Note (September 2026): This list was updated to correct the launch year of Horlicks biscuits (1993, not 1992) and to make clear that Oreo is a Mondelez International brand rather than a Cadbury product; later ownership changes are noted below.
The biggest biscuit companies in India are Parle Products (maker of Parle-G) and Britannia Industries, followed by ITC’s Sunfeast, Priyagold, Anmol, Mrs. Bector’s Cremica, Bisk Farm, Dukes and Mondelez India, which sells Oreo. A 2011 Nielsen report named Parle-G the world’s best-selling biscuit brand, and Britannia reported revenue of ₹19,151.59 crore for FY2025-26.
Key Takeaways
- Parle Products (founded 1929, biscuits since 1939) and Britannia Industries (founded 1892) are the two best-known biscuit makers in India.
- Parle was named India’s most chosen in-home FMCG brand for the 14th year in Worldpanel’s Brand Footprint India 2026 report (August 2026).
- Several brands changed hands after this list was first written: Horlicks in India is now a Unilever brand, and Cadbury India now trades as Mondelez India Foods.
- GST on biscuits was cut from 18% to 5% with effect from 22 September 2025, and makers such as Parle revised their printed prices (MRPs).
- Biscuit prices vary by pack size, city and retailer; always check the MRP printed on the pack.
Biscuits are popular among people of all age groups. These sweet treats are available in several flavours, shapes and sizes. Different ingredients are used to render them a unique flavour and taste. Several companies in India manufacture biscuits. Here is a look at the top 10 biscuit companies in the country.
Top 10 Most Popular Biscuit Brands (Biscuit Manufacturing Companies)
Parle Products Pvt. Ltd.
The company dates back to 1929. Parle began manufacturing biscuits in 1939, according to the company’s history, and its Parle-G glucose biscuit was sold as Parle Gluco until the 1980s. It is one of the top biscuit companies in India. Parle Products is a private company that is not listed on the stock market, so the 30-35% share of the Indian biscuit industry often quoted for Parle could not be confirmed from an official source as of September 2026. It has several manufacturing units.
Several varieties of Parle biscuits are available in the market. Some of these include Parle G, Krackjack, Hide & Seek Milano, Hide and Seek and 20 20 Cookies. Magix Creme, Monaco, Parle Coconut Biscuits and Milk Shakti are some other varieties; Festo and Golden Arcs were not listed among the biscuit brands on Parle’s official website as of September 2026.
All these varieties of biscuits by this brand taste good. Moreover, these are available at a reasonable price.
Britannia Industries Ltd.
Britannia Industries Ltd. is another popular company in India. It is known for manufacturing high quality biscuits. It is one of the oldest companies in the industry. The company came into being in 1892. Britannia is now part of the Wadia Group, and for the financial year ended March 2026 it reported consolidated revenue from operations of ₹19,151.59 crore.
The biscuit manufacturer enjoys a good reputation in the market. Several varieties of biscuits are available by Britannia. Some of these include Milk Bikis, Britannia Cookies, Treat, Tiger Biscuit, Marie Gold and Nice Time.
Pure Magic, Nutri Choice, Bourbon, Little Hearts, Good Day and 50-50 are few other varieties. Each of these boasts of a distinct flavour.
Priya Gold Biscuits
Surya Food & Agro Ltd. was set up in the early 1990s; company sources give dates between November 1992 and 1994. It sells biscuits under the brand name Priyagold (often written Priya Gold). It has been selling biscuits since the early 1990s, and its official website says the company has made biscuits for 32 years. The company sells wide variety of sweet and salty biscuits. Its wide variety of biscuits matches the taste of different people.
Some of these include Glucose V, Butter Bite, Cheez Bite and Marie Lite. Coconut Crunch, Classic Cream, Kids, Cream and Italiano Cookies by the brand are quite popular. Chatpatta Jeera and Cashew, Cheese Cracker, CNC and Snacks Zig Zag are also loved.
