Since 2000 · Chandrapur · Bengaluru

The rice behind every great meal.

Founded in 2000 in Chandrapur, Vidarbha, GTS Food Products mills, ages and seals Kolam rice for kitchens across South India — one perfect grain at a time.

The timeline

Twenty-six years, one grain.

From a foundation stone in Chandrapur to ten-minute deliveries in Bengaluru.

2000

Foundation in Chandrapur

The organisation lays its foundation stone in Chandrapur, Vidarbha — where the mill still stands today.

2014

GTS Food Products Pvt. Ltd.

The company is incorporated, and the “GTS ORIGINAL” label is filed as a trademark in Class 30 — rice.

2015

Copyright registration

Registration A113491/2015 is granted — the number still printed on every GTS pack.

2019

SBS Trade International Pvt. Ltd.

The group’s wholesale trading company is established in Chandrapur, under the same three directors.

2024–26

The quick-commerce era

GTS Original reaches Bengaluru doorsteps through Zepto, Instamart, Amazon and BigBasket; the first brand films are released; GTS Foods is headquartered in Bengaluru.

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From paddy to plate

Drag to travel from paddy to plate.

Ripe paddy heads glowing in golden-hour light across a Vidarbha field
Stainless-steel Sortex sorting machines and lit conveyors inside the Chandrapur rice mill at night
Stacked jute sacks of ageing rice in a warm, sunlit warehouse
Steaming, fluffy cooked Kolam rice heaped in a black bowl on dark slate
Chapter 01

Source

Paddy from the fertile fields of Vidarbha and the north, chosen for grain length and aroma.

Chapter 02

Sort

At our 5-acre Chandrapur mill — 16 tonnes an hour — every grain passes optical Sortex cleaning.

Chapter 03

Age

Rested for twelve months so starch settles and grains bloom long and separate when cooked.

Chapter 04

Serve

Sealed, delivered through 475 wholesale partners at Yeshwanthpur APMC, and served in kitchens across South India.

Ripe paddy heads glowing in golden-hour light across a Vidarbha field
01 · Source

Paddy from the fertile fields of Vidarbha and the north, chosen for grain length and aroma.

Sortex sorting machines inside the Chandrapur rice mill at night
02 · Sort

At our 5-acre Chandrapur mill — 16 tonnes an hour — every grain passes optical Sortex cleaning.

Stacked jute sacks of ageing rice in a sunlit warehouse
03 · Age

Rested for twelve months so starch settles and grains bloom long and separate when cooked.

Fluffy cooked Kolam rice heaped in a black bowl
04 · Serve

Sealed, delivered through 475 wholesale partners at Yeshwanthpur APMC, and served in kitchens across South India.

Optical Sortex sorting machines and lit conveyors inside the Chandrapur rice mill at night, rice grains streaming down the chute

The mill

Five acres in Chandrapur. Sixteen tonnes an hour.

Paddy arrives from Vidarbha and the north and leaves as Sortex-cleaned, naturally aged Kolam, sealed in packs from 1 kg to 50 kg. Fifty-seven people work across four units in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat — and, in the company’s own words, we make sure that we upgrade our unit on timely basis.

  • 5acresPlant footprint, Chandrapur (Vidarbha)
  • 16t/hMilling capacity
  • 57People on the team
  • 4Work units across three states
  1. Unit 01 · Registered office
    Sharif Building, Gokul Galli, Bazar Ward
    Chandrapur 442401, Maharashtra
  2. Unit 02 · Chandrapur
    Vyahad
    Chandrapur 441225, Maharashtra
  3. Unit 03 · Bengaluru
    Nelamangala–Dabaspet
    Bengaluru 562123, Karnataka
  4. Unit 04 · Gujarat
    Bajera–Khambhat
    Gujarat 388620

Mission & vision

The words we work by.

Mission

GTS mission in Colom rice industry to be the No.1, culinary Colom rice brand in India.

Vision

GTS vision in rice is to preserve and enrich the taste of Colom rice across India and other countries by providing the best variety of seed, supporting farmers to follow scientific agricultural practices, and utilizing modern rice processing technology.

Quoted from gtsoriginal.com. “Colom” is the company’s spelling of Kolam.

The GTS cruiser motorbike from the pack: a black-and-chrome cruiser with 19219 painted on the tank and a number plate reading SBS KI SAWARI, in front of the gold-rimmed shield, with SINCE 2000 beneath

The symbol of the original

Look for the bike before you buy.

Every GTS pack carries the cruiser marked 19219 — ‘SBS ki Sawari’, our symbol of the original. Look for it, and the 100% Original GTS seal, before you buy.

  • SBS ki Sawari — Symbol of OriginalThe motorbike mark beside the GTS Original label.
  • 100% Original GTSThe round seal, printed on every pack.
  • Customer attention“GTS Colom No. 1 brand is only ORIGINAL GTS Colom Rice.”

People

A family business, run by the family.

GTS Food Products has been led by the same three directors since its incorporation in 2014.

  • Imran Sharif

    Director

    On the board since incorporation · 2014
  • Aman Sharif

    Director

    On the board since incorporation · 2014
  • Shenaz Sharif

    Director

    On the board since incorporation · 2014

Certifications & registrations

Certified. Registered. Original.

  • ISO 9001:2015
  • FSSAI Lic. 11517060000298
  • Copyright Regn. A113491/2015
  • Trademark Class 30 (2014)
  • GST-registered

The film

From timeless tradition to modern perfection.

“Because tradition deserves to evolve — and excellence deserves to be served.”

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One brand. Countless kitchens. Unmatched trust.

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