{"id":459,"date":"2026-03-26T03:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/india-marketing.jp\/india-company\/godrej-consumer-products\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T03:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:28:17","slug":"godrej-consumer-products","status":"publish","type":"india-company","link":"https:\/\/india-marketing.jp\/en\/india-company\/godrej-consumer-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) | Household insecticides and personal care from an Indian conglomerate FMCG"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Godrej group, founded in 1897, is one of India's leading conglomerates. Its consumer goods arm, Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL), centers on household insecticides such as mosquito coils and on personal care, and it does not handle food or beverages. The group's food and agriculture operations sit with Godrej Agrovet (the Jersey dairy drinks and the Yummiez frozen foods), and the similar company names make the two easy to mix up.<\/p>

Company profile<\/h2>
Item<\/th>Details<\/th><\/tr>
Year founded<\/td>2001 (spun off)<\/td><\/tr>
Headquarters<\/td>Mumbai (Maharashtra)<\/td><\/tr>
MD & CEO<\/td>Aasif Malbari (took office August 12, 2026)<\/td><\/tr>
Consolidated revenue<\/td>\u20b915,178 crore (FY2026 = fiscal year ended March 2026, approx. 264 billion yen)<\/td><\/tr>
Employees<\/td>About 12,000 people<\/td><\/tr>
Listing<\/td>Listed on the BSE and NSE<\/td><\/tr>
Main brands<\/td>Good knight, HIT, Cinthol, Godrej Expert, Godrej Activ<\/td><\/tr><\/table>

Business and strengths<\/h2>

Within India its two pillars are home care (Good knight mosquito coils, HIT insecticides) and personal care (Cinthol soap, Godrej Expert hair color). On top of that it set up the pet care subsidiary Godrej Pet Care and entered pet food. It also operates overseas in markets such as Indonesia, Africa, and Latin America.<\/p>

Recent developments<\/h2>

Sudhir Sitapati, who had served as MD and CEO since 2021, stepped down effective August 11, 2026, and Aasif Malbari, who had been CFO, took over the following day. Consolidated revenue for FY2026 (fiscal year ended March 2026) was \u20b915,178 crore, up from \u20b913,997 crore in FY2025. Pet food rather than food is the new growth area.<\/p>

Points of contact and business opportunities for Japanese companies<\/h2>

GCPL is not a food company, so it is not a candidate partner for food. Among Japanese companies, Earth Corporation and KINCHO in mosquito coils and insecticides, and Kao and Lion in soap and hair care, are its direct competitors. The practical way to view it is as a company to study for how it holds shelf space in Indian retail.<\/p>

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