Hindustan Lever Ltd

Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) is India's largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company. HLL's brands like Lifebuoy, Lux, Surf Excel, Rin, Wheel, Fair & Lovely, Pond's, Sunsilk, Clinic, Pepsodent, Close-up, Lakme, Brooke Bond, Kissan, Knorr-Annapurna, Kwality Wall's are household names across the country and span a host of categories, such as soaps, detergents, personal products, tea, coffee, branded staples, ice cream and culinary products. These products are manufactured over 40 factories across India and the associated operations involve over 2,000 suppliers and associatesIn the late 19th and early 20th century Unilever used to export its products to India. This process began in 1888 with the export of Sunlight soap, which was followed by Lifebuoy in 1895 and other famous brands like Pears, Lux and Vim soon after. In 1931, Unilever set up its first Indian subsidiary, Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company, followed by Lever Brothers India Limited (1933) and United Traders Limited (1935). The three companies were merged in November 1956 and the new entity that came into existence after merger was called as Hindustan Lever Limite

Colgate palmoliv

1806William Colgate starts a starch, soap and candle business on Dutch Street in New York City.

1817First Colgate advertisement appears in a New York newspaper.

1820Colgate establishes a starch factory in Jersey City, New Jersey.

1857Upon the death of founder William Colgate, the company is reorganized as Colgate & Company under the management of Samuel Colgate, his son.

1864B.J. Johnson opens a soap factory in Milwaukee, WI, which later becomes the Palmolive Company.

1866Colgate introduces perfumed soap and perfumes/essences.

1900Colgate wins top honors for its fine soaps and perfumes at the World’s Fair in ParisMarico

Company History - Marico

1988 The Company was incorporated on 13th October, under the name of Marico Foods Ltd. It obtained the Certificate of commencement of business on 22nd November. - The Company is engaged in the business of manufacture and marketing of branded personal care products, edible oils, fabric care products and processed foods. The Company's products are sold under the brand names Parachute, Saffola, Sweekar, Marico's Hair & Care, Revive and Sil. 1989 The name of the Company was changed to Marico Industries Limited w.e.f. 31st October. - In December, the Company entered into an agreement with M/s. Rasoi Industries Limited for purchase of its unit located at M.I.D.C. Industrial Estate, Jalgaon.

P&g hygiene1964 - The Company was Incorporated on 20th July at Mumbai. The company was promoted by Richardson-Marrell Inc., New York and its wholly owned subsidiary - vicks Products Inc., India. - 90 shares taken up by signatories to Memorandum of Association. 110 shares issued to Richardson Merrell Inc., U.S.A. In October, Procter & Gamble Co., acquired Richardson-Vicks Inc and consequent to this, Richardson Hindustan Ltd. (RHL), became an affiliate of Procter & Gamble Co. In view of this, the name of the Company was changed to Procter & Gamble India Ltd., from Richardson Hindustan Ltd., with effect from 4th April, 1988. - The Company proposed to change its name to Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd. to better reflect the nature and character of the business and in keeping with company's objective of focussing on its core categories viz. Feminine Hygiene and Health Care

emami

2000 - Emami has launched Boroplus Prickly Heat Powder ICE, stated t be a new variant.Emami Ltd. is setting up a new cosmetics manufacturing unit in Dubai. 2002 -Introduces a new range of herbal personal care products under the 'Beauty secrets by Madhuri' brand. 2010 -Preity Zinta and M S Dhoni new Emami brand ambassadors

DaburThe story of Dabur goes back to 1884, to a young doctor armed with a degree in medicine and a burning desire to serve mankind. This young man, Dr. S.K. Burman, laid the foundations of what is today known as Dabur India Limited. The brand name Dabur is derived from the words 'Da' for ‘Daktar’ or ‘Doctor’ and 'bur' from Burman. From those humble beginnings, the company has grown into India's leading manufacturer of consumer healthcare, personal care and food products. Over its 125 years of existence, the Dabur brand has stood for goodness through a natural lifestyle.

Gillete1984 - The Company was Incorporated on 9th February, at Rajasthan. The Company was jointly promoted by House of Poddar Enterprises (HOPE) and Gillette Company, U.S.A. (Gillette). The Company Manufacture stainless steel razor blades. - Gillette entered into a foreign collaboration agreement with HOPE for setting up of a company for the manufacture of stainless steel razor blades in which Gillette agreed to subscribe 24% of the equity capital.2009

- Gillette India Ltd has appointed Mr. Anil Kumar Gupta as an Additional Director of the Company pursuant to Section 260 of the Companies Act 1956, with effect from March 28, 2009 until the date of

the next Annual General Meeting.

Mr. Gupta will be an Independent Director on the Board of the Company.

NirmaNirma is a group of companies based in the city of Ahmedabad in western India that manufactures products ranging from cosmetics, soaps, detergents, salt, soda ash, LAB and Injectibles. Karsanbhai Patel, a well known entrepreneur and philanthropist of Gujarat, started Nirma as a one-man operation. Today Nirma has over 15000 employees and a turnover of over Rs. 3550 crores. In 2004, Nirma's detergent approached 800,000 tonnes – one of the largest volumes sold in the world – under a single brand 'NIRMA'

Godrej indiaThe Godrej Group was established in 1897. Its founder, Ardeshir Godrej, was a staunch nationalist and believed that India cannot win freedom unless it is economically self-reliant

The Godrej Group is one of the respected business houses of India. The group has diverse business interests ranging from engineering to personal care products. Companies operating under the Godrej Group are involved in a host of businesses - from locks and safes to typewriters and word processors, from refrigerators and furniture to machine tools and process equipment, from engineering workstations to cosmetics and detergents, from edible oils and chemicals to agro products. Godrej Group is also well-known for its philosophy and initiation of labour reforms.

Godrej consumerGodrej Consumer Products (GCPL) is a leader among India's Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies, with Personal and Home Care Products. Our brands, which include Cinthol, No. 1, Expert and Ezee, among others, are household names across the country.

Branch Offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai ensure pan-India coverage, while factories located at Malanpur (Madhya Pradesh), Thana (Himachal Pradesh), Katha (Himachal Pradesh), Guwahati (Assam) and Sikkim cater to the diverse requirements of our product portfolio.