{"id":53,"date":"2014-03-04T01:46:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T01:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2023-12-15T10:50:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T10:50:23","slug":"company-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/about-us\/company-profile\/company-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Company History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Wipro Consumer Care is part of the Wipro group, a global IT and Consumer goods major with headquarters in Bangalore, India, that comes with overs 75 years of rich history. A group with a trusting leadership, practicing diversity and inclusion and hungry for growth. It has a Global workforce of 10,000 + with offices in more than 19 countries. 59% of the workforce consists of women employees<\/p>\n

Wipro Unza Africa-and-overseas is a division of the Wipro Consumer Care group, dedicated to marketing a comprehensive range of personal care products. Our offerings primarily include Fragrances, Talcum Powder, Deodorants, Skin Care, Hair care, Shower and Cleansing products. We have established a significant presence in Africa-and-overseas markets, with a strong foothold in regions such as Africa, the Indian sub-continent, and Australasia. Our products are proudly presented under renowned brand names like Enchanteur, Romano, Santoor, Gervenne Bouquet, Doremi, Carrie Junior, Eversoft, and Aiken. These brands stand alongside other leading names within Wipro\u2019s diverse portfolio.<\/p>\n

Many of our brands enjoy positions of market leadership owing to the fact that they are specifically designed and created with consumer needs in mind. The enduring success of our brands are built on an unwavering commitment to high standards and values, enabling us to provide high-quality products for generations.<\/p>\n

Milestones<\/h1>\n

\u2022 1945 \u2013 Wipro was incorporated on December 29th, 1945 by Mohammed Hashem Premi as \u201cWestern India Vegetable Products Limited\u201d
\n\u2022 1946- Our humble beginnings! Launch of the Amalner Factory
\n\u2022 1988- Wipro relaunched the W logo and introduced the Rainbow flower with a new promise statement
\n\u2022 1967 \u2013 Azim H Premji takes over the company, appointed as the MD
\n\u2022 1991 \u2013 Wipro Lighting- New division launched
\n\u2022 2001 \u2013 Azim Premji Foundation Launched
\n\u2022 2004 \u2013 Wipro Consumer care enters GCC market with brand Santoor
\n\u2022 2007 \u2013 Wipro makes it first venture in the International market with the Acquisition of UNZA Holdings
\n\u2022 2009 \u2013 Wipro acquires brand Yardley London in Middle East & India region
\n\u2022 2012 \u2013 Wipro acquires brand Yardley London in UK region
\n\u2022 2017 \u2013 Wipro recasts logo, values to mark new brand identity
\n\u2022 2018 \u2013 Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting business crosses USD 1 billion revenue
\n\u2022 2020 \u2013 Merger of Wipro UNZA Middle East into Wipro Yardley FZE
\n\u2022 2022 \u2013 Wipro forays into Foods Business with the acquisition of Nirapara spices in India and GCC
\n\u2022 2023 \u2013 Wipro Group achieves INR100 billion in Sales turnover<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wipro Consumer Care is part of the Wipro group, a global IT and Consumer goods major with headquarters in Bangalore, India, that comes with overs 75 years of rich history. A group with a trusting leadership, practicing diversity and inclusion and hungry for growth. It has a Global workforce of 10,000 + with offices in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2587,"parent":17,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-templates\/front-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3310,"href":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions\/3310"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiprocci.com\/africa-and-overseas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}