Britannia Company Profile, Origin Country, Market Cap

Britannia Industries Limited is an Indian multinational food and beverage company owned by the Wadia Group, one of India’s oldest conglomerates with interests in FMCG, textiles, real estate and more. It specialises in bakery, dairy and snack products, and is one of the oldest and most trusted food brands in India. Britannia’s core offerings include its flagship biscuit brands like Good Day, Marie Gold, 50:50, Little Hearts and more, alongside bakery and dairy products, including breads, cakes, rusks, wafers, croissants, milk, yogurt, cheese, butter and beverages.

Company Profile

Britannia was founded in the year 1892 as a small biscuit manufacturing unit in Kolkata by a group of British businessmen. It was acquired by the Gupta Brothers in the early 1900s and named V.S. Brothers. In the year 1918, an English entrepreneur named C.H. Holmes partnered with Gupta Brothers to form The Britannia Biscuit Company Limited.

The Britannia Biscuit Company Limited became a major biscuit supplier to the British army during World War Two. Post Indian independence in 1947, it continued to grow in India as a prominent biscuit producer. In the year 1979, the company was renamed Britannia Industries Limited.

Britannia Industries Limited expanded to dairy products, bakery products and snacks in the 1990s. It launched its iconic brands like Marie Gold, Good Day and Tiger in the 2000s. Britannia Industries Limited is currently the fifth largest FMCG brand in India. The company owns and operates numerous production plants across India, including 13 factories solely for bread production.

Origin Country

Britannia has its origins in India and remains an Indian brand. Its primary market is India but also operates in more than 80 countries across the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Americas.

Market Cap

Britannia Industries Limited has a market capitalisation of approximately Rs. 1.46 trillion, as of October 2025.