Apr 23 2024, 08:57
RJ Corp's succession plan finalised; Ravi Jaipuria's son gets food & beverages business, daughter gets healthcare & education:
RJ Corp runs PepsiCo's second-largest bottler outside the US, Varun Beverages (VBL), as well as Devyani International (DIL), which is the operator of KFC, Pizza Hut and Costa Coffee outlets in India. Both companies, named after the founder's children, Varun and Devyani, are listed. The group is also involved in healthcare and education.
Ravi Jaipuria has formalised the succession plan at the $3-billion RJ Corp, with his son getting the food & beverages business, and his daughter taking charge on the healthcare and education side.
RJ Corp runs PepsiCo's second-largest bottler outside the US, Varun Beverages (VBL), as well as Devyani International (DIL), which is the operator of KFC, Pizza Hut and Costa Coffee outlets in India. Both companies, named after the founder's children, Varun and Devyani, are listed. The group is also involved in healthcare and education.
Sister Devyani, 39, has got the healthcare businesses, which include premium maternity hospital chain Cocoon and stem cell banking. She has also got Delhi Public Schools in Gurgaon and Jaipur, in addition to DPS International School in Gurgaon and Dharav High School in Jaipur. Devyani is married to entrepreneur Ambrish Jaipuria and has two children.
Varun has been involved with the business for over a decade, commencing with smaller geographies and roles. VBL bottles and distributes PepsiCo's beverages - including Pepsi, 7UP, Mirinda and Mountain Dew fizzy drinks, Sting energy drink, Tropicana juice and Aquafina water - to 3.8 million outlets globally.
source: et
Apr 24 2024, 08:40