Emami Group, a conglomerate born out of Bengal has a pan India presence through its battery of brands and business initiatives that blossomed under the parentage of Mr R S Agarwal and Mr R S Goenka. With an aggregate group turnover of about Rs 3700 crore the group has business interests in FMCG (fast moving consumer goods), paper and news print, writing instruments, edible oil and cultivation, bio-diesel, hospitals, contemporary art, pharmacy, cement, real estate and retail.
With the company drawing up ambitious power plans, it's also scouting for coal mines overseas.
The Group's fountain of strength are its ingrained value system, innovativeness
and an over 20,000 passionate and dedicated staff, engaged in knowledge sharing.
Today, Emami Group is run by Mr. R S Agarwal and Mr. R S Goenka, Joint Chairman,
with the help of the second generation Promoter Directors from the two families
and highly qualified business professionals.
Two childhood friends, Mr. Radhe Shyam Agarwal
and Mr. Radhe Shyam Goenka left their lucrative jobs with the Birla Group and joined
hands to set up a manufacturing unit in Kolkata in 1974. That tiny seed sowed in
mid seventies after three decades has grown into the Rs.1000 + crore Emami Ltd,
the flagship company of the Rs.3700 crore Emami Group.
Mr R S Agarwal, Executive Chairman, is a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary,
LLB and a Master Degree holder in Commerce. Co-founder of Emami Group of Companies,
he is endowed with a brilliant financial acumen. A doyen of Indian industry, he
is also a master in strategic planning and corporate affairs.
Mr R S Goenka, Director, Co-founder of Emami Group of Companies, is an M Com and
LLB. A taxation expert, he is also a master in strategic planning, corporate affairs
and finance.
Companies under Emami Group are:
Emami Limited, the flagship company of the Group, is a coveted
Rs 1000 crore + business entity, a leading player in the personal and healthcare
consumer products industry in India engaged in manufacturing and marketing of health,
beauty and personal care products that are based entirely on ayurvedic formulation.
Emami Limited has over 30 brands under its portfolio. The focus is on providing
the consumers with innovative products which are capable of meeting their multiple
needs and add value by enhancing the quality of day-to-day life.
The power brands of the company are Boroplus and Navratna and Fair and Handsome,
the pioneer in the fairness cream for men segment. Sona Chandi Chyawanprash, Mentho
Plus and Fast Relief, Hairlife (crème herbal hair pack), Malai Kesar Cold Cream
are also major players. Emami has entered the glycerine soap category with Emami
Pure Skin, petroleum jelly category with Vasocare. Emami has also launched a range
of baby care products under the brand name Emami Healthy and Fair baby range which
includes a soap, talc and oil.
With an investment of Rs 700 crore Emami has acquired major stake in Zandu Pharmaceuticals
Works Ltd on the basis of huge business synergy between Zandu and Emami. Post the
acquisition of Zandu Pharmaceuticals a century old household name in India, some
of its prominent brands like Zandu Balm, Zandu Chyawanprash, Zandu Kesari Jeevan,
Zandu Pancharishta, Sudarshan and Nityam Churna are also under Emami’s basket of
brands. Emami has also acquired M Bhattacharya, the largest homeopathy company in
India.
Emami has successfully established its brands through strong celebrity endorsements.
Celebrity endorsers of Emami’s brand include Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan Madhuri
Dixit, Kareena Kapoor, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer
Khan, Chiranjeevi, Surya and Upendra among others.
Emami has presence in over 60 countries across the world including GCC, UK, Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, African and the CIS countries. Website-
www.emamiltd.in
Emami Paper Mills Limited
Emami Paper Mills is the largest paper mill in India with manufacturing units in Kolkata and Balasore. The firm recently invested Rs 2000 cr for capacity expansion as well as to foray into the pulp and writing paper segment. The company also increased its pulp capacity to 500 tonnes / day. It plans to invest about Rs 15,000 cr in the next three years for the same. Website- www.emamipaper.in
CRI limited manufacturing ball point tips is another unit of the
Emami Group which has been consistent winner of the best exporter’s award from the
Writing Instruments organization in India over the last three years. It is the fourth
largest tips manufacturing unit in the world with manufacturing units in West Bengal
and Gujarat.
Website- www.critips.com
Advanced Medicare & Research Institute Ltd (AMRI)
Emami and Shrachi Groups together have turned the AMRI Hospitals, originally a Government Hospital incurring losses into a profitable venture. With more than 1000 beds and state of art equipments and modern facilities, AMRI today is the largest private hospital in Kolkata Eastern Zone. AMRI is ensuring that people from the Eastern India need not travel to other parts of the country for medical treatment.
Another feather in the Emami Group of Company's cap is the AMRI Women and Children Hospital in Mukundpur, Kolkata. It is the first specialised women's and children's hospital in East India and will address the growing needs of a large number of people in the region. The hospital is first to set up a dedicated and fully equipped paediatric intensive care unit. The departments of the hospital include cardiology, nephrology, neurology, ENT, pediatric surgery and child psychiatry.
AMRI has plans for setting up hospitals in the other states of the Eastern India and for opening a Medical College and a Nursing Training Institute. Website- www.amrihospital.com
Frank Ross Ltd, the 100 year old retail pharmacy chain in West Bengal has been acquired and rejuvenated by adding shops in different localities of Kolkata. An ambitious plan of having a network of the pharmacy chain all over India has been taken up by the Group now. Emami has also ventured in to the homeopathy business with the acquisition the country's first homeopathy company M Bhattacharyya Private Ltd. The company is planning to increase its outlets to 75 by the end of this fiscal.
Website- www.frankrosspharmacy.com
South City Projects (Kolkata) Ltd
Emami Group also has large presence in real estate in West Bengal.
South City Project (Kolkata) Ltd, a joint venture project of Rs 2500 crore is one
of the largest real estate project in Kolkata. Website- www.southcityprojects.com
Emami realty is also responsible for Urbana, tallest residential in Kolkata, an
innovative and futuristic project. It is a joint sector company between the Government
of West Bengal and a consortium of developers in Kolkata .Website- www.urbana.co.in
Emami Retail Pvt Limited (Starmark)
Starmark, retailing books, stationeries and gift items is one of
the biggest retail stores of its kind in Kolkata with 4 stores and plan for further
expansion. Website-
www.starmark.in
Emami also has presence in the field of art. Emami Chisel Art (ECA) the
auction house is the first of its kind in India. The collection comprises works
of art from galleries and individual collectors. ECA is embellished with a characteristic
mix of genuine masterpieces and rare collections from India’s eminent artists as
well as contribution from the new generation contemporary artists. Website- www.emamichisel.com
The Group has also signed a MoU for a Cement and Power Plant in
Chhattisgarh and units for grinding will be set up in West Bengal and Orissa.
Emami Infrastructure Limited
Emami Infrastructure Limited- It has its projects undergoing in
Kolkata, Coimbatore and Hyderabad entailing construction over 50 lac sq ft which
includes, IT parks, residential complex.