ITC Limited
Indian company
ITC Limited is an Indian conglomerate, headquartered in Kolkata. It has a presence across six business segments, namely FMCG, agribusiness, information technology, paper products, and packaging. It generates a plurality of its revenue from tobacco products.
In terms of market capitalization, ITC is the second-largest FMCG company in India and the third-largest tobacco company in the world.
History
Tobacco business and early years
"ITC Limited" was originally named "Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited", succeeding Imperial Brands and W.D. & H.O. Wills on 24 August 1910 as a British-owned company registered in Kolkata. Since the company was primarily based on agricultural resources, it ventured into partnerships in 1911 with farmers from the southern part of India to source leaf tobacco. Under the company's umbrella, the "Indian Leaf Tobacco Development Company Limited" was formed in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh in 1912. The first cigarette factory of the company was set up in 1913 in Bangalore.
In 1928, construction began for the company's headquarters, the 'Virginia House' at Kolkata (Calcutta). ITC acquired Carreras Tobacco Company's factory at Kidderpore in 1935 to further strengthen its presence.
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