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Top 10 FMCG Companies in India 2015

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Top 10 FMCG Companies in India

ITC Limited

ITC Limited is on the Top in the list of Top 10 FMCG Companies in India. It is the one of the oldest & trusted Fmcg company in the nation. It was found in the year 1910 in the name of “Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited” with the 80% Cigarettes in the India. Later in 1970, The name of the company revised to “Indian Tobacco Company” & once again changed with “ITC Limited” in the Year 1974.

Company Type : Public

Industry : Conglomerate

Predecessor : W.D & H.O. Wills

Founded : August 24, 1910 (as Imperial Tobacco Company of India).

Headquarters : Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Chairman : YC Deveshwar

Products : Tobacco, Hotels, Paperboards & Speciality Papers, Packaging, Agri-Business, Packaged Foods & confectionery, IT, branded apparels, personal care, stationery, safety matches and other FMCG products.

Website: http://www.itcportal.com

Hindustan Unilever Limited

Hindustan Unilever Limited is one of the most famous fmcg company in India & I ranked 2nd to this company in the list of best 10 fmcg companies of in India. It was founded in the year 1932. It is a Joint venture of Unilever, United traders Ltd & Hindustan vanaspati Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Company Type : Public

Industry : Consumer Goods (FMCG)

Founded : 1932

Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Key People : Harish Manwani (Chairman).

Products Type: Foods, beverages, cleaning agents personal care products and water purifiers.

Website: https://www.hul.co.in

Nestle India

Nestle India is the 3rd Position among the Top 10 FMCG Companies in India. This FMCG Company was founded in the year 1959 incorporated in New Delhi as a subsidiary of Nestle. Nestle India is one of the largest manufacturers of Food, Dairy products, Coffee & Chocolates products in India.

Company Type : Public

Industry : Food Processing

Founded : 1959 (in India)

Products : Baby food, coffee, dairy products, breakfast cereals, confectionery, bottled water, ice cream, pet foods (list…)

Some of the most popular products of Nestle in India

Maggi, Nescafe, Kitkat, Everyday & Milkmaid

Website : https://www.nestle.in

Parle Agro

Parle Agro is the 4th Down in Our Top 10 Best FMCG Companies in India. It is an Indian FMCG Company, That was established in the year 1984. It has a large variety of Food Items, Fast moving consumer goods & beverages. This company was owned by the Chauhan Family in Mumbai.

The Parle Agro (FMCG Company) was started with beverages, later diversified in bottled water, plastic packaging, confectionery. The first product of this company was Frooti.

Company Type : Private Limited

Industry : Food & Beverage

Founded : 1984

Headquarters : Mumbai, India

Products : Frooti, Appy, LMN, Hippo, Bailley

Website : http://www.parleagro.com

Britannia Industries

Britannia Industries is one of the best manufacturer of variety biscuits, different kind of Breads, tasty cakes, Rusks & dairy products. If I personally tell you, I love the Britannia products.

Britannia Industries Limited is one the 5th down among the Best 10 FMCG companies in India. This is a true Indian Food manufacturing corporation, that was established in the year 1892. It has renamed itself twice “Britannia Biscuit Company Limited (BB Co)” & later than “Britannia Industries Limited”.

Company Type : Public

Industry : Food Processing

Headquarter : Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Some of the most trusted products from Britannia Industries Limited

Bakery products, including biscuits, bread, cakes and rusk, and dairy products, including milk, butter, cheese, ghee and dahi

Website : http://britannia.co.in

Marico Limited

Marico Limited is one of the most renowned names in the Indian FMCG sector. Marico Limited was established the year 1987 as a publicly traded company & the headquarter is in the Mumbai. I would like to remain this company as on 6th position.

Company Type : Public

Industry : Consumer Goods

Founded : 1987

Some of the most trusted products from The FMCG Company Marico Limited are:

Edible Oil, Hair Oils, Skin Care, Fabric Care, etc.

Website : http://marico.com

Godrej Industries

As you all know Godrej Industries is playing the biggest role in the growing economic growth of the country by contributing in many sectors like; real estate, furniture, industrial engineering, security related products. But apart from all these sectors, we are talking about the FMCG Industry. So Godrej Industries are in the seventh position in the list of Top best FMCG companies in India.

Godrej Industries was established in the year 1897 by Ardeshir Godrej.

Company Type : Public

Industry : Too many

Headquarters : Mumbai, India

Services : Oleo-chemicals, their precursors and derivatives, bulk edible oils, estate management and investment activities

Website: http://www.godrejindustries.com

Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive is an American Multinational Consumer Products company. We are talking here about Indian FMCG Companies. So Colgate-Palmolive (India) Pvt. Ltd is a subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive, that was incorporated in the year 1937.

The Colgate-Palmolive (India) Pvt. Ltd is a leading brand in manufacturing the Healthcare & personal care products such as; Toothpaste, shaving creams, soaps, detergents, etc. I would like to rank this FMCG company at 8th down in the Top 10 Best FMCG companies in India.

Company Type : Public

Industry : Healthcare & Personal Care

Website: www.colgatepalmolive.com

Procter & Gamble Co.

Procter & Gamble Co. Also known as it’s short form P&G in on the 9th rank in the list of top 10 FMCG companies in India. It is one of the fastest growing fmcg company in India.

This FMCG company was founded by the William Procter and James Gamble in 1837 in USA & later than its Division established in 1964 in India Region

Company Type : Public

Industry : Consumer Goods

Products : Cleaning agents and personal care products

Some of the most trusted products in India of P&G Company

personal care products: Vicks, Oral-B, Wella, Gillette cleaning agents: Tide, Ariel, Ambipur.

Website: http://www.pg.com

Amul

Amul with tagline the taste of India is an Indian FMCG company, which produce the best dairy products in India. Their products are widely used by Indian consumer, that defines the tagline i.e “The Taste of India”.