Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Tobacco |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Founder | Janab Mohammad Abdus Sattar |
| Fate | Active |
| Products | Tobacco |
| Brands | Golconda, Amar |
Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory is a Indian company which produces cigarettes. The factory is also known as Golconda Factory.[1] The factory used to manufacture the popular Golconda brand and Amar brand of cigarettes.[2] The road junction near the factory is called the Golconda X Roads.[3]
History[edit]
In 1930, Janab Mohammad Abdus Sattar, after leaving Vazir Sultan Tobacco Company, established the factory at Musheerabad.
In 1935, after Sattar passed away, his father-in-law took over the business. Begum Abeeda Khatoon, Sattar's only child, married to Nawab Shah Alam Khan. Khatoon has since been the owner of the factory is a woman. Shah Alam Khan joined the business in 1946 and had running it till his death in 2017.[4][5]
The factory in its present form as a privately held company was incorporated in September 1972.[6]
Since 1980s, the company has been a contract manufacturer of cigarettes for ITC Limited. Due to low sales, the company has been trying to diversify into other business areas such as real estate.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Afreen, Saima (2 December 2015). "The Nawab of Deccan Cuisine". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ a b Rathor, Swati (27 July 2017). "Badshahs of smoke: History of another bygone Golconda". Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ C. S. G., Krishnamacharyulu (2011). Rural Marketing: Text and Cases. Pearson Education India. p. 229. ISBN 9788177589764.
- ^ "Educationist & industrialist Nawab Shah Alam Khan no more". Deccan Chronicle. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Nawab Shah Alam Khan no more". The Hindu. 23 October 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "HYDERABAD DECCAN CIGARETTE FACTORY PVT LTD". ZaubaCorp. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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