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.

Biocon Group

At Biocon Group, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been an integral part of business since inception. Biocon’s CSR is based on the principle of making an enduring impact through programs that promote social and economic inclusion. Biocon Foundation, the CSR arm of Biocon Group was established by Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in 2004. It’s engaged in providing sustainable solutions to address the myriad developmental challenges in India. Biocon Foundation brings effective primary healthcare services to the doorstep of underprivileged sections and it models new approaches for public healthcare delivery. The innovative education programs aim to make a difference in the lives of students enrolled in government schools. To improve the standard of living of rural communities, the Foundation invests in infrastructure and social services. The responsible practices in the areas of environmental protection and conservation of natural resources have resulted in path-breaking results. In addition, the Grant-In-Aid initiative has rendered financial support to worthwhile social and environmental projects. Over the past years, Biocon Foundation sponsored meals for thousands of school & anganwadi children and pregnant & lactating women towards the goal of attaining better health and educational outcomes in Karnataka and Telangana.

Blue dart

Blue Star is India’s leading air conditioning, commercial refrigeration and MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire-fighting) contracting company with 77 years of experience. Blue Star offers a plethora of cooling solutions and has also made inroads into water and air purification, engineering facilities management, commercial kitchen and healthcare refrigeration. The Company’s integrated business model of a Manufacturer; Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services provider; and an after-sales service provider enables it to offer comprehensive solutions for the Residential, Commercial and Infrastructure segments. Blue Star has partnered with Akshaya Patra to provide mid-day meals to underprivileged government school children near its manufacturing facility in Dadra since 2019 and is closely working for a holistic development of the local community.

Care ratings

Care ratings is the second-largest credit rating agency in India. They provide the entire spectrum of credit rating that helps the corporates to raise capital for their various requirements and assists the investors to form an informed investment decision based on the credit risk and their own risk-return expectations CARE believes in emulating the best CSR policies to attain the objectives in the defined areas of social welfare by providing right kind of education as well as employment enhancing vocational training to young in addition to help the protection of environment.To Them CSR is not only social activity but it also a strategy for sustainable growth. They have partnered with The Akshaya Patra in a mission to Eliminate Classroom Hunger & school dropout prevention.

Cargill

Cargill is one of the leading consumer brands in edible oils such as NatureFresh, Gemini, Sweekar, Leonardo Olive Oil, Rath and Sunflower brand of hydrogenated fats. It also markets wheat flour under the brand name of NatureFresh. The animal nutrition business of Cargill provides animal feed, premix and nutrition for aqua, dairy and poultry. It markets animal feed and premix under the brands Provimi, Purina and EWOS. Cargill has been supporting Akshaya Patra since last three years in providing nutritious mid-day meals to children and so far, has supported 1,336 children in Bengaluru. Cargill has also extended significant support towards Akshaya Patra’s COVID-19 Relief Feeding Service in Bengaluru, Jaipur, Ahmadabad, Pune, and NCR.

BECHEM

As the oldest German manufacturer of industrial lubricants, BECHEM is today one of the leading producers of high-quality special lubricants and metal working fluids. BECHEM products convince by innovative formulations in most different industrial applications – in machining and forming metal working processes, in coating technology or as for-life lubricant in various technical components. With modern product programme BECHEM does not only offer solutions to face the challenges of the present, but also is a pioneer for innovative lubricant applications and technologies. A solid basis for this is their long tradition, future-oriented business culture, decades of experience, close cooperation with scientific organisations, users and industrial partners as well as the outstanding know-how and commitment of their employees. As a part of corporate social responsibility BECHEM believes that education is a great equalizer and its importance in the growth of the society is well established. BECHEM India is proud to be associated with ‘The Akshaya Patra Initiative’ and supported to serve hot and nutritious meals to 1000 plus children. BECHEM India in its capability has supported and continues to work on such efforts from donating food delivery trucks to sponsoring meals across schools, BECHEM India in association with ‘Akshaya Patra Foundation’ contributes to the cause of a bright and a stronger future.

Centum

Centum has rapidly grown into a diversified electronics company operating across different industry segments. The Centum Group’s offerings range from customized product design and development, manufacturing services and turnkey solutions for mission-critical applications in the Defence, Aerospace, Space, Industrial, Medical and Communications sectors. Centum has also established truly world-class manufacturing facilities with cutting edge infrastructure. As part of the Company’s initiatives under “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Company has partnered with Akshaya Patra to sponsor meals for more than 3,000 children studying in Government and Government-aided schools in Bengaluru.

Chandak Group

At Chandak Group, they believe that every home is a promise of a beginning. A beginning of a new life filled with exciting possibilities. Every location that they pick, every plan that they make, every amenity that they choose to include and every tower that they raise starts with the promise of providing a space that’s meant to enhance the way you live. Chandak has sponsored to build a kitchen to feed over 20,000 school children in Bikaner and also sponsored the mid-day meals for 20,000 students studying in Government and Government-aided schools of Bikaner.

Chevron Phillips Chemical

Chevron Phillips Chemical is one of the world’s top producers of olefins and poly olefins and a leading supplier of aromatics, alpha olefins, styrenes, specialty chemicals, piping, and proprietary plastics. They produce chemical products that are essential to manufacture over 70,000 consumer and industrial products. Chevron Phillip with its joint venture partners, operate 33 manufacturing and research centers. Chevron Philips Chemical has sponsored mid-day meals for 3,473 children across India.

CISCO

CISCO, with a mission to power an inclusive future, is focusing on addressing social issues where they believe they can have significant and lasting effects by applying their unique expertise. Since 2007, CISCO has been supporting TAPF in its Mid-Day Meal Programme. Over this 12 year plus relationship with Cisco, over 7 Crore meals have been served to deserving children. CISCO also supports TAPF in its various disaster relief initiatives across India. Most recently as part of the COVID-19 Pandemic relief efforts in wave one & two, CISCO has come forward to support TAPF’s COVID Relief Programme by contributing to the serving of cooked meals and distribution of Dry Ration Kits to vulnerable communities in various states of India.

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