Hindustan Unilever Limited has approved the demerger of its ice cream business, Kwality Wall's, which will become a separately listed entity, with shareholders receiving shares in the new company
FMCG major HUL on Friday said it has incorporated a new subsidiary Kwality Wall's for the proposed demerger of the ice cream business of the company. Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd (KWIL) has been incorporated "for the purpose of the proposed demerger of the company's ice cream business, which is currently under evaluation by the Board of the company," the FMCG major said in a regulatory filing. HUL will own 100 per cent of the issued and subscribed share capital of KWIL. Earlier on November 25, 2024, HUL approved the demerger of the ice cream business, which owns brands like Kwality Wall's, Cornetto and Magnum into an independent listed entity. The existing shareholders of the FMCG major will receive shares in the new entity in proportion to their shareholding in HUL, it had said. The board of HUL decided to de-merge the ice cream business, based on the recommendation of the Independent Committee, which was formed by the FMCG major earlier in September 2024. The Independent Committe
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it seized Rs 1.3 crore in cash and "evidence" related to shell companies after it searched the former promoters of dairy major Kwality Ltd. as part of a Rs 1,400 crore alleged bank fraud linked money laundering case. Luxury cars and demat accounts valued at about Rs 6.5 crore have also been frozen under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), it said in a statement. The federal agency raided 15 locations in Delhi-NCR on November 27 in the case covering the premises of promoters and directors of the erstwhile company like Sanjay Dhingra and Siddhant Gupta apart from some "shell" (paper) companies related to them. Kwality Ltd. has been liquidated and is now with new owners. The ED case stems from a September 2020 CBI FIR filed against the said promoters and Kwality Limited, which was engaged in the processing and trading of milk, ice creams and other dairy products. The CBI FIR alleged that the said erstwhile compan
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