Godrej Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in

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, which is managed and largely owned by the Godrej family. It was founded by

Ardeshir Godrej Ardeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej (1868–1936) was an Indian businessman. With his brother Pirojsha Burjorji, he co-founded the Godrej Brothers Company, the precursor of the modern Godrej Group. Early years Ardeshir was born in 1868 as the fi ...

and Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej in 1897, and operates in sectors including real estate, consumer products, industrial engineering, appliances, furniture, security and agricultural products. Its subsidiaries and affiliated companies include Godrej Industries and its subsidiaries Godrej Consumer Products, Godrej Agrovet, and Godrej Properties, as well as the private holding company Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.;

Timeline

* 1897: Godrej was established in 1897 * 1897: Godrej introduced the first lock with lever technology in India. * 1902: Godrej makes its first Indian Safe * 1918: Godrej Soaps Limited incorporated * 1920: Godrej made

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using vegetable oil, which was a huge hit with the vegetarian community in India * 1955: Godrej produced India's first indigenous

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* 1961: Godrej Started Manufacturing Forklift Trucks in India * 1971: Godrej Agrovet Limited began as an Animal Feeds division of Godrej Soaps * 1974: Veg oils division in Wadala, Mumbai acquired * 1988:

Godrej Properties Limited Godrej Properties Limited is a real estate company with its head office in Mumbai, India. A subsidiary of Godrej Industries Ltd, the company was established in 1990 under the leadership of Adi Godrej. The company is currently developing project ...

, another subsidiary, established * 1989: Godrej became the first Indian company to introduce PUF (

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foam) * 1991: Foods business started * 1994: Transelektra Domestic Products acquired * 1995: Transelektra forged a strategic alliance with Sara Lee USA * 1999: Transelektra renamed Godrej Sara Lee Limited and incorporated Godrej Infotech Ltd. * 2001: Godrej Consumer Products was formed as a result of the demerger of Godrej Soaps Limited. Godrej Soaps renamed Godrej Industries Limited * 2002: Godrej Tea Limited set up * 2003: Entered the BPO solutions and services space with Godrej Global Solutions Limited * 2004: Godrej HiCare Limited set up to provide a Safe Healthy Environment to customers by providing professional pest management services * 2006: Foods business was merged with Godrej Tea and Godrej Tea renamed Godrej Beverages & Foods Limited * 2007: Godrej Beverages & Foods Limited formed a JV with The Hershey Company of North America and the company was renamed Godrej Hershey Foods & Beverages Limited * 2008: Godrej relaunched itself with new colourful logo and a fresh identity music * 2010: Godrej launched GoJiyo a free, browser based 3D virtual world * 2011: Godrej & Boyce shuts down its

manufacturing plant, the last in the world. * 2014: Godrej kick-starts Masterbrand 2.0 – bigger & brighter; Launches FreeG; India's first non-web based mobile browsing experience, 18 November 2014 * 2020: The Godrej Group enters into financial services business with Godrej Housing Finance (GHF) to provide affordable Home loans

Operations

The Godrej group can be broadly divided into two major holding companies, working independently: # Godrej Industries Ltd # Godrej & Boyce

References

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