Ramesh Chauhan is divesting Bisleri International to Ltd for an estimated 6,000-7,000 crore to Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL)

The current management of Bisleri will continue for two years as part of the deal.

Chauhan said. Bisleri is India’s largest packaged water company, Tata Group “will nurture and take care of it even better,” although selling Bisleri was still a “painful” decision

Chauhan is not holding any minority stakes after selling the business. “What will I do with it when I am not running the show?” he said

Chauhan said the Bisleri brand’s turnover for FY23 is estimated at Rs 2,500 crore with a profit of Rs 220 crore

Bisleri was originally an Italian brand that set up shop in India in Mumbai in 1965

Chauhans acquired Bisleri in 1969. The company has 122 operational plants and 4,500 distributors and 5,000 trucks across India and neighboring countries

After exiting Chauhan now intends to refocus and invest in environmental and charitable causes and help the poor get medical treatment

Tata Consumer Product share price opened higher at Rs 787 on NSE and now trading at Rs 791, ( 2.6% up) on 24 November at 10 am IST

Sources: Economic Times and Google

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