Parle Products Private Limited is an Indian food products company best known for its biscuits, confectionery and snacks. Headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the company is among the largest biscuit manufacturers in India and is widely recognised for its flagship glucose biscuit brand, Parle-G.
| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food processing (biscuits, confectionery, snacks) |
| Founded | 1929, in Vile Parle, Bombay (now Mumbai) |
| Founders | Members of the Chauhan family |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Notable brands | Parle-G, Monaco, KrackJack, Hide & Seek, Melody, Mango Bite, Poppins, Kismi |
| Country | India |
Parle Products traces its origin to a small confectionery factory set up by the Chauhan family in the Mumbai suburb of Vile Parle, from which the company derives its name. The firm initially produced sweets and confectionery before moving into biscuit manufacturing. Its first biscuit brand, marketed as Parle Gluco, was launched in the pre-Independence period and was positioned as an affordable energy biscuit for Indian consumers at a time when the market was dominated by imported British biscuits.
In later decades the company split into separate business entities run by different branches of the founding family. Parle Products Private Limited continued the biscuits and confectionery business, while related entities such as Parle Agro (which manufactures beverages including Frooti and Appy) and Parle Bisleri (mineral water) operate independently under separate ownership.
Parle Products operates manufacturing facilities across India, supplemented by a large network of contract manufacturing units. Its distribution reach extends through millions of retail outlets in urban and rural India, and the company exports its products to several countries across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, North America and Europe.
Parle-G holds an iconic place in Indian popular culture, with its yellow-and-white wax-paper packaging and the image of a young girl on the wrapper recognised across generations. The brand is frequently cited as a symbol of affordability and mass-market reach in Indian fast-moving consumer goods. During periods of economic stress, including the COVID-19 lockdown, sales of Parle-G saw notable surges as consumers stocked up on low-cost staples.