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• Brands of India: Amul-The Taste of India

  In Business / By Chris Chopp / 7 February 2011 / 2 comments

  

  What began as a small company selling milk and milk powder in 1946, Amul has grown into India’s largest food brand, with a range of products including milk, ghee, milk powders, curd, ice cream, paneer, cream, chocolate, cheese and butter. It’s in Anand, Gujarat, that this iconic brand of India started. Over five decades ago, the life of an average farmer in Kheda District was very much like that of [...]

   

• Brands of India: Bajaj

  In Business / By Chris Chopp / 14 October 2010 / 1 comment

  

  Be prepared to be barraged by Bajaj, a top 10 brand of India which sell products in a wide range of industries, spanning automobiles (two-wheelers and three-wheelers), home appliances, lighting, iron and steel, insurance, travel and finance. The conglomerate is best known for its flagship company, Bajaj Auto, ranked as the world’s fourth largest two- and three- wheeler manufacturer. And even outside it’s founding country of India, the Bajaj brand [...]

   

• Brands of India: Wipro

  In Business / By Chris Chopp / 26 July 2010 / 0 comments

  

  Quietly building it’s presence in India, Wipro evolved into a IT behemoth within it’s home country and beyond. In addition to the IT business, Wipro also has a leadership position in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting solutions. Founded in 1945 as a vegetable oil trading company, the technology division didn’t come about until 1980.

   

• Brands of India: TATA

  In Business / By Chris Chopp / 19 May 2010 / 1 comment

  

  Like apple pie is iconic to the USA, TATA Group is a company so firmly entrenched in India, few others compare to it’s size. In total, there are 28 enterprises, which feed into the 8 major companies under the TATA umbrella. Annual sales for the 2008-09 business year topped $70 Billion, 65% outside of India, with worldwide employment of more than 357,000 people.

   

• Brands of India: Bharat Petroleum

  In Business / By Chris Chopp / 3 May 2010 / 0 comments

  

  On the streets of any city or town in India, it’s common to see the familiar sign for Bharat Gas. This powerhouse company has morphed into a vertically integrated brand providing various services to commercial & residential accounts. Bharat is one of 3 commonly used terms referring to the Asian subcontinent also known as Hindustan or most popularly, India. Bharat Petroleum Bharat Petroleum, one of the single digit Indian representative [...]

   

• The Business of Salt

  In Business, Food / By Chris Chopp / 25 April 2010 / 0 comments

  

  On the road to Pondicherry, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, a large salt farm was visible from the road. There were no barriers or guards to stop me from hopping out of the car for a close up view. Mounds of salt waiting for collection, and then export, were piled in organized fields on the delta banks leading to Bay of Bengal. Like my chance run-in with beekeepers [...]