 15, Lal Bahadur Shastri Road, Kurla (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400 070. Email: business@thevanitycase.com, Website: www.hindustanfoodslimited.com Tel. No.: +91 22 6980 1700/01, CIN: L15139MH1984PLC316003 Date: August 26, 2026 To, To, The General Manager The Manager, Department of Corporate Services National Stock Exchange of India Limited, BSE Limited Listing Department, Floor 25, P. J. Towers, Dalal Street, Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G, Mumbai- 400 001 Bandra Kurla Complex, Tel: (022) 2272 1233 / 34 Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 070 Company Scrip Code: 519126 Company Symbol: HNDFDS Dear Sir / Madam, Sub.: Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report for the Financial Year 2025‐26 Pursuant to Regulations 34(2)(f) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, please find enclosed herewith the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (“BRSR”) for the Financial Year 2025-26, which forms part of the Annual Report for the Financial Year 2025-26, submitted to the Exchanges vide letter dated August 26, 2026. The BRSR is also available on the website of the Company and can be accessed at www.hindustanfoodslimited.com. We request you to kindly take the above information on record. Thanking you, Yours faithfully for HINDUSTAN FOODS LIMITED Bankim Purohit Company Secretary and Legal Head ACS 21865 Encl.: As above Corporate Overview Statutory Reports Financial Statements ANNEXURE – IV TO THE DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTD.) BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY & SUSTAINABILITY REPORT [BRSR] HINDUSTAN FOODS LIMITED (B) Technology Absorption SECTION A: GENERAL DISCLOSURE (i) The efforts made towards technology absorption. Multinational vendors/inventors who has I. Details of the Listed Entity invented the molecules, studied its efficacy 1. Corporate Identity Number (CIN) of the Listed L15139MH1984PLC316003 level by doing the clinicals are shortlisted. These Entity molecules are adapted to our formulation and 2. Name of the Listed Entity Hindustan Foods Limited customised to Indian customers to best suit. 3. Year of incorporation December 31, 1984 (ii) The benefits derived like product improvement, cost Product improvement is one of the benefit reduction, product development or import substitution. because these specialty chemicals give the 4. Registered office address Office No. 03, Level 2, Centrium, Phoenix Market City,15, Lal functional benefit. Due to cost incurred there Bahadur Shastri Rd, Kurla Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400070 is no cost saving but product performance is 5. Corporate address Office No. 03, Level 2, Centrium, Phoenix Market City,15, Lal increased. Bahadur Shastri Rd, Kurla Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400070 (iii) In case of imported technology (imported during the last No new technologies imported or absorbed in 6. E-mail investorrelations@thevanitycase.com three years reckoned from the beginning of the Financial last three years for new product development. 7. Telephone +91 22 69801700 Year) – 8. Website www.hindustanfoodslimited.com (a) the details of technology imported; 9. Financial year for which reporting is being done April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 (b) the year of import; 10. Name of the Stock Exchange(s) where shares are 1. BSE Limited listed (c) whether the technology been fully absorbed; 2. National Stock Exchange of India Limited (d) if not fully absorbed, areas where absorption has not 11. Paid-up Capital Rs. 23,89,63,524 taken place, and the reasons thereof; Contact Person (iv) The expenditure incurred on Research and Development. nil Name of the Person Mr Sameer R Kothari Telephone +91 22 69801700 (C) Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo Email address business@thevanitycase.com The Foreign Exchange earned in terms of actual inflows Foreign Exchange used for importing material, purchase Reporting Boundary during the year and the Foreign Exchange outgo during of Fixed Assets, Capital advance and Travel Expenses the year in terms of actual outflows of Employee for office work etc. were equivalent to 13. Type of Reporting Standalone Rs. 12.90 Crores. (Standalone /Consolidated Basis) Foreign Exchange earned during the year by exporting 14. Name of assurance provider NA finished products were equivalent to Rs. 91.15 Crores. 15. Type of assurance obtained NA II. Product/Services 16. Details of business activities S. Description of Main Activity Description of Business Activity % Turnover of No. the Entity 1. The Company is majorly involved in • Food beverages and tobacco products 100% contract manufacturing which covers • Leather and Sports Shoes, Leather, and Sports diverse product range such as personal Shoe products care, home care, foods, and beverages. • Personal care and home care • Pest Control • Healthcare and OTC 118 Hindustan Foods Limited Annual Report 2025-26 119 Corporate Overview Statutory Reports Financial Statements BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY & SUSTAINABILITY REPORT [BRSR] (CONTD.) BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY & SUSTAINABILITY REPORT [BRSR] (CONTD.) 17. Products/Services sold by the entity IV. Employees S. Product/Service NIC Code (last 3 digits) % of Total Turnover 20. Details as at the end of Financial Year: No. contributed S. Particulars Total (A) Male Female 1. Manufacturing of Food and 10794 Milk & Cereal based Baby Food, Extruded Snacks, 49% Beverages Instant Porridge and Extruded Cereal Products No. No. (B) % (B/A) No. (C) % (C/A) 10791 Tea a. Employees and workers (including differently abled) Employees 10792 Coffee 1. Permanent (D) 809 712 88% 97 12% 10304 Fruit Juice 2. Other than Permanent (E) 0 0 0 0 0 11041 Aerated Juice 3. Total Employees (D+E) 809 712 88% 97 12% 15205 Ice cream and kulfi Workers 107905 Soups 4. Permanent (F) 837 799 95% 38 5% 1105 Bottled Water 5. Other than Permanent (G) 4483 3021 67% 1462 33% 2. Manufacturing of Home and 20211 Pest Control Product 43% 6. Total Workers (F+G) 5320 3820 72% 1500 28% Personal Care 20233 Detergents b. Differently abled employees and workers 20239 Home Care Products Differently abled Employees 3. Others 15201 Leather 8% 1. Permanent (D) 2 2 100% 0 0 152002 Sports Shoes 2. Other than Permanent (E) 0 0 0 0 0 2100 Healthcare and OTC 3. Total Differently Abled 2 2 100% 0 0 III. Operations Employees (D+E) Differently abled Workers 18. Number of locations where plants and/or operations/offices of the entity are situated: 4. Permanent (F) 0 0 0 0 0 Location Number of plants No. of Offices Total 5. Other than Permanent (G) 0 0 0 0 0 National 19 2 21 Total Differently Abled workers 6. 0 0 0 0 0 International 0 0 0 (F+G) 19. Market served by the entity 21. Participation/Inclusion/Representation of women Locations Numbers S. Category Total (A) No. and % of females National (No. of States) 12 No. No. (B) % (B/A) • No. of Locations International (No. of Countries) 14 1. Board of Directors 7 1 14.29% • What is the contribution of exports 2. Key Management Personnel (other than 4 0 0% as a percentage of the total turnover 2.79% Executive Directors) of the entity? The Company is engaged in contract manufacturing across the Fast- 22. Turnover rate for permanent employees and workers (Disclose trends for the past 3 years) Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector. Its long-standing relationships FY 2025-2026 FY 2024-2025 FY 2023-2024 with leading industry players have positioned it as a preferred manufacturing • A brief on types of Customers Category (Turnover rate in current FY) (Turnover rate in current FY) (Turnover rate in previous FY) partner for a wide range of brands. Its diverse customer base includes leading multinational corporations, national brand owners, modern retail Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total chains, e-commerce brands and emerging start-ups. Permanent Employees 32% 8% 40% 33% 4% 37% 31% 3% 34% Permanent Workers 25% 10% 35% [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]