Poona Dal and Oil Industries Limited, originally Suryaoday Agro Industries Ltd, is an agro-based company established in 1993 in Pune. The company specializes in manufacturing and trading edible oils and pulses, operating through its Oil Division, which includes oil and by-products, and its Agro Division, which focuses on pulses and processed pulse products. As of 2010, Poona Dal had a significant production capacity, including 135,000 metric tons of refinery and 45,625 metric tons of pulses.
Despite its popular brands like HIRA, TIGER, SURAJ, MOTI, and 111 (Triple One) in Maharashtra, the company faced challenges in 2017-18 due to external factors like volatile global commodity prices and poor export demand. Its performance is heavily influenced by monsoon variability and the rising import of edible oils, which impacts the trade balance and foreign exchange. The company aims to enhance domestic oil seed production to reduce the demand-supply gap in the edible oil market.
