Havmor Ice Cream

Indian ice cream manufacturer

Havmor Ice Cream

Company type| Private Company
Industry| Consumer Staples
Founded| 1944; 80 years ago (1944)[1]
Founder| Satish Chandra Chona
Headquarters| Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India[1][2]

Key people

* Noh Mang Ko
* (Chairman)[3]
* Komal Anand
* (Managing Director)[4]

Products|

* Ice cream

Revenue| ₹599.075 crore (US$72 million)

Number of employees

| 741[5]
Parent| Lotte Confectionery
Website| www.havmor.com

Havmor Ice Cream Company Private Limited is an Indian ice cream manufacturer. Havmor was founded in 1944,[1] and its registered office is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[2]

## History

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Havmor was founded by Satish Chandra Chona as 'Have More' in 1944 in Colonial India in Karachi (now in Pakistan). Chona was an engineer who used to work for BOAC (of British Airways). After his day job he started working at his uncle’s restaurant, where he learnt to make ice-creams. After partition, he shifted to Dehradun, where he started a small shop. Later, he moved to Indore and then eventually to Gujarat. There, Chona set up the first outlet on Relief Road. In 1960s, the brand name was changed from 'Have More' to 'Havmor'.[6][7]

In 2017, Lotte Confectionery, a South Korean company acquired Havmor for ₹1,020 crore (US$120 million).[8] The then Managing Director of the company, Ankit Chona, who is grandson of founder Satish Chona, told "If someone takes the business and makes it grow much faster and take it to the national level, then we are happy to look at the brand going into a such suitable hands."[9]

## Products

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Havmor offers a large range of ice creams with multiple flavors and packs. The company sells more than 160 varieties of ice creams across forms.[10]

## Awards and recognition

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Havmor won the 'Times Food Award' for the 'Best Ice Cream shop in Ahemdabad' awards in 2007.[11]

Havmor Ice Cream won 'Times Food Award' for the 'Best Ice Cream' in the year 2008,[12] 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.[13][14]

In 2014 and 2015, Havmor won the 'Times Food Award' for the 'Best Ice Cream Shop'.[15]

Havmor won the 'Times Food Award' for 'Best Snacks - Vegetarian' award in 2016.[16]

In 2017, it won the 'Times Food Award' for the 'Best Ice Cream in Casual Dining'.[17] And in 2019, it won the 'Times Food Award' for the 'Best Ice Cream Parlor - Casual Dining'.[18]

## See also

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* Food portal
* India portal

* List of ice cream brands

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Havmor | Our History". Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
2. ^ a b "Havmor ICE Cream Company Private Limited Information - Havmor ICE Cream Company Private Limited Company Profile, Havmor ICE Cream Company Private Limited News on The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
3. ^ "Havmor Ice Cream Private Limited 14th Annual Report for the Year Ending on 31 MARCH, 2020" (PDF). Havmor Ice Cream. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
4. ^ Sarkar, Brinda. "Lotte's Havmor Ice Cream brings on board Komal Anand as managing director". The Economic Times. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
5. ^ "Havmor Ice Cream Pvt Ltd". LinkedIn. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
6. ^ "Havmor's journey from Karachi to Dehradun to Gujarat: The success story of a 73-year-old ice cream brand". Firstpost. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
7. ^ "Havmor: Melting Point". Forbes India. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
8. ^ Das, Sohini (24 November 2017). "South Korea's Lotte buys Havmor Ice Cream for Rs 1,020 crore". Business Standard India. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
9. ^ "South Korean LOTTE buys Havmor Ice Cream for Rs 1,020 cr". @businessline. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
10. ^ "Havmor Ice Cream". IndiaMART. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
11. ^ "Best Ice cream shop in Ahmedabad : Havmor, awardees: Pradeep Chona & Rekha Chona, awarded by Chirag Mehta - Photogallery". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
12. ^ "Havmor | PDF | Sampling (Statistics) | Research Design". Scribd. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
13. ^ "Times Food Awards '13 winners in Ahmedabad". The Times of India. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
14. ^ "FNB News - Havmor Ice Cream bags two accolades at Times Food Awards' 2017 edition". www.fnbnews.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
15. ^ "Ahmedabad celebrates the best of food - Times of India". The Times of India. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
16. ^ "Havmor ice cream- you really would want to keep having more and more!!". HungryForever Food Blog. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
17. ^ Anna (18 February 2017). "Havmor Ice Cream Bags Two Awards At The Times Food Awards 2017". HungryForever Food Blog. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
18. ^ "Times Food and Nightlife Awards '19 - Delhi: Winners | Times Food and Nightlife Awards '19 - Delhi: Winners Celebrity Pics | Times Food and Nightlife Awards '19 - Delhi: Winners Photo Gallery - ETimes Photogallery". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

## External links

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* Official website