Pradeep Kumar Chowdhry

Gemini Edibles & Fats India Ltd. engages in the manufacturing and marketing of edible oils. It operates its business through three verticals: Branded Retail Consumer, Industrial Consumer and Bulk Merchandising. In Branded Retail Consumer vertical, it manufactures and markets oils such as sunflower oil, rice bran oil, mustard oil, groundnut oil, palm kernel oil and palmolein oil, under its own brands. In Industrial Consumer vertical, it produces and markets oils and fats such as high stability frying oils, palm oils, cocoa butter substitutes, inter-esterified vegetable fats and shortenings to companies in the food industry, such as manufacturers of biscuits, snack foods, confectionery, non-dairy whip topping, ready-to-eat, frozen desserts and food ingredients. In Bulk Merchandising vertical, it sells palmolein, palm kernel, sunflower and soyabean oils in bulk form to players operating with their own brands and to those who sell edible oil in unbranded or loose form. The company was founded by Pradeep Kumar Chowdhry on April 17, 2008 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.

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