The Story of Parle
History.. Parle was formed in 1929, by Mohan Dayal Chauhan's Family and their products were established as a confectionery maker in the Vile Parle suburb of Mumbai, in 1929. The very first product, produced by Parle family was 'Parle Orange Candy', and for 10 year they kept making confectionery related items like candy etc. In 1939 for the first time they introduced biscuit to the market named as parle gluco biscuit. The factory was started in 'Vile Parle' with 12 members among which most were family members. Parle from 1939-1947, they were exclusively making biscuits for the British army, with common people having no access to them. After independence in 1947, Parle started focusing on the new market and audience, during the period, biscuit were convicted as the part of rich people's diet, as they were imported and there was no national brand which used to make biscuits during those days. After the Britishers left the country, Parle focused on the common au...