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Havmor

Havmor ice creams currently owned by Lotte, it is the second largest ice cream manufacturer in the country. which was started in 1944 in Karachi, Pakistan and was established by Mr Satish Chona and carry forward by Mr Pradeep Chona, followed by his son Mr. Ankit Chona who is responsible for the sale of Havmor ice creams to Lotte confectionaries. It has accelerated from one ice cream parlour to more than 200 outlets along with more than 51 eateries and 40000+ distributors and as an expansion policy, it operates in 14 states.

History

The very first step towards Havmor was taken in 1944 by Mr. Satish Chona who was an engineer working at British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) which is now known as The British Airways. He decided to initiate with an ice-cream shop. It started in Karachi, Pakistan, named Havmor. It was purely a part time venture to supplement the family’s income but it soon grew into a popular brand. In 1947, during the India Pakistan partition it faced a lot of problems as Mr Satish Chona and his family had to give up all the wealth in Karachi and migrate to India overnight for safety.

Mr chona tried to set up the business in many Indian cities like Dehradun and Indore but then eventually he decided to establish an ice cream parlour in Ahmedabad as there the weather conditions are warm and sunny for most time of the year. Which means that there will be higher sale of ice cream So, Mr. Chona started the operations of Havmor with only 200 rupees. In a handcart he use to go around and nearby Ahmedabad railway station. He and his wife Mrs. Nirmal chona use to churn ice cream everynight so that Mr Chona can sell it in the morning. To increase the revenues he borrowed a friend’s cycle and went around the city to sell the ice cream. Mr chona believed in three principles:Acchai (Goodness), Sachhai (Truthfulness) and Safai (Cleanliness) – that helped him lay a solid foundation for the business.