Consumption will be robust from July on, says AWL MD Angshu Mallick

Our B2B business was very good, but it got impacted because of the same reason that industry expected the market to come off, says Angshu Mallick

AWL Agri Business expects demand to improve from July onwards. The company reported a 24.5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) decline in net profit to ₹236.43 crore in the first quarter of 2025-26 (Q1FY26). However, its revenue stood at ₹17,058.65 crore, which is a growth of 20.5 per cent Y-o-Y, with an underlying 5 per cent Y-o-Y decline in volume. The rice business proved to be a drag in Q1, leading to the fall in volume. After announcing AWL’s Q1FY26 results, Angshu Mallick, the company’s managing director and chief executive officer (MD&CEO) spoke to Sharleen D’Souza in an exclusive online interview.