Britannia Industries facts for kids
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Formerly
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Britannia Biscuit Company Limited |
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| Traded as | BSE: 500825 NSE: BRITANNIA |
| ISIN | INE216A01030 |
| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | 1892 in Calcutta
1918 (as Britannia Biscuit Company Limited) |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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| Revenue |  ₹18,169 crore (US$3.1 billion) (2025) |
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Operating income
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₹2,962 crore (US$500 million) (2025) |
| ₹2,184 crore (US$370 million) (2025) |
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Number of employees
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4,480 (2019) |
| Parent | Wadia Group |
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| Footnotes / references Financials as of 31 March 2025[update]. |
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Britannia Industries Limited is a big food company from India. It sells yummy biscuits, breads, and dairy products. Britannia started way back in 1892, making it one of India's oldest companies. Today, it is part of the Wadia Group. Most of its money comes from selling biscuits.
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Britannia's Story
Britannia began in 1892 when some British businessmen invested a small amount of money. At first, they made biscuits in a tiny house in Kolkata. Later, the Gupta brothers took over the company.
How Britannia Grew
In 1918, an English businessman named C.H. Holmes joined, and they officially launched The Britannia Biscuit Company Limited. A factory was built in Mumbai in 1924. During World War II, the company made lots of biscuits for British soldiers. This helped Britannia's sales grow a lot.
The company's name changed to Britannia Industries Limited in 1979. In 1982, an American company called Nabisco became a big foreign owner. By 1978, more Indians owned shares in Britannia, making it truly an Indian company.
New Owners and Products
In 1993, Nusli Wadia from the Wadia Group took control of Britannia. The Wadia Group became the biggest owner in 2009.
Britannia keeps adding new products. In December 2018, they launched Treat Crème Wafers. In 2022, Britannia bought a big part of Kenafric Biscuits in Kenya. Also in 2022, Varun Berry became the Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, and Ranjeet Kohli became the CEO.
In December 2022, Britannia teamed up with Bel SA from France. They started a joint company to make and sell cheese products in India and other places. Britannia also started selling Treat Croissant in August 2022, adding to its snack options.
What Britannia Makes
Britannia mainly makes and sells biscuits, bread, rusk (a type of dry toast), cakes, and dairy products.
Delicious Biscuits
Most of Britannia's money comes from its biscuits. Britannia sells about one-third of all the biscuits in India.
The company's factories can make a huge amount of biscuits each year. Some of Britannia's famous biscuit brands include MarieGold, Tiger, Nutrichoice, Good Day, 50 50, Treat, Pure Magic, Milk Bikis, Bourbon, Nice Time, and Little Hearts.
Dairy Products
Dairy products make up about 10% of Britannia's earnings. Britannia sells dairy products to people and also to other businesses. Its dairy products include milk, butter, cheese, and curd.
Britannia works with Dynamix Dairy and gets many of its dairy products from them. In 2001, Britannia also started a joint company with Fonterra Co-operative Group from New Zealand. This partnership helps Britannia get milk and make more dairy products like cheese and buttermilk.
Working Together
Britannia has partnered with other companies to grow.
- In March 2017, it joined with Chipita SA from Greece to make and sell ready-to-eat croissants in India.
- In September 2021, Britannia worked with Accenture to make its factories and warehouses more digital.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, in April 2020, Britannia teamed up with Dunzo to deliver essential goods to customers' homes.
Helping Others
Britannia has a non-profit group called the Britannia Nutrition Foundation. This foundation works to help children get better nutrition and fight child malnutrition in India.
Sponsorships
Britannia supports the Indian Super League (a football league) since 2018.
See also
- Parle Products
