I N D I A
ESTABLISHED 1855
A saga that began over a century and a half ago, continues on its path of service to the world with dedication, courage and an unflinching commitment to quality. Over the years the Company has embraced modernity and adapted to changing times. Yet, its basic values remain the same--Integrity, Craftsmanship, and Tradition. From old tradition sprang Mohan Meakin where the sanctity of ancient culture, technological development and craving for quality are artfully blended into the products.
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The
origin of Mohan Meakin traces back to Edward Dyer from United Kingdom
who set up the first-ever brewery and made indigenous beer available
to the Indians as well as Britons. He set up more Breweries at Solan,
Simla, Murree, Rawalpindi and Mandalay. Another entrepreneur H G Meakin
came to India from Britain and bought the old Simla and Solan Breweries
from Edward Dyer and added more at Ranikhet, Dalhousie, Chakrata, Darjeeling
and Kirkee.
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A distillery was then set up at Kasauli instead. Another distillery
was set up in the historic city of Lucknow. In addition to meet the
increased demand of Mohan Meakin Products an Industcrial Complex on
150 acres of land was set up in the year 1960 near Dehli in Ghaziabad
Distt. of Uttar Paresh. Mohan Meakin have established fully equipped
labratories at its various manufacturing centres manned by highly qualified
and experienced technical persons to ensure the maintenance of high
standard quality products.
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SHAW
WALLACE
ESTABLISHED 1886
Established in Calcutta in 1886, Shaw Wallace bears a legacy that is drenched in the spirit of India for the last 116 years. The company came into existence at a time when the country was in the thick of its struggle for freedom against colonialism. It was an era of cataclysmic change, powered by the crystallization of the social, political, cultural and economic ideologies that would define the very future of India.
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The Indian Nationalist movement came to the fore under the leadership
of W. C. Banerjee in Bombay barely a few days after Shaw Wallace was
founded. If 1886 marked the inception of the remarkable Rama Krishna
Mission by Swami Vivekananda following the demise of one of the greatest
Indian saints, Ramakrishna Paramhansa it also witnessed the release
of Rabindranath Tagore's literary masterpiece Kari-o-Komol.
Set against a backdrop of changing ideas and structures that governed
India's germination into an independent entity, Shaw Wallace after a
modest beginning blossomed into one of the forerunners in the alcohol
and beverage industry.
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Throughout its long and rich journey, Shaw Wallace has had many a first
to its credit. The company was one of the first importers of motor cars
in India during the beginning of the 20th century. Shaw Wallace was
also the first agent in India of a wireless company- Marconi's Wireless
Telegraph. In 1926, it acted as an agent of an airline, the 'Imperial
Airways'.
Shaw Wallace marked another milestone in 1987, when the company came
under the dynamic leadership of the Jumbo Group, spearheaded by the
late Mr. M R Chhabria. His boundless vision and business acumen has
further cemented the position of the company, taking it to dizzying
heights of success.
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The Shaw Wallace motto has been to live and breathe innovation with
the consistent launch of new products and variants to cater to emerging
needs of its consumers. In the last century, the company has risen consistently
to the challenges that have come its way establishing a niche that cleverly
captures the varied and ever-changing taste of alcohol consumers the
world over. Today Shaw Wallace has a host of liquor and beer brands
that have become synonymous with the highest quality and the best of
times.