Duke and Sons Pvt. Ltd was an Indian manufacturing company based in Mumbai. Established in 1889, Duke produced and marketed soft drinks.[1] It was originally owned by the Pandole family, a well-known Parsi business name.[2] In 1994, the company was acquired by Pepsi, which relaunched the Duke's brand in 2011 through its Indian subsidiary.[3]
History
Duke and Sons was founded by Dinshawji Cooverji Pandole. An avid cricketer, Dinshawji named his company after a cricket ball manufacturing company, Duke & Sons.[4] The company used to manufacture Tango, Raspberry, Ginger, Pineapple, Lemonade and Mangola