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| area_served = Worldwide
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| key_people = [[Nusli Wadia]]<br />([[Chairman]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBOM17527220070704 |title=India Wadia Group stays in Britannia long term-paper |publisher=Reuters |date= 2007-07-04|access-date=2010-09-30}}</ref>
| key_people = [[Nusli Wadia]]<br />([[Chairman]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBOM17527220070704 |title=India Wadia Group stays in Britannia long term-paper |publisher=Reuters |date= 2007-07-04|access-date=2010-09-30}}</ref>
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|[[Textile]]s |[[Chemical]]s |[[Food processing]] |[[Plantation]]s |[[Media (communication)|Media]] | [[Real estate]]}}
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   | [[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation]]
   | [[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation]]
   | [[National Peroxide]]
   | [[National Peroxide]]
   | Wadia Techno-Engineering&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.wadiaengg.com/ |title=Home |website=wadiaengg.com}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}
   | Wadia Techno-Engineering<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wadiaengg.com/ |title=Home |website=wadiaengg.com}}</ref>}}
| homepage = {{url|http://www.wadiagroup.com}}
| homepage = {{url|http://www.wadiagroup.com}}
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'''Wadia Group''' is an Indian [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]], founded in [[Surat]], headquartered in [[Mumbai]]. It was founded by [[Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia]] in 1736 and is the [[List of oldest companies in India|oldest company in India]], with its subsidiary [[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation|The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited]], established in 1863, being the oldest [[Public company|publicly traded]] Indian company.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news |last=Mudgill |first=Amit |title=Old isn't gold always! These 19th century firms failed to reward investors in last 5 years |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/old-isnt-gold-always-these-19th-century-firms-failed-to-reward-investors-in-last-5-years/articleshow/57746374.cms |access-date=2022-09-19}}&lt;/ref&gt; Other notable companies of the group are [[Bombay Dyeing]], a textile company established in 1879, and [[Britannia Industries]], a food and beverage company established in 1918.
'''Wadia Group''' is an Indian [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]], founded in [[Surat]], headquartered in [[Mumbai]]. It was founded by [[Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia]] in 1736 and is the [[List of oldest companies in India|oldest company in India]], with its subsidiary [[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation|The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited]], established in 1863, being the oldest [[Public company|publicly traded]] Indian company.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mudgill |first=Amit |title=Old isn't gold always! These 19th century firms failed to reward investors in last 5 years |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/old-isnt-gold-always-these-19th-century-firms-failed-to-reward-investors-in-last-5-years/articleshow/57746374.cms |access-date=2022-09-19}}</ref> Other notable companies of the group are [[Bombay Dyeing]], a textile company established in 1879, and [[Britannia Industries]], a food and beverage company established in 1918.


Lovji Wadia secured contracts with the [[British East India Company]] to build ships and docks in Bombay in 1736.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book
Lovji Wadia secured contracts with the [[British East India Company]] to build ships and docks in Bombay in 1736.<ref>{{cite book
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  | publisher = Tempus
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  | isbn = 978-0-7524-2835-2
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}}&lt;/ref&gt; This, and subsequent efforts, would result in Bombay becoming a strategic port for the British colonial undertakings in Asia. The [[Bombay]] dry dock, the first dry dock in Asia, was built by Lovji and his brother Sorabji in 1750. Among the historical ships built by the Wadia Group are {{HMS|Minden}}, {{HMS|Cornwallis|1813|6}}, and {{HMS|Trincomalee}}.[[File:GoAir Airbus A320.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Group company logos displayed on the nose of a GoAir plane]]
}}</ref> This, and subsequent efforts, would result in Bombay becoming a strategic port for the British colonial undertakings in Asia. The [[Bombay]] dry dock, the first dry dock in Asia, was built by Lovji and his brother Sorabji in 1750. Among the historical ships built by the Wadia Group are {{HMS|Minden}}, {{HMS|Cornwallis|1813|6}}, and {{HMS|Trincomalee}}.[[File:GoAir Airbus A320.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Group company logos displayed on the nose of a GoAir plane]]
[[File:BIAL Go Air aircraft.jpg|thumb|right|260px|A GoAir aircraft at [[Bangalore International Airport]], with pink colours.]]
[[File:BIAL Go Air aircraft.jpg|thumb|right|260px|A GoAir aircraft at [[Bangalore International Airport]], with pink colours.]]


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Wadia Group
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1736; 290 years ago (1736)
Founder(s)Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia
Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Nusli Wadia
(Chairman)[1]
Products
RevenueIncrease US$2.700 billion (₹28,000 Crores)
Total equityIncrease US$6.929 billion (₹51,400 Crores)
OwnerWadia family
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.wadiagroup.com

Wadia Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, founded in Surat, headquartered in Mumbai. It was founded by Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia in 1736 and is the oldest company in India, with its subsidiary The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited, established in 1863, being the oldest publicly traded Indian company.[3] Other notable companies of the group are Bombay Dyeing, a textile company established in 1879, and Britannia Industries, a food and beverage company established in 1918.

Lovji Wadia secured contracts with the British East India Company to build ships and docks in Bombay in 1736.[4] This, and subsequent efforts, would result in Bombay becoming a strategic port for the British colonial undertakings in Asia. The Bombay dry dock, the first dry dock in Asia, was built by Lovji and his brother Sorabji in 1750. Among the historical ships built by the Wadia Group are HMS Minden, HMS Cornwallis, and HMS Trincomalee.

Group company logos displayed on the nose of a GoAir plane
A GoAir aircraft at Bangalore International Airport, with pink colours.

Companies[edit | edit source]

The Wadia group consists of several companies, four of which are listed on Indian stock exchanges.

Apart from the listed companies, Wadias own several other firms, including:

  • Gladrags – a fashion magazine which is the particular interest of Maureen Wadia, a former air hostess. Established in 1959.
  • Wadia Techno-Engineering Services Limited (WTESL) – Established in 1960.
  • Go First – Established in 2005.
  • Punjab Kings – a cricket team, one of the ten franchisees playing in the Indian Premier League. Established in 2008.
  • Bombay Realty – Established in 2011.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "India Wadia Group stays in Britannia long term-paper". Reuters. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Home". wadiaengg.com.
  3. ↑ Mudgill, Amit. "Old isn't gold always! These 19th century firms failed to reward investors in last 5 years". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Mihir Bose (2006). Bollywood: a history. Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-2835-2.

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