Godrej Group - Timeline

Timeline

  • 1897 - Godrej is established in 1897
  • 1902 - Godrej makes its first Indian Safe
  • 1918 - Godrej Soaps Limited incorporated
  • 1961- Godrej Started Manufacturing Forklift Trucks in India
  • 1971- Godrej Agrovet Limited began as an Animal Feeds division of Godrej Soaps
  • 1974 - Veg oils division in Wadala, Mumbai acquired
  • 1990 - Godrej Properties Limited, another subsidiary, established
  • 1991 - Foods business started
  • 19ted incorporated
  • 1994 - Transelektra Domestic Products acquired
  • 1995 - Transelektra forged a strategic alliance with Sara Lee USA
  • 1999 - Transelektra renamed Godrej Sara Lee Limited and incorporated Godrej Infotech Ltd.
  • 2001 - Godrej Consumer Products was formed as a result of the demerger of Godrej Soaps Limited. Godrej Soaps renamed Godrej Industries Limited
  • 2002 - Godrej Tea Limited set up
  • 2003 - Entered the BPO solutions and services space with Godrej Global Solutions Limited
  • 2004 - Godrej HiCare Limited set up to provide a Safe Healthy Environment to customers by providing professional pest management services
  • 2006 - Foods business was merged with Godrej Tea and Godrej Tea renamed Godrej Beverages & Foods Limited
  • 2007 - Godrej Beverages & Foods Limited formed a JV with The Hershey Company of North America and the company was renamed Godrej Hershey Foods & Beverages Limited
  • 2008 - Godrej relaunched itself with new colourful logo and a fresh identity music
  • 2010 - Godrej launched GoJiyo a free, browser based 3D virtual world
  • 2011 - Godrej & Boyce shuts down its typewriter manufacturing plant, the last in the world.

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