Tata Consumer Products Ltd
NSE: TATACONSUM BSE: 500800
₹1087.30
(-4.11)%
Sun, 01 Feb 2026, 04:31 pm
Market Cap1122.05B
PE Ratio73.32
Dividend0.73
Consumer Non-Durables
Food: Specialty/Candy
24.5Ktata consumer products ltd History
1962
- Incorporated on October 18 as private limited company.
- Set up in technical and financial collaboration with James Finlay & Co Ltd, UK.
1963
- Converted to public limited company on May 8.
- Issued 50,000 shares in May.
- Issued 94,000 shares at Rs 87.50 paid-up in December.
1964
- Issued 6,000 shares without payment in October.
1968
- Operations affected by heavy development expenses for instant tea via green leaf process.
1971
- Technical and financial collaboration agreement with James Finlay expired.
1976
- Reorganised ownership of Finlay Tea Associates; Amalgamated Tea Estates became wholly-owned by James Finlay, others by McLeod Russel.
- Reorganised capital structure per scheme sanctioned by High Court of Mumbai on September 1.
1977
- Allotted 1,98,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each to Finlay Tea Associates; balance Rs 9.52 crores as unsecured loans at 5% interest.
- Offered 26,00,000 shares at par to public in June.
1979
- Issued 20,00,000 bonus shares in 1:3 proportion.
1982
- James Finlay and McLeod Russel sold equity holdings to Tata Industries on December 1.
- Tata Industries offered 3.2 million shares to Indian shareholders in 2:3 proportion.
- Changed name from Tata-Finlay Ltd to Tata Tea Ltd.
1984
- Formed 100% subsidiary Bambino Investment and Trading Co Pvt Ltd.
- Issued 10,00,000 15% non-convertible debentures on rights basis.
- Established Tata Tea Inc in USA by acquiring Tritea Incorporated facilities.
1986
- Allotted 25,23,078 shares on July 1 in conversion of 13.5% debentures at par.
1987
- Allotted 16,82,052 shares on July 1 in conversion of 13.5% debentures at premium Rs 25.
1988
- Reached agreement with P&OCL to transfer shipping agency effective October 1, 1989.
- Issued 48,82,052 bonus shares in 2:5 proportion.
1989
- Launched Prestige blend.
- Started button mushrooms production plant in Kerala.
- Made offer to acquire majority in CCL; allotted 19,92,573 TTL shares by February 1991.
1990
- Tata Spices Centre at Cochin contributed to performance.
- Launched Brahmaputra polypack blend.
- Privately placed Rs 15 crores 14% non-convertible debentures, redeemable 1997.
- Consolidated Coffee Ltd and subsidiaries became subsidiaries.
- Received letter of intent for Haldia Petrochemical JV on August 10.
1991
- Launched Chakra Gold premium dust brand.
- Set up Lloyd's agency branch in Kathmandu.
- Proposed Munnar tea capacity expansion to over 1 million lbs per year.
- Proposed new instant tea plant with 3 million lbs capacity.
- Set up pilot button mushrooms plant at Munnar for test marketing.
- Set up Spice Processing Centre in Cochin and Medicinal & Aromatic Plant Processing Centre in Munnar.
- Proposed wholly-owned subsidiary Tata Tea International Ltd in Jersey, Channel Islands.
- Established JV Estate Management Services Pvt Ltd in Sri Lanka.
- Entered agreement with State Trading Organisation of Iran for JV.
1992
- Established International Business Division.
- Established Tata Tetley Ltd JV with Lyons Tetley on equal shareholding.
- Proposed Tata Krasnodar Industries Ltd JV with Krasnodar Tea Company.
- Proposed Tata NYK Transport Systems Ltd Indo-Japanese JV.
- Made open offer for up to 24.99% of Rallis India shares; allotted 19,59,142 company shares.
1993
- Proposed installation of state-of-the-art production facilities.
1994
- Entered JV with Hitachi Ltd, Japan.
- Received approvals to increase stake in Asian Coffee Ltd to 55%.
- Issued 157,79,173 bonus equity shares in 1:1 proportion.
1995
- Allotted 12,84,338 shares in exchange for 64,21,687 Asian Coffee Ltd shares.