Anmol
Anmol Biscuits is yet another popular biscuit brand in our country. It is particularly in demand in eastern and northern parts of the country. It offers a variety of plain as well as cream biscuits. Some of its popular biscuit varieties include Funfill Choco Vanilla, Tip Top Kajoo Kurkure Masala and Dream Lite.
It also offers Coconutty, Marie Time, Yummy – Milk Cream and Funfill Orange biscuits. Snackles, 2 in 1, Thin Arrowroot, Bakerville E- Time, Dil Khush, Marie Jadoo, Funfill Rich Chocolate, Lemon Mazaa, Veg Munch, Cream Cracker and Golmol are few other biscuit varieties by the brand.
Horlicks
Horlicks biscuits are known for their taste as well as nutritional value. Horlicks biscuits were first launched in 1993. Horlicks biscuits became popular instantly owing to people’s trust in the brand. The company has successfully been selling biscuits in the country since then.
Horlicks biscuits are available in different flavours. These include chocolate, elaichi and kesar badaam. The company claims that all the varieties of Horlicks biscuits are rich in calcium.
Cremica
Rajni Bector started the business behind Cremica in the late 1970s (sources give 1977 or 1978). Her love for baking led to the establishment of this company. The brand offers many products such as ice creams, ketchup, bread and biscuits. It is especially known for offering non-glucose biscuits.
The freshness of Cremica biscuits and their high quality is the reason for their popularity. Biscuits by this brand are particularly in demand in Northern states of the country. It offers wide variety of biscuits under different categories.
Some of the popular varieties of biscuits by this brand include Cremica Digestive, Oatmeal, Cornflakes, Golden Bytes – Butter, Golden Bytes – Mixed Nuts, Coconut cookies, Twin Crème, Magicreme, Jeera Lite, Kalonji Cracker, Ajwain Cracker and Cremica Bourbon.
Sunfeast
ITC Ltd. launched its very own biscuit brand by the name Sunfeast back in the year 2003. People in India trust this private sector company and thus it did not have to struggle much to popularise this product. Several varieties of Sunfeast biscuits are available in the market.
Some of these include Sunfeast Marie Light, Sunfeast Glucose, Sunfeast Milky Magic, Sunfeast Dream Cream, Sunfeast Nice, Sunfeast Snacky, Sunfeast Dark Fantasy, Sunfeast Dark Fantasy Choco Fills, Sunfeast sweet ‘n salt and Sunfeast Special.
Biskfarm
Biskfarm biscuits are also popular among Indians. The brand came into being in the year 2000 and has been doing great business. According to Bisk Farm, its products are available throughout Eastern and North Eastern India and in parts of South, Central and North India. It is particularly popular in the North Eastern and Eastern states of India.
Biskfarm sells biscuits under different categories including creams, crackers, semi sweet, countlines, sweet and rusks. Some of the popular biscuits by the brand include Sugar Free Cream Cracker biscuits, Googly biscuits, Thin Arrowroot biscuits and Just Ginger biscuits.
Dukes
Dukes is yet another company known to sell variety of delicious biscuits. It has several high tech plants that manufacture biscuits in high quantity. Hygiene factor is particularly taken into consideration while preparing these biscuits.
The company also makes sure that its biscuits are not only tasteful but also high on nutritional value. Some of the popular varieties of biscuits by the brand include Cream Cracker, Salt Kiss, Danish Butter Cookies, Masala Nibbles Namkeen, Nice, Sea Saw, Marie Break, Salted Crackers Teddy Bear Cookie, Merry Milk, Cream 4 Fun, Kukkies, Dukes Minees Sandwich Cookies and Teddy Bear Cookie Honey.
Cadbury
Cadbury is a well known brand. It offers high quality products. People in India trust this brand as it has been in the market since decades and has maintained the quality of its products through and through. Just like the other products by the brand, its biscuits are also quite popular.
