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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1910 |
Founder | Lala Pyare Lal |
Headquarters | Kolkata, India |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 43,000 |
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Website | www |
The Apeejay Surrendra Group, an Indian business conglomerate, was established in 1910 in Jalandhar by Lala Pyare Lal. Later, in 1951, the headquarters were relocated to Kolkata. Surrendra Paul was chairman from 1982 until his murder in 1989. Most of the current senior executives are members of his family.[1][2]
The companies in the Apeejay Surrendra Group collectively employ 43,000 people.[citation needed] The businesses are tea plantations, fast-moving consumer goods, tea brands, shipping, boutique hotels, commercial real estate, warehousing, business centres, retail brands, bookstores,[3][4] tea rooms, marine cluster,[clarification needed] logistics parks and knowledge parks.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]