Britannia Industries
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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.[4] As of 2023, about 80% of its revenues came from biscuit products.[6]
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Formerly | Britannia Biscuit Company Limited |
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Company type | Public |
BSE: 500825 NSE: BRITANNIA NSE NIFTY 50 constituent | |
ISIN | INE216A01030 |
Industry | Food processing |
Founded | 1892; 132 years ago (1892) in Calcutta
1918; 106 years ago (1918) as Britannia Biscuit Company Limited |
Headquarters | Hungerford Street, Kolkata, India (registered office)
Whitefield, Bangalore, India (corporate headquarters) [1][2] |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Revenue | ₹16,301 crore (US$2.0 billion) (FY23)[3] |
₹2,605 crore (US$330 million) (FY23)[3] | |
₹2,322 crore (US$290 million) (FY23)[3] | |
Number of employees | 4,480 (2019) |
Parent | Wadia Group |
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Website | Britannia |
Footnotes / references [4][5] |
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Beginning with the circumstances of its takeover by the Wadia Group in the early 1990s, the company has been mired in several controversies connected to its management,[7][8] but it continues to hold a large market share.[8][9]