The Hershey Company, North America’s leading chocolate and confectionery manufacturer, and Godrej Beverages and Foods Ltd., one of India’s largest confectionery and food company and an associate of Godrej Industries Limited, came together to manufacture and distribute confectionery, snacks and beverages across India in April 2007. This joint venture was named as
Godrej Hershey Foods and Beverages Ltd.
The JV gives Godrej a strategic long term partner with global brands & international technology to grow its Food & beverage business. On the other hand, the acquisition gives Hershey a platform to launch its brands in attractive fast growing confectionery market of India.
Godrej has a strong track record of success and a deep knowledge of Indian consumers and markets. This agreement provides Hershey with access to Godrej’s extensive route-to-market capabilities, extending our reach across India. Also Hershey will be able to leverage GBFL’s strong distribution network. Hershey and Godrej are now working together to create a powerful partnership that’s relevant to the Indian consumer by delivering superior taste and quality.

About Godrej Beverages & Foods Limited
Godrej Beverages and Foods Limited (GBFL) is a part of the Rs. 6000 crore Godrej Group, one of India’s largest and most respected business conglomerates. The company was born in April 2006 when Godrej Tea Limited took over the Foods division of Godrej Industries Ltd. This new born entity was named Godrej Beverages & Foods Ltd.
The company has an aggressive growth agenda and plans to become a leading player in the Food & Beverage space in India. They are targeting sales revenue of Rs. 1000 Crore by the year 2010 through organic as well as inorganic growth. In line with the growth vision, Godrej Foods & Beverages Limited acquired India’s leading confectionery player, Nutrine Confectionary Company Private Limited in June 2006. Nutrine is now a 100% subsidiary of GBFL.
The Confectionery portfolio has brands like Mahalacto, KokoNaka, Nutrine Eclairs, Superstar, Aasai & HoneyFab, all driven by mother brand Nutrine. Nutrine is the leader in Confectionery category (Hard boiled, Toffee & Éclairs) with over 20% market share.
The Non Carbonated Beverage portfolio includes Jumpin (Fruit drink), Xs (Juice & nectar) and Sofit (Soymilk). Being a lead innovator in this category, Godrej Beverages & Foods Ltd was nominated for ‘Taste 03’ Award at Anuga Food Fair Germany in 2003, ‘Most Innovative Product’ Award by Tetrapak in 2004 for Sofit Soymilk and ‘Most Innovative Design’ Award by Tetrapak in 2005 for Xs Exotic fruit nectars.
We also have SmartCook Tomate Puree in the Cooking Aids Category and Godrej Cooklite, Godrej Oil and Godrej Vanaspati in the Edible Oil segment. We play in the Packet Tea category with our brand Godrej Tea.


About The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is the largest North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and sugar confectionery products. With revenues of nearly $5 billion and more than 13,000 employees worldwide, The Hershey Company markets such iconic brands as Hershey's, Reese's, Hershey's Kisses, and Ice Breakers. Hershey is the leader in the fast-growing dark and premium chocolate segment, with such brands as Hershey’s Special Dark, Hershey’s Extra Dark and Cacao Reserve by Hershey’s. Hershey’s Ice Breakers franchise delivers refreshment across a variety of mint and gum flavors and formats. In addition, Hershey leverages its iconic brands, marketplace scale and confectionery and nut expertise to develop and deliver substantial snacks, including Hershey’s and Reese’s single-serve cookies and brownies, and value-added snack nuts, including Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Covered Almonds and Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds. Hershey also offers a range of products to address the health and well-being needs of today's consumer. Hershey’s and Reese’s Snacksters offer consumers great-tasting snacks in portion-controlled servings, while Hershey’s dark chocolate offerings provide the benefits of flavanol antioxidants. In addition, Artisan Confections Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hershey Company, markets such premium chocolate offerings as Scharffen Berger, known for its high-cacao dark chocolate products, Joseph Schmidt, recognized for its fine, handcrafted chocolate gifts, and Dagoba, known for its high-quality natural and organic chocolate bars.

GHFBL a member of the Rs 4,500
   crore (US$ 1bn) Godrej Group is
   India's leading consumer products
   conglomerate.

Among the wide variety of food
   products manufactured by Godrej
   Hershey Foods & Beverages Limited
   are the Jumpin' and XS range of
   fruit beverages, Tomato Puree,
   other health and dietetic foods.

The division has state-of-the-art
   manufacturing facilities and a
   national network consisting of 600
   distributors.