Bombay Sweets (Bangladesh) Explained

Bombay Sweets
Type:Private limited company
Currentowner:Salim Jivani (Chairman)
Origin:Bangladesh
Markets:Worldwide

Bombay Sweets is a manufacturer and food processing company from Bangladesh since 1948.[1] It is most noted for its "Potato Chips" and "Chanachur". It also produces beverages, frozen foods and spices. It is one of the oldest companies in Bangladesh.[2]

History

Bombay Sweets was established in Nawabpur, Old Dhaka in 1948. It launched chanachur in 1948.[3]

Bombay Sweets launched Ring chips in 1986.

Bombay Sweets launched Potato Crackers in 1988. Bombay Sweets launched Mr. Twist in 1996. In 1998, it established Tricepack Ltd to manufacture packaging.

Bombay Sweets launched Alooz in 2012.

Bombay Sweets launched Pastachips in 2017. A 2018 study by Environment and Social Development Organization found that Bombay Sweets, PRAN-RFL Group, and Abdul Monem Limited produced 67 percent of non-recyclable plastics in Bangladesh.[4]

On 14 December 2020, Mr. Kamrul Hasan, Sanitary Inspector of Dhaka South City Corporation sued the Karim Sher Ali Jidani, managing director of Bombay Sweets, and Zahid Hossain, Production Manager of the Bombay Sweets factory in Dhaka, for obstructing him from performing an inspection at the factory.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-10-15. Bombay Sweets & Co., Ltd.. 2020-09-08. PotatoPro. en.
  2. Web site: 2016-11-02. Exports of processed food on the rise. 2021-01-13. The Daily Star. en.
  3. Web site: Welcome to Bombay Sweets. 2021-01-13. www.bombaysweetsbd.com.
  4. Web site: 2018-10-07. Three companies responsible for two-thirds of single-use plastics. 2021-01-14. Dhaka Tribune.
  5. Web site: 2020-12-14. DSCC sues Bombay Sweets MD, product manager for obstructing them from doing their duties. 2021-01-13. The Daily Star. en.
  6. Web site: DSCC files case against Bombay Sweets. 13 January 2021. New Age. en.