Greenu Microgreens targets north India growth after scaling to ₹1.44 crore annual revenue

Chandigarh-based Greenu Microgreens says its indoor vertical-farming business now generates ₹1.44 crore in annual revenue, selling microgreens to consumers, restaurants, gyms and cafés while building training, cultivation-kit and franchise-support offerings.

— Source publishedMon, 7 Sept, 2026, 12:11 IST·First seen Mon, 7 Sept, 2026, 12:38 IST·Source Business Today · Latest

What happened

Chandigarh-based Greenu Microgreens says it has scaled indoor vertical farming into a ₹1.44 crore annual-revenue business, supplying consumers, restaurants,

Key facts

  • ₹30,000 initial investment
  • ₹1.44 crore annual revenue
  • ₹60 lakh annual profit
  • ₹12 lakh monthly turnover
  • 100 sq ft initial rented facility
  • 500 sq ft current facility
  • 60 racks
  • 12,000 trays monthly production capacity
  • ₹200 per tray
  • more than 300 farmers and entrepreneurs trained
  • more than 6,000 trays sold monthly

Why this matters

Greenu could be a partnership target for grocery, foodservice, wellness or agri-input players seeking local premium-produce supply and an entry into indoor-farming education and franchise services.

What to watch

  • Monthly tray sales rising above 6,000 without a proportional increase in spoilage, delivery cost or discounting.
  • Repeat-order rates and contract wins among restaurants, cafés, gyms and corporate wellness programs.
  • Evidence of new franchise/unit openings outside the Chandigarh tri-city cluster and their time to stable production.
  • Gross-margin disclosure or signs that kits, training and franchise services are offsetting fresh-produce logistics costs.
  • Expansion into Gurugram producing materially higher average order values than Chandigarh-area sales.
  • Food-safety, consistency or cold-chain complaints that could slow B2B adoption.
  • Prioritize dense B2B micro-markets around Gurugram and Chandigarh before widening geographic coverage.
  • Convert restaurants, gyms and cafés to standing weekly supply contracts and forecastable subscription volumes.
  • Standardize franchise growing protocols, seed sourcing, packaging, cold-chain handling and quality audits.
  • Use training and cultivation kits as a low-capex lead funnel for prospective franchisees and home-grow customers.
  • Track revenue separately for fresh trays, subscriptions, kits, training and franchise-support fees to identify the most scalable profit pool.