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Freedom Oil is a brand of edible oil in South India launched in 2009 by its parent company, Gemini Edibles & Fats India (GEF India).
Freedom Oil was launched in 2009 by GEF India in Hyderabad. The company has three port-based manufacturing plants, one at Krishnapatnam with a refining capacity of 1000 MT per day and another at Kakinada with a refining capacity of 350 MT per day. Kakinada's new unit refining capacity is 1150 MT per day. In 2019, the company invested Rs. 750 Cr to expand three greenfield refineries in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The company has 40 percent share of the oil market in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
In 2017, the company conducted a self-employment workshop for unemployed people in partnership with NTR Trust. In 2019, Freedom Oil and The Siasat Daily newspaper conducted cooking classes in Hyderabad.
Each year, the company sponsors a 10 km race. The initiative was taken by GEF India and started its first race in 2016. Winners were awarded up to Rs. 1 lac prize money.
In May 2019, the company organized Freedom Cooking Marathon, which is also featured in the Guinness Book of World Records for nonstop cooking by Chef Sharath Kumar.
