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Britannia Industries Limited is an Indian multinational food products company, which sells biscuits, breads and dairy products. Founded in 1892, it is one of India's oldest existing companies and currently part of the Wadia Group headed by Nusli Wadia. [2] As of 2023, about 80% of its revenues came from biscuit products. [4]
Logo of Ilford Ltd. from 1930s. The company was founded in 1879 by Alfred Hugh Harman as Britannia Works, which became the Britannia Works Company in 1896. It was renamed Britannia Works Company Limited in December 1891. [2] Initially making photographic plates, it grew to occupy a large site in the centre of Ilford.
After the death of Mangharam Pamnanni, the company was restructured in 1969 and 1977 and in 1983 became a part of the Britannia Industries Ltd [8] and no longer produces biscuits with the J.B Mangharam label. A branch of the family settled in Hyderabad where they produce chocolate making machinery and supplies.
Wadia Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, founded in Surat, headquartered in Mumbai.It was founded by Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia in 1736 and is the oldest company in India, with its subsidiary The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited, established in 1863, being the oldest publicly traded Indian company. [3]
The Meriden Britannia Company was formed in 1852 in Meriden, Connecticut, as a manufacturing company focused on producing wares in britannia metal. [1] It became, for a time, the largest silverware company in the world.
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The subsidiary companies of the group include, but are not limited to, the following businesses: [2] Britannia Allied Industries Limited: Ntinda, Uganda - Manufacturer of confectioneries, fruit juices, artificial drinks, mineral water and sauces. Charms Uganda Limited : Kampala, Uganda - Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) distributor in Uganda.
Before WW1 the workforce was over 4000, but by the mid 1930s this had fallen to less than 1000, and in October 1935 Thomas W. Ward Ltd purchased the entire assets of Marshall, Sons & Co Ltd. [2] In January 1947 it was reported that Marshall had acquired John Fowler and Company (Leeds) Ltd. which was of similar size and had a highly mechanised ...