MDH (spice company)
Indian spice producer
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Mahashian Di Hatti Private Limited,[2][3] doing business as MDH, is an Indian spice producer and seller based in New Delhi, India. It is the second largest leader in the Indian market with 12% market share, following S. Narendrakumar's Everest Spices.[4]
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Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Food, spices |
| Founded | 1919, Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India |
| Founder | Mahashay Chunnilal Gulati |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
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| Products | Deggi Mirch, Chana masala, Kitchen King, Chunky Chaat Masala, Meat Masala, Kasoori Methi, Garam masala, Rajmah masala, Shahi Paneer Masala, Dal Makhani Masala, Sabzi Masala. |
| Revenue |  ₹1,775 crore (US$190 million) (2022)[1] |
| ₹700 crore (US$73 million) (2022) | |
| Website | www |
It was founded by Dharampal Gulati in 1959, who served as its CEO until his death on 3 December 2020, Subsequently, Dharampal's son, Rajeev Gulati, took over the company and became the face of the MDH brand.[5][6]
History
Mahashay Chunnilal Gulati set up the masala company in 1919 in Sialkot, British India currently located in the Punjab province of Pakistan since 1947.[7] It is associated with Mahashay Chunnilal Charitable Trust.
Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, the son of the founder moved to Delhi after the partition of India. He opened a shop in a shack and started selling spices like his father.[8] He later opened his shop at Ajmal Khan Road, Karol Bagh and expanded from there. In 1959 he bought a plot in Kirti Nagar to set up his own spice factory.[9]
At the age of 94, Dharampal Gulati was the highest paid fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) CEO in India in 2017.[10] He took home over ₹210 million (equivalent to ₹280 million or US$2.9 million in 2023) as salary in the last fiscal year.[11] Two years later, on 16 March 2019, he received the Padma Bhushan award for Trade & Industry from the President of India Ram Nath Kovind.[12]
Operations
Controversies
In May 2024, New Zealand's food safety regulator said it was investigating contamination in spice products of Indian brands MDH and Everest.[17] Its products were recalled by regulators in Hong Kong and Singapore for containing ethylene oxide.[18]