Company type | Private |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1897[1] |
Founders | |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Adi Godrej (Chairman) [2] |
Products | [3] |
Revenue | ₹33,000 crore (US$4.0 billion) (2023) |
Number of employees | 28,000 (2016) |
Subsidiaries |
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Website | www |
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