Corporate Partners

Ness is a digital solutions company with product engineering in their DNA, backed by software engineers, data experts, user experience designers and innovators. Combining core competence in engineering with the latest in digital technology, they build customer-facing platforms and software products that help businesses thrive in the digital economy. As a tech partner, they help engineer a company’s future with cloud and data. Ness Technologies is The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s partner since 2018. The company sponsored mid-day meal in the year 2018 & 2019 for 2,416 Government school children in Bangalore, Hyderabad & Chennai.

NESTLE INDIA LIMITED has been a partner in India’s growth for over 109 years and has a very special relationship of trust with the people of India. Nestlé’s activities in India have facilitated direct and indirect employment, touching the lives of over a million people including farmers, suppliers of packaging materials, services and other goods. Unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come is the global purpose of the organization. Nestlé has come forward to support Akshaya Patra in its COVID-19 Relief Service Programme.

‘NetApp is a global cloud-led, data-centric software company that empowers organizations to lead with data in the age of accelerated digital transformation. The company provides systems, software and cloud services that enable them to run their applications optimally from data center to cloud, whether they are developing in the cloud, moving to the cloud, or creating their own cloudlike experiences on premises. With solutions that perform across diverse environments, NetApp helps organizations build their own data fabric and securely deliver the right data, services and applications to the right people—anytime, anywhere. www.netapp.com’

Founded in 1889, Northern Trust Corporation is a leading provider of, asset servicing, asset management, wealth management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals. Food security is a key philanthropic focus at Northern Trust. The firm seeks to ensure reliable, everyday access to nutritious meals to strengthen concentration, the ability to fully participate in school, and patterns that sustain long-term physical health. Northern Trust has supported people from marginalised communities with 7,000 Family Grocery kits through Food Relief Efforts in Bangalore through 2021-22.

Novartis is a global healthcare company based in Switzerland that provides solutions to address the evolving needs of patients worldwide. Novartis India Limited is headquartered in Mumbai, commits for improving health among the school children through its CSR collaboration with Akshaya Patra. NOVARTIS INDIA LTD support towards feeding Government and Government aided School Children in and around Bengaluru.

ONGC has been ranked as the Top Energy Company in India. ONGC has a unique distinction of being a company with in-house service capabilities in all areas. Maharatna ONGC is the largest crude oil and natural gas company in India, contributing around 75 per cent to Indian domestic production. Crude oil is the raw material used by downstream companies like IOC, BPCL, and HPCL (subsidiary of ONGC) to produce petroleum products like Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene, Naphtha, and Cooking Gas-LPG. ONGC Ltd. has supported towards mid-day meals of children in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Baran, Silvassa, and Nathdwara. ONGC Foundation has also supported towards Akshaya Patra’s COVID-19 Relief Feeding Service by contributing towards cooked meals in Delhi.

Panasonic Life Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly known as Anchor Electricals) has managed to capture the attention of every citizen in this country. It started with a humble vision of manufacturing electrical products of outstanding quality at a time when the market involving electrical switches or wiring devices was handled by the unorganized sector. Since 1918, Panasonic has offered long-lasting products with better safety and comfort to customers worldwide. With nearly a century of experience in research and development of smarter electrical solutions for homes and industries, Panasonic Corporation has emerged as a global leader in Lighting, Energy and Indoor Air Quality. Under its CSR policy to eradicate classroom hunger and promote education, Panasonic Life Solutions has partnered with Akshaya Patra to provide Mid-DAY Meal to thousands of children studying in the government schools in Daman and Thane and also aims to send the essential ration supply to those in need across India.;Panasonic sees the partnership with Akshaya Patra as one of its long term CSR plans to make a difference in the lives of the children belonging to the marginalized section of the community.

Established in 1962, the PepsiCo Foundation works with non-profit partners to develop innovative, sustainable solutions that address challenges in underserved communities around the world. The Foundation, along with PepsiCo and its employees, seeks to catalyze efforts that advance our Performance with Purpose 2025 goals related to increasing access to nutritious servings, providing access to safe water, partnering to increase recycling rates, and enabling young women to progress through school and be successful in the workforce. In the year 2017, the PepsiCo Foundation partnered with the Akshaya Patra Foundation to support the Mid-Day Meal Program to provide 7,730,000 nutritious meals for 12 months benefiting approximately 33,300 children in Surat and Vadhodra in Gujarat state, India.

PowerSchool is the largest provider of K-12 education technology solutions in North America. PowerSchool’s mission is to power the education ecosystem with unified technology that helps educators and students realize their potential, in their way. Today, they are proud to be the industry leader of K-12 education technology supporting over 45 million students in over 80 countries. The organization contributes to the society to fulfill its commitment as a responsible Corporate. Powerschool has been associated with The Akshaya Patra Foundation since 2017 and has supported to serve mid-day meals to over 1000 students studying in Government and Government-aided schools of Bengaluru.