Karan A Chanana The Indian Businessman with a Purpose
                     Karan A Chanana: The Indian Businessman with a Purpose! 
 
 
 
Karan A Chanana is currently the Chairman and CEO of Amira Nature Foods Ltd. He took 
command of his family-run, century-old Basmati Rice business in 2012 and boasts of several 
achievements till date. A Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University, Chanana is also the 
chairman of the Food Processing Value Addition Council and a board member of the 
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development. He is just 48 but possesses 
exceptional entrepreneurial abilities that have been instrumental in making Amira the 
company and the brand it is today. 
 
Karan A Chanana: Achievements 
 
Amira Nature Foods Ltd. and its subsidiaries source, process, manufacture, and sell 
packaged Indian rice. The company deals in different Basmati Rice varieties and other 
speciality rice and food items. You can also find several organic products and edible oils 
under the Amira brand name. Besides selling basmati rice, the company also deals in non-
basmati speciality rice and bulk items, which include barley, wheat, maise, legumes, millet 
products, potato, onion and soy meal. 
 
One of the major contributions of Karan A Chanana towards the growth of Amira has been 
taking it to the list of the New York Stock Exchange. The company went public under the 
name ANFI on the NYSE in October 2012. Under the capable leadership of Karan A Chanana, 
the company went on to acquire Basmati Rice GmBH- a Germany-based basmati rice 
distributor, in December 2013. Further, Chanana also led the company to its partnership 
with Snapdeal by way of which it could sell its basmati rice online. Chanana has also been 
instrumental in Amira's tie-up expansions with retail networks such as Costco and Whole 
Foods Market in the US in 2015 and 2016, respectively. 
 
 
Determining the Future of Amira 
 
One of the greatest food lovers, Karan A Chanana, is on a mission to advocate the use of 
rice as a staple food among international consumers. In his mission to do so, Chanana is 
already supplying his top-quality basmati rice to international shops and Indian restaurants 
in London. With an annual turnover of $550 million, the Amira Group now has a market 
presence in more than 60 nations across the world. 
 
All set to take Amira to the greatest heights of success, Karan A Chanana has already 
worked on the plans to launch his company's lip-smacking, ready-to-eat food range. This 
range will feature innovative and delicious concoctions like vegetable and chia seeds, pilaf, 
quinoa, basmati, and biryani. Amidst all these achievements, Chanana has never refrained 
from doing all the good work and charity he is known for. He nurtures several CSR initiatives 
internationally and works in close collaboration with Indian charities like the Handicapped 
Children's Rehabilitation Association and disabled Children and Women's Aid.