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Project Number

51813

Company Name

PRAN GROUP- FOUR COMPANIES

Date SPI Disclosed

Apr 21, 2026

Country

Bangladesh

Region

South Asia

Projected Board Date

May 29, 2026

Environmental Category

B - Limited

Status

Pending Approval

Last Updated Date

Apr 21, 2026

Department

CM4A0 - Regional Industry - MAS Asia & Pac/MAS Agri & Manufact., South Asia

Industry

Agribusiness and Forestry

Sector

Other Food

Project Description

  The group of companies known as PRAN Group (PRAN or the Group) was established in 1981. The Group is a leading branded food and beverage group and the largest Agro processer in Bangladesh. PRAN is a well-known household brand in Bangladesh and produces more than four hundred food products across multiple categories including juices, drinks and beverages, dairy, confectionary, snacks, grains, spices, and frozen foods. PRAN exports to 145 countries across the world.  

 IFC will provide long-term US Dollar financing to be utilized to support expansion plans across the two group companies, Pran Dairy Limited (PDL) and Mymensingh Agro Limited (MAL).  

Associated Advisory Engagement

 The advisory engagement with PRAN is intended to: (i) provide support to smallholder dairy farmers throughout the supply chain through capacity building trainings;  (ii) conduct an assessment of food loss and waste (FLW) within PRAN’s dairy procurement, logistics, and processing operations, identify key points of FLW occurrence, and develop recommendations to enhance operational efficiency and reduce waste, (iii) provide technical assistance in improving nutrition profile of beverages through fortification and (iv) deliver technical assistance for product reformulation and fortification, with the objective of reducing added sugars in PRAN’s beverage portfolio.  

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