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Tata Consumer Products formerly known as TATA Global Beverages Ltd. is a SEGMENTS
focused consumer products company uniting the food and beverage interests of
the Tata Group under one umbrella. In the Beverages business, Tata Consumer
Products is the 2nd largest player in branded tea in the world with over 330 TEA
million servings everyday across the world. Tata Consumer Products has grown
through innovation, strategic alliances and acquisitions, and organic growth.
The Company has a joint venture with Starbucks called Tata Starbucks Limited, COFFEE
to own and operate Starbucks cafes in India. Since the inauguration of the
flagship store in Mumbai in October 2012, this 50:50 JV has expanded to 10
cities, with many more Starbucks stores planned across the country. The high- WATER
growth contemporary ‘single-serve' business is also an important play for Tata
Consumer Products. In the USA they have an agreement with Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters’ Keurig single-serve machines for Eight O'Clock Coffee, with FOODS
K-Fee for MAP Coffee in Australia, and with Tassimo in Canada for Tetley tea.
He is the Chairman of the Board of Tata Mr. D’Souza is Managing Director and CEO He started his career with A. F. Ferguson
Sons, the holding company and promoter of of Tata Consumer Products. In his previous and Co., where he worked as a Senior
over 100 Tata operating companies with role, he served as Managing Director of Consultant with their management
aggregate annual revenues of more than US$ Whirlpool India Ltd. for four years. Mr. consultancy division. He subsequently
100 billion. He joined the Board of Tata D’Souza began his career at Hindustan worked with Larsen and Toubro Ltd a
Sons in October 2016 and was appointed Unilever Ltd. in 1993. With over 26 years of diversified conglomerate, in a variety of
Chairman in January 2017. He also chairs rich experience, he has strong domain areas and was lastly in their corporate office
the Boards of several other operating Tata knowledge of the consumer products as General Manager, Finance. He joined the
companies such as Tata Steel, Tata Motors, business with distinct focus on strategy, Tata group in 2000 in the hotels business as
Tata Power, Indian Hotels and Tata growth and execution.He is an engineering Vice President Finance. He took over the
Consultancy Services (TCS) of which he graduate from the University of Madras and head of finance function of erstwhile Tata
was Chief Executive Officer and Managing holds a post-graduate diploma in Tea in India in 2004 and has handled
Director from 2009-17. His appointment as management from the Indian Institute of different roles in the Company in India and
Chairman followed a 30-year business career Management, Calcutta. the UK. He is also a Director on the Board
at TCS. of NourishCo Beverages Ltd. and several of
the Company’s overseas subsidiaries.
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