- Introduced polpacks in South and North markets.
1996
- Launched Pride of India scheme with Consolidated Coffee.
1997
- Launched Tata Tea Premium in Hyderabad and Secunderabad on December 23.
- Planned to enter Pakistan market in January.
1998
- Planned merger of coffee subsidiaries Consolidated Coffee, Asian Coffee, and Veerarajendra Estates.
- Entered JV with Lyons Tetley to export value-added tea bags and packets.
- Launched Agni brand in economy sector.
1999
- Launched Lucky Cup premium dust tea in South Indian states in February.
2000
- Acquired 100% of Tetley Group via subsidiary in March.
- Issued 75,98,000 Global Depository Shares at US$9.87, fully subscribed.
- Raised $165 million senior debt for Tetley acquisition.
- Proposed Employees Stock Option Scheme.
- T Siganporia took over as Managing Director.
2001
- Homi R Khusrokhan appointed Managing Director.
2002
- Tetley acquisition successful; Tetley became number one in UK.
- Appointed BCG for Tetley integration.
- Relaunched Chakra Gold with improved flavour and aroma.
2003
- Bifurcated plantation and branded tea businesses into separate units.
- U M Rao ceased as nominee director and appointed additional non-executive director.
- Appointed Deutsche Bank as Depository.
2004
- Sold 5.3% stake in FAL Industries.
- Set up tea museum at Nullathanni Estate, Munnar.
- Rolled out Select Finest Assam tea in UAE.
- Appointed Sangeeta Talwar as Executive Director.
2005
- Launched Tata Tea Agni.
- Planned to acquire 2 North America brands.
2006
- IFC to acquire 19% stake in new company.
- Tata Coffee acquired US-based EOC for $220 million.
- Planned to acquire 30% stake in EBI.
2007
- V Venkiteswaran ceased as Executive Director from January 1.
- Entered JV with Zhejiang Tea Import and Export Company Ltd, China on May 8.
- Appointed A R Gandhi as Non-Whole time Director.
- Acquired 25.74% stake in Mt Everest.
2009
- Launched Tata Tea GOLD.
- Tata Coffee won Gold Medal at Grands Crus de Cafe, Paris.
- Improved ranking in ET Brand Equity Survey.
2010
- Signed MoU with PepsiCo on April 9 for JV in non-carbonated ready-to-drink beverages.
- Split share face value from Rs 10 to Re 1.
- Changed name to Tata Global Beverages Ltd.
2011
- Signed MoU with Kerala Ayurveda Limited.
- Appointed Ajoy Misra as Director and Executive Director.
- Launched Tata Tea Jaago Re Inter Milan Soccer Stars.
- Ranked 6th in CDP Carbon Leadership Disclosure Index.
2012
- Tetley Tea celebrated 175th anniversary.
- Entered 50:50 JV with Starbucks as Tata Starbucks Limited.
- Cyrus Mistry appointed Chairman.
2013
- Inked pact with Tata Realty for property development.
- Awarded Re-imagination scholarships to eight Urban Scholars at Brunel University.
- Starbucks and Tata Coffee inaugurated roasting and packaging plant in Kushalnagar, Coorg.
2014
- Acquired 100% stake in Australian firm.
- Tata Starbucks forayed into Chennai.
- Merger of Mount Everest Mineral Water with parent approved.
- Contemplated introducing nutrient water brand via PepsiCo JV.
2015
- Launched Tata Coffee Grand instant coffee.
- Launched Tata Tea Fusion.
2021
- Extended medical insurance cover to partners of LGBTQ employees.
- Tata Coffee won FICCI Sustainable Agriculture Award for Soil and Water Conservation Initiatives.
2022
- Launched Shuddh By Tata Salt.
- Project Jalodari conserved 183 million litres of water.
- Launched Tata Soulfull Masala Oats+.
- Launched premium Honey and Preserves under Himalayan.
- Entered alternate meat segment with Tata Simply Better plant-based range.
2023
- Capacity expansion at Tata Coffee Vietnam Company Limited.
2024
- Issued rights shares of Rs 1 in ratio 1:26 at premium of Rs 817 per share.
- Announced acquisition of Organic India.
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