Oreo, a Mondelez International brand that Cadbury India (now Mondelez India Foods) introduced in India in 2011, is particularly in demand. People of all age groups relish this cream biscuit. It is available in few different flavours and each of them is equally tasteful. Mondelez India launched Cadbury Bournvita Biscuits in 2016 as its second biscuit brand in India after Oreo. They are delicious and nutritious at the same time.
All these biscuit companies make use of high technology plants to manufacture different varieties of biscuits. Most of these varieties of biscuits are available at a reasonable price. I particularly love biscuits by Britannia. Which ones are your favourite? Do tell us, we would love to hear from you.
Biscuit Companies in India at a Glance
The table below lists the company behind each brand in this article, as checked against company websites, press releases and Wikipedia in September 2026.
| Brand | Company (owner) | Founded or launched | Well-known biscuits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parle | Parle Products Pvt. Ltd. (private, Mumbai) | Company 1929; biscuits from 1939 | Parle-G, Krackjack, Monaco, Hide & Seek, 20-20 Cookies, Milk Shakti |
| Britannia | Britannia Industries Ltd. (Wadia Group) | 1892, Kolkata | Good Day, Marie Gold, Tiger, NutriChoice, Milk Bikis, 50 50, Bourbon |
| Priyagold | Surya Food & Agro Ltd. | Early 1990s | Butter Bite, CNC, Snacks Zig Zag, Marie Lite |
| Anmol | Anmol Industries Ltd. (Kolkata) | Not confirmed | Funfill, Dream Lite, Coconutty, Marie Time |
| Horlicks | Unilever (India) | Biscuits launched 1993 | Not listed on the official Horlicks India website as of September 2026 |
| Cremica | Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd. (Ludhiana) | Late 1970s | Cremica creams, crackers, digestives and cookies |
| Sunfeast | ITC Limited | July 2003 | Dark Fantasy, Mom’s Magic, Farmlite, Wowzers |
| Bisk Farm | SAJ Food Products Pvt. Ltd. (Aparna Group) | 2000 | Creams, crackers, cookies and rusks |
| Dukes | Ravi Foods Pvt. Ltd. (Hyderabad) | Company history of 30+ years | Waffy wafers, cookies and creams |
| Oreo and Bournvita Biscuits | Mondelez India Foods Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Cadbury India) | Oreo in India 2011; Bournvita Biscuits 2016 | Oreo, Cadbury Bournvita Biscuits |
Which Is the Biggest Biscuit Company in India?
Parle Products and Britannia Industries are the two largest names in Indian biscuits, but they measure size differently because only Britannia is a listed company that publishes its accounts.
Parle Products
Parle-G, made by Parle Products, is the best-selling biscuit brand in the world according to a 2011 Nielsen report. In 2013 Parle-G became India’s first fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brand to cross ₹50 billion in retail sales. In Worldpanel by Numerator’s Brand Footprint India 2026 report, published in August 2026, Parle was named India’s most chosen in-home FMCG brand for the 14th year in a row, with 8.5 billion consumer reach points.
Besides its original factory in Mumbai, Parle has manufacturing plants in states including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Bihar, and it also uses contract manufacturers. Parle Products also makes confectionery such as Melody, Kismi and Poppins; see our guide to popular toffee and candy brands in India.
Britannia Industries
Britannia Industries reported consolidated revenue from operations of ₹19,151.59 crore and net profit of ₹2,537.01 crore for FY2025-26, up from ₹17,942.67 crore and ₹2,177.86 crore in FY2024-25. As of 2023, about 80% of Britannia’s revenue came from biscuits, and the company had an estimated 33% share of India’s organised biscuit market. Britannia also sells bread, rusk, cakes and dairy products, and it bought a controlling stake in Kenya’s Kenafric Biscuits in October 2022.
What Has Changed Since This List Was First Published
- Horlicks: Unilever announced in December 2018 that it would buy the Horlicks business in India, and Horlicks is now produced by Unilever’s Indian arm. As of September 2026, the official Horlicks India website listed malted drinks and protein products but no biscuits, so shoppers should check local stores for Horlicks biscuits.
