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 Who we are | Vision | Founder

"Change we believe is the only constant,  but if a vision remains constant there is no limit to what can be achieved".   It was this very vision of a boy,  standing in the middle of a cane field that  gave rise to an industrial township for the betterment of his fellow men. 

This is the story of Rai Bahadur Gujarmal Modi who founded the  Group in year 1933. From then on there was no looking back

• The Sugarcane Development Co-operative Society was set up in 1938-39
• Vanaspati factory, using cotton seed oil was set up in June 1939
• The washing soap factory utilising the waste sludge was established in 1940.
• The toilet soap factory emerged in the year 1941. Soaps were manufactured under the brand names, Modi No. 1 and Perfect soap.
• The Modi Tin Factory was established in 1941 to fulfill the demand of the Vanaspati unit for tin containers.
• Modi Food Products was born on 28th May 1941 this factory was separated from the sugar factory and converted into a public limited company on 18th December 1941.
• Sometime later a new company, Modi Supplies Corporation Ltd. was set up to process dry fruits into cakes and tablets for the use of the armed forces.
• A Biscuit manufacturing factory and a confectionary plant was also set up in 1943.
• The Modi Oil Mills was set up in 1944 to meet the needs of the Vanaspati unit for pure cottonseed oil and groundnut oil.
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