Mitchell's

Mitchell's Fruit Farms Limited, commonly known as Mitchell's, is a Pakistani food products company headquartered in Lahore. It was established by Francis J Mitchell in 1933.^[1] It consists of 720 acres of oasis in Renala Khurd, Okara District, Pakistan.^[1]

Mitchell's Fruit Farms Limited

Company type	Public
Traded as	PSX: MFFL
Industry	Food processing
Founded	April 25, 1933; 92 years ago (1933-04-25)
Founder	Francis J. Mitchell
Headquarters	Lahore, Pakistan
Key people	Shazad Ghaffar (Chairman) Najam Sethi (CEO)
Revenue	Rs. 2.72 billion (US$9.4 million) (2023)
Operating income	Rs. -25.91 million (US$−90,000) (2023)
Net income	Rs. -59.19 million (US$−210,000) (2023)
Total assets	Rs. 1.62 billion (US$5.6 million) (2023)
Total equity	Rs. 143.74 million (US$500,000) (2023)
Owner	Mehdi Mohsin (20.41%) Jugnu Mohsin (20.42%) Moni Mohsin (20.21%)
Number of employees	284 (2023)
Website	mitchells.com.pk

Mitchell's manufactures and packages grocery items including fruit drinks, canned fruits and vegetables, sauces, pickles, jams and squashes.^[2]

History

Mitchell's was founded by Francis J. Mitchell in 1933 in British India on a 720-acre plot of land near Renala Khurd, Okara District, which he leased from the Punjab, British India government. This would later become the Mitchell's Fruit Farms. Originally the company was registered at Lahore in April 1933 under the name Indian Mildura Fruit Farms Limited.^[1][2]

Then Syed Maratib Ali, maternal grandfather of Jugnu Mohsin and father of industrialists Syed Babar Ali and Syed Wajid Ali bought it from Francis J. Mitchell in 1958.^[3] Syed Maratib Ali's son-in-law S.M. Mohsin was handed over complete control of Mitchell's Fruit Farms. He and his son Mehdi Mohsin ran the company until 2020. Jugnu Mohsin and her husband Najam Sethi took over the operational control in 2020 and Abdul Raheem became the chairman of the company.^[1]

In 1993, Mitchell's was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.^[1][4]

Brands

Some of them are listed below:

• Mitchell's Mango Squash^[4]
• Mithchell's Orange Squash
• Mitchell's Lemon Squash^[4]
• Mitchell's Guava Squash
• Mitchell's Pineapple Squash
• Mitchell's Pomegranate Syrup
• Mitchell's Lemon Juice
• Mitchell's Tomato Ketchup^[4]
• Mitchell's Chilli Garlic Sauce^[4]
• Mitchell's Fruit Punch^[5]

See also

• List of food companies (see food companies list under Pakistan)