ITC

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• -         Established in 1910
• -         ITC Stands for Indian Tobacco Company
• -         But now, business includes Cigars, FMCG, Hotels, Papers, Packaging, AGri, Retail and Information Technology.
• -         Currently expanding into Confectioneries, branded apparels, personal care and stationery.
• -         Non-Cigar businesses contribute 57% of its revenue.
• -         Non-Cigar businesses have grown from revenue of Rs.1360 Crores in 1996 to Rs.16150 Crores in 2012
• -         ITC Empire consists of five cigarette factories, 17 hotel properties , two green leaf plants, three printing and packaging factories, four paper mills, two food factories, two personal care plants.
• -      Commands 75% of domestic Cigarettes industry
•        FMCG segment has seven popular package foods – Aashirvaad, Sunfeast, Bingo chips, Kitchens of India, Mint-O, Candyman and Yippee.
• -         2^nd largest manufacturer of paper boards with 26% market share.
• -         2^nd largest player in Hotel room inventory with 7000 rooms across 94 properties at 67 locations in India, operating under four brands : ITC Hotel, Welcom Hotel, Fortune Hotel and WelcomHeritage Hotel.
• -         New Super Luxury Property @ Chennai– ITC Grand Chola is almost complete – likely to be inaugurated in FY2013.
• -         2 New Luxury properties in Kolkata and Classic Golf Resort near Gurgaon are under construction.
• -         Organized retail under Wills Brand – has 86 exclusive stores across 40 cities.
• -         300 Shop-in-Shops in leading departmental stores and multi brand outlets.
• -         Retail segment: John Players - has presence in 340 stores and 1100 multibrand outlets.