- Cadbury and Oreo: Cadbury India now operates as Mondelez India Foods Pvt. Ltd. Oreo was never a Cadbury brand; it belongs to Mondelez International and was introduced in India by Cadbury India in 2011. Cadbury Bournvita Biscuits went on sale in May 2016. Our list of chocolate brands in India covers the wider Cadbury range.
- Cremica: Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities, the maker of Mrs. Bector’s Cremica biscuits and English Oven bread, listed on the National Stock Exchange of India in December 2020. Founder Rajni Bector, who founded both Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities and the Cremica Group of Companies, received the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Sunfeast: ITC’s Sunfeast has added newer lines since launch in July 2003, including Dark Fantasy (2005), Dark Fantasy Choco Fills (November 2010), Farmlite digestive biscuits (2014), Farmlite Super Millets cookies (2023) and Wowzers crackers (January 2025).
- Priyagold: the brand is now written as one word, Priyagold. Its official website lists biscuits including Butter Bite, Marie Lite, CNC, Snacks Zig Zag, Cheese Cracker, Classic Creme, Coconut Crunch Gold and Snakker Choco Sandwich.
- Dukes: Dukes is made by Ravi Foods Pvt. Ltd. of Hyderabad, which also owns the Treff and Dynas brands. The company says it runs 17 manufacturing facilities in India and 2 abroad, and sells in more than 120 countries.
How Much Do Biscuits Cost in India?
Biscuit prices in India depend on the brand, pack size, city and retailer, and they change often, so this article does not quote fixed prices. The price that counts is the maximum retail price (MRP) printed on each pack.
Tax is part of that price. According to the Press Information Bureau (8 September 2025), the GST rate on “pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares” was cut from 18% to 5%, and the new rates took effect on 22 September 2025. Parle Products published a revised MRP list after this “GST 2.0” change on its official website. For background on how the tax works, read GST advantages and disadvantages.
How to Choose Biscuits for Your Household
- Match the type to the occasion: glucose and Marie biscuits for tea time, cream biscuits and cookies for treats, and crackers or digestive biscuits for a less sweet snack. Pair them with one of the popular coffee brands in India.
- Read the label: the ingredient list and nutrition information on the pack let you compare sugar and fat between brands more reliably than front-of-pack claims.
- Compare price per gram: the same biscuit often comes in several pack sizes, and larger packs are not always cheaper per gram.
- Check regional availability: Bisk Farm is strongest in eastern and north-eastern India and Anmol in the east and north, so the range in your local shop may differ from national lists.
If you are building a snack shelf, our guide to potato chip brands available in India covers the savoury side.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the No. 1 biscuit company in India?
Parle Products and Britannia Industries are the two leading biscuit companies in India. Parle’s Parle-G was named the world’s best-selling biscuit brand by Nielsen in 2011, while Britannia, a listed company, reported revenue of ₹19,151.59 crore for FY2025-26 and an estimated 33% share of the organised biscuit market as of 2023.
Which is the oldest biscuit company in India?
Britannia Industries, founded in Kolkata in 1892, is the oldest company in this list and one of India’s oldest existing companies. Parle Products was founded in 1929 and began making biscuits in 1939.
Is Oreo an Indian biscuit brand?
No. Oreo is owned by Mondelez International. Cadbury India, now Mondelez India Foods, introduced Oreo in India in 2011, and Oreo biscuits for Asian markets are made in countries including India.
Which company owns Sunfeast biscuits?
Sunfeast is owned by ITC Limited, which launched the brand in July 2003 with glucose, Marie and cream biscuits. Dark Fantasy, Mom’s Magic and Farmlite are Sunfeast sub-brands.
Are Horlicks biscuits still available?
Horlicks biscuits were launched in India in 1993, but Horlicks in India is now a Unilever brand, and as of September 2026 its official website did not list any biscuits. Availability may vary by store, so check local retailers.
What is the GST on biscuits in India?
Biscuits attract 5% GST in India. The rate was cut from 18% to 5% with effect from 22 September 2025, according to the Press Information Bureau.
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