Marico Limited | | Type | Public (BSE: 531642) | Industry | Consumer goods | Founded | 1987 | Headquarters | Bandra, Mumbai, India | Key people | Harsh Mariwala [1] | Products | Edible Oil, Hair Oils, Skin Care, Fabric Care, etc. | Revenue | 4,008.3 crore (US$729.51 million)[2] | Employees | 1000 (2010) | Website | www.marico.com |
Marico (BSE: 531642) is a Indian consumer goods company providing consumer products and services in the areas of Health and Beauty based in Mumbai.
During 2009-10, the company generated a Turnover of about Rs.26.6 billion (USD 600 Million), in respect of its food, hair care and skin care related activities. Marico's own manufacturing facilities are located at Goa, Kanjikode, Jalgaon, Pondicherry, Dehradun, Baddi, Paonta Sahib and Daman.
In Bangladesh, Marico operates through Marico Bangladesh Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary Manufacturing facility at Mouchak, near Gazipur
Brands
The organisation holds a number of brands including Parachute, Saffola, Hair&Care, Nihar, Mediker, Revive, Manjal, Kaya Skin Clinic, Aromatic, Fiancee, HairCode, Eclipse, Xmen, Hercules, Caivil, Code 78 and Black Chic.
Parachute
Parachute is the flagship brand of Marico which consists of edible grade coconut oil. Marico manufactures and markets its coconut based hair oils under its popular brand - Parachute Advansed and a series of extensions thereof.
Others
Marico’s brands and their extensions occupy leadership position with significant market shares in a number of health and beauty areas.
Saffola is essentially blended refined edible oil which is claimed to be beneficial for Heart health. It is marketed under the names of New Saffola, Tasty and Active. All of them contain blended vegetable oils in various proportion. The main type of oils which are blended include Rice Bran oil, Kardi oil or Safflower oil, Corn oil and Soya oil.