written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message type private industry conglomerate founded 1976 ; 40 years ago 1976 founder sunil bharti mittal headquarters new delhi india key people sunil bharti mittal chairman & group ceo rakesh bharti mittal vice chairman rajan bharti mittal products telecommunications retail insurance digital tv real estate solar energy revenue us 16.5 billion 2014 profit 48.00 billion us 710 million 2012 number of employees 30 000 2010 subsidiaries bharti airtel bharti axa general insurance bharti axa life insurance bharti infratel bharti realty bharti retail bharti softbank holdings beetel teletech centum learning fieldfresh foods jersey and guernsey indus towers website www.bharti.com bharti enterprises is an indian business conglomerate headquartered in new delhi india . it was founded in 1976 by sunil bharti mittal and it operates in 20 countries across asia and africa . bharti enterprises owns businesses spanning across telecommunications retail financial services and manufacturing . contents 1 history 2 companies 2.1 bharti airtel 2.2 bharti infratel 2.3 bharti retail 2.4 bharti teletech 2.5 fieldfresh foods 2.6 bharti axa general insurance and life insurance 2.7 centum learning 2.8 bharti foundation 2.9 bharti realty 3 former companies 3.1 bharti walmart 3.2 bharti foods inc. 4 references 5 external links history edit the company was founded by sunil bharti mittal with his two siblings in 1976 . the company started with manufacturing bicycles before diversifying into other sectors . it entered into telecommunications industry in 1995 . companies edit bharti is present in many sectors with the largest revenue contribution coming from telecom industry . bharti airtel edit main article bharti airtel coverage map of bharti airtel across 20 countries airtel centre headquarters of bharti foundation satya bharti school in haryana bharti airtel ltd is the third largest mobile operator in the world in subscriber base and has a presence in 20 countries . the company is india s largest integrated telecom company in customer base and offers mobile fixed line broadband iptv dth and enterprise services . bharti infratel edit in india bharti infratel owns 33 446 towers across 11 circles . it plans to spend 1 086 crore to set up 4 813 new towers . bharti infratel also has a 42 % stake in indus towers . 1 bharti retail edit bharti retail is a wholly owned subsidiary of bharti enterprises . bharti retail operates a chain of multiple format stores . the company s neighborhood format stores operate under the easyday brand and the compact hypermarket format under the easy day market brand . recently the company has become more involved in the food economic sectors with a joint partnership in the agricultural company fieldfresh . 2 future group that owns and operate big bazaar combined retail operations with easyday in may 2015 . the merger has created one of india s biggest retail chains with more than 570 stores in 243 cities in india . 3 bharti teletech edit bharti teletech is india s leading telecom and allied products company . it is one of the world s largest manufacturers of land line telephones . with a strong distribution network across the country the company is the primary distributor of it and telecom products from international brands such as motorola blackberry thomson polycom transcend and logitech . 4 fieldfresh foods edit fieldfresh foods is a joint venture between bharti enterprises and dmpl india ltd. a subsidiary of del monte pacific ltd. . the company offers fresh fruits and vegetables and processed foods and beverages in the domestic and international markets . bharti axa general insurance and life insurance edit bharti axa is a joint venture between bharti enterprises and axa world leader in financial protection and wealth management . they offer a range of life insurance and wealth management products . centum learning edit centum learning formerly bharti learning systems limited a wholly owned subsidiary of bharti enterprises is a learning and development organisation that specializes in customer experience . its learning centres are active across 169 cities in 20 countries including india bangladesh sri lanka and 17 others in africa that are helping people to develop skills and get them employed . bharti foundation edit bharti foundation was set up in 2000 . it aims to create and support programs that bring about sustainable changes through education and the use of technology and information . bharti realty edit bharti realty is the in house real estate arm for bharti group and facilitates by extending support to the group companies for identifying developing and maintaining real estate . former companies edit bharti walmart edit bharti enterprises tied up with walmart for opening a chain of retail stores all over india . the companies in august 2007 made a surprise statement that they have signed a wholesale cash and carry deal . the first best price modern wholesale opened in amritsar in may 2010 . this partnership has now been ended by walmart . bharti foods inc. edit in 1979 bharti tried to create their own line of indian food titled bharti bharti . the food was popular in jaipur but the popularity died down after 1991 . references edit biswas rudradeep 2012 09 19 . bharti infratel to use ipo proceeds for towers . telecomtalk.info . retrieved 2013 06 15 . fieldfresh foods linking indian fields to the world future group bharti retail combine retail business to create one of india s biggest chains toi 05.05.2015 transcend partners with bharti . transcend . retrieved 2008 11 22 . dead link external links edit companies portal official website v t e major indian companies economy of india list of companies of india automotive ashok 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