How a pepper trader's great-grandson turned Parachute into a Rs 1 lakh crore Marico empire

Profile of Harsh Mariwala tracing Marico's rise from unbranded coconut oil to a Rs 13,611 crore-revenue FMCG group with a Rs 1 lakh crore market cap and operations across 25 countries. Parachute was launched in 1974; Marico was incorporated in 1988.

— Filed Fri, 3 Jul, 2026, 23:49 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

Profile of Harsh Mariwala and how Marico built the Parachute brand from unbranded coconut oil into a Rs 1 lakh crore consumer goods empire operating across 25 countries.