Chennai, March 4 -- Gemini Edibles and Fats India Ltd, India's No.1 Sunflower oil company with 21.7% all India market share (Freedom & Be-Rite) and Coimbatore-based Sree Annapoorna Foods, one of country's oldest spice processing brands, on Monday announced formation of a joint venture (JV) 'GEF Foods India Pvt Ltd', to make and distribute masalas, meal mixes and more.

Over the years, Sree Annapoorna Foods has captured the essence of the precise tastes of regional dishes and has been bringing the richness, the authenticity and traditional techniques of home-cooked food from across the country to the plates. Their specialty products include pure spices, regional blends, blended spices and biryani masalas.

Akshay Chowdhry, Group Vice Pres...