Dempo
Indian mining company
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Dempo is a company from Goa, India. It was founded as a mining business in 1941 by brothers Vasantrao S. Dempo in and Vaikuntrao Dempo. In 2011 its mining business was sold to Vedanta Limited.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Headquarters | Panaji, Goa, India |
Dempo established Hindustan Foods in 1988 as a joint venture with Glaxo to manufacture cereal-based food products.[1] Dempo also operates businesses in travel agency,[2] newspaper publishing,[3] shipbuilding,[4] refining,[5][6] and real estate.
Dempo also established the charitable Voicuntrao Dempo Centre for Indo-Portuguese Studies (Portuguese: Centro de Estudos Indo-Portugueses Voicuntrao Dempo).[7]