ABOUT US


Ghodawat Consumer Ltd. (GCL) is the FMCG arm of eminent Indian business conglomerate Sanjay Ghodawat Group that is counted amongst one of the most trusted and fastest-growing conglomerates in India. Our group has made notable strides in the field of Aviation, Consumer Products, Education, Energy, Mining, Retail, Realty, and Textile and it has earned the trust of millions of customers across the nation.

Ghodawat Consumer (GCL) is one of the key business verticals of Sanjay Ghodawat Group that recently gained a distinguished status in the fiercely competitive Indian consumer products segment by becoming a 1,600Cr brand. We are known for manufacturing a wide range of high-quality daily consumable products at very affordable prices. Our product portfolio consists of various popular daily essential products that include Today, GCL's wide-ranging products, including the ‘Star’ brand atta, edible oil, pulses, rice, salt, snacks, assorted namkeens, water, and ‘To Be Honest’ – real fruit and vegetable crunchies are household names in western and southern India. Additionally, Fizzinga - carbonated drinks, Frustar – fruit drinks, Coolberg - non-alcoholic beer, and Rider – Energy Drink are top-selling products in the beverages category.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Mr. Sanjay Ghodawat
Founder and Chairman
Sanjay Ghodawat Group


Sanjay Ghodawat is an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist, businessman and the founding hands behind one of India's fastest-growing conglomerates, the Sanjay Ghodawat Group (SGG). Not only is he a Mechanical Engineer but is also a licensed and certified pilot for helicopters, fixed wings aircraft and gliders. Apart from the industrial sector, Sanjay founded one of India's youngest universities, “Sanjay Ghodawat University (SGU)” in 2009 which caters to more than 16,000 students today. Within eight years of its inception, it was ranked among Asia's fastest emerging private educational institutes as surveyed by WCRC and KPMG, India. Having formed SGG in 1993, he rapidly started diversifying in various high-value industries like Aviation, Consumer Products, Education, Energy, Mining, Realty, Retail and Textiles.... SGG is home to more than 10,000 employees and is driven by its ambition to become The Biggest, The Best & The Most Valuable' Conglomerate. Besides being elected as the Chairman of the Jain International Trade Organization Engineering and Management Program, he has also been the recipient of many regional and national awards, including the ‘Ideal Business Award of Maharashtra’, ‘Maharashtra State Vanashree Puraskar’, ‘Bhartiya Udyog Ratna Award’, ‘50 Outstanding Educational Entrepreneurs of India’, ‘Global Young Entrepreneur Award’, ‘Economic Times Award for Inspiring Business Leaders of India’, ‘Suryadatta National Award’, ‘Corporate Excellence Award’, ‘Jain Ratna Award’, ‘Samaj Bhushan Gaurav Award’ for his philanthropic services to society and notable work in Education and Business sectors and ‘Game Changers of Maharashtra’ Award by Economic Times. Recently, he was honored with the 'Global Philanthropist of the Year 2021' Award. As a true son of the soil, he has always given back to society by extending his hand in times of need through CSR and ISR efforts. He has donated to the families of martyred armymen, helped many drought-affected farmers in the Kolhapur – Sangli region with his generous contribution, and extended aid in times of pandemics such as COVID-19, and other natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods. He also runs a school for the blind in Miraj. He established Sanjay Ghodawat Foundation which manages 'Shri Acharya Tulsi Blood Bank' and Mauli Care Center (Old age home). He has wholeheartedly supported budding International level sportspersons from our nation and contributed to various NGOs which are into the grooming of sports personnel for the Olympics.

Mr. Rajesh Ghodawat
Director
Ghodawat Consumer Ltd.

Rajesh Ghodawat is the Director of Ghodawat Consumer Limited (GCL). He started his journey in 2005, as the Partner of Ghodawat Textiles, where he spearheaded the textile division with a creative and innovative outlook to produce fashionable textiles. Currently, he oversees all day-to-day operations as well as crucial decision-making for Ghodawat Textiles and GCL's Rice & Flour Milling businesses. The Rice Division of GCL operates a complex factory using Buhler, a German technology, with manufacturing and processing facilities capable of producing 8MT per hour of both Basmati and Non-Basmati rice. Under his leadership and guidance, the Rice Division is seen at a substantial growth and today Star Rice (non-basmati) is among the Top 3 branded players in India. He plays a significant role in all the strategic and commercial decisions across SGG.

Mr. Shrenik Ghodawat
Director
Ghodawat Consumer Ltd.

Shrenik Ghodawat is the Director of various business verticals of SGG. Shrenik has Bachelor's degree in Business Management from the CMS, Bangalore, and a Master’s degree in International Business from UBI, Belgium. He joined the family business at the age of 19 and brought on board his unique vision, management practices, and global approach across SGG. With his charismatic and dynamic approach, he has managed to lead SGG to greater heights of success. As the Managing Director at Ghodawat Consumer Ltd. (GCL), he spearheads the overall operations and strategic functions of GCL. Under his exemplary leadership, GCL recently touched a momentous milestone by becoming an INR 1,000 cr revenue company in FY 21 and is moving ahead with a renewed endeavor to double its revenue to INR 2,000 cr by FY 23.... Shrenik has made his presence count in Service Industry as well. He is the Founder & Director at Renom Energy Services Pvt Ltd (RENOM) which is one of its kind entity providing services of Operation and Maintenance to Renewable Energy Assets across India. Under his leadership, 'RENOM' has become India's leading organization in the O&M space with more than 1300 MW assets under management. He is also a Director at Star Air, founded in 2019, and is one of the most trusted Commercial Regional Airlines in India. It has won the trust and hearts of thousands of people with its on-time, affordable, comfortable and world-class services. Shrenik has also conceptualized and founded the retail business under Ghodawat Retail LLP in 2020. This startup is already making waves in the retail world with its latest offering 'Star Localmart'- a locally sourced, locally processed, and locally sold ecosystem. The concept stands out since the startup generates local opportunities such as employment, space for local companies to exhibit their products, local business opportunities and the promotion of local entrepreneurship. From a young age, Shrenik has been a recipient of multiple accolades and was also felicitated with “35 under 35” by Entrepreneur India, “40 Most Influential Under 40 Indians” award by Asia One, “Business Leadership Award 2021” along with the “Young Business Tycoon 2021” award by Times Group.

Mrs. Salloni Ghodawat
Chief Operating Officer
Ghodawat Consumer Ltd.

Salloni Ghodawat is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Ghodawat Consumer Limited (Impulse Division). She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (USA) and a Finance and Global Commerce degree holder from the University of Western Ontario (UWO), Canada. As the COO, she is not only in charge of the day-to-day operations but also engages herself in the formulation and implementation of sales strategy. She closely collaborates with the entire sales team with a focus on distribution growth, brand recognition and revenue development. She manages the entire omnichannel network for Snack Food, Beverages, Bakery and Confectionary divisions. Salloni works closely with various business units and product development teams, to ensure that all our products are designed and developed to suit the customer needs without any compromise on quality. She also spearheads a new product development team for impulse categories. As a recipient of multiple accolades, Salloni, along with Shrenik was recently felicitated with the 'FEMINA PUNE'S MOST POWERFUL PERSONALITIES 2021' Award.