Rkj Group
It can be said with absolute certainty that the RKJ Group has carved out a special niche for itself. Our services touch different aspects of commercial and civilian domains like those of Bottling, Food Chain and Education. Headed by Mr. R. K. Jaipuria, the group as on today can lay claim to expertise and leadership in the fields of education, food and beverages. The business of the company was started in 1991 with a tie-up with Pepsi Foods Limited to manufacture and market Pepsi brand of beverages in geographically pre-defined territories in which brand and technical support was provided by the Principals viz., Pepsi Foods Limited. The manufacturing facilities were restricted at Agra Plant only. Varun Beverages Ltd. is the flagship company of the group. The group also became the first franchisee for Yum Restaurants International [formerly PepsiCo Restaurants (India) Private Limited] in India. It has exclusive franchise rights for Northern & Eastern India. It has total 46 Pizza Hut Restaurants & 1 KFC Restaurant under its company. We diversified into education by opening our first school in Gurgaon under management of Delhi Public School Society. The schools of the group are run under a Registered Trust namely Champa Devi Jaipuria Charitable Trust. Companies are medium sized, professionally managed, unlisted and closely held between Indian Promoters and foreign collaborators. The group added another feather to its cap when the prestigious PepsiCo "International Bottler of the Year" award was presented to Mr. R. K. Jaipuria for the year 1998 at a glittering award ceremony at PepsiCo's centennial year celebrations at Hawaii, USA. The award was presented by Mr. Donald M. Kendall, founder of PepsiCo Inc. in the presence of Mr. George Bush, the 41st President of USA, Mr. Roger A. Enrico, Chairman of the Board & C.E.O., PepsiCo Inc. and Mr. Craig Weatherup, President of Pepsi Cola Company. Vision: Being the best in everything we touch and handle. Mission: Continuously excel to achieve and maintain leadership position in the chosen businesses; and delight all stakeholders by making economic value additions in all corporate functions. Our Success: Production of innovative, high quality retail branded beverages combined with world-class packaging. Driven by a management team with a relentless focus on achieving superior customer service, driving earnings improvement and increasing shareholder value. Our People: At RKJ we are creating an environment where our employees enjoy a greater degree of empowerment - both individually and in their work teams. Our employees are equipped with the necessary tools, training and management backup for strong performance and accountability, as well as with an environment of open communication and involvement.