History: Ayurvedic Fast-Moving Consumer Goods

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Dabur (derived from Daktar Burman)[4][5] is an Indian consumer goods company founded in 1884 by

S. K. Burman. It manufactures Ayurvedic medicine and natural consumer products.[6] It is one of the


largest fast-moving consumer goods companies in India.[7]

Contents

 1History
 2Sustainable Development Society
 3Pharma and healthcare
 4Controversy
 5Sponsorship
 6See also
 7References
 8External links

History[edit]
In the mid-1880s, Dr. S.K. Burman, an Ayurvedic practitioner in Kolkata, formulated Ayurvedic
medicines for diseases like cholera, constipation and malaria. He went on to set up Dabur India Ltd
in 1884 to mass-produce his Ayurvedic formulations. His son, C.L. Burman, set up Dabur's first R&D
unit. The current chairman, Dr. Anand Burman, and vice-chairman Amit Burman, are part of the fifth
generation of the Burman family. The Burmans were among the first business families in India to
separate ownership from management when they handed over the management of the company to
professionals in 1998.[8]

Sustainable Development Society[edit]


The Sustainable Development Society (Sundesh), a non-profit organisation started by Burman, aims
to carry out welfare activities in the spheres of health care, education and other socio-
economic activities. Dabur drives its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives through
Sundesh.[9][10][11]
In the Brand Trust Report 2012, Dabur was ranked 45th among India's most trusted brands and
subsequently, according to the Brand Trust Report 2013, Dabur was ranked 65th among India's
most trusted brands. In 2014 however, Dabur was ranked 109th among India's most trusted brands
according to the Brand Trust Report 2014, a study conducted by Trust Research Advisory, a brand
analytics company.[5] But the Brand Trust Report 2015 puts Dabur at 19th place, a notable gainers by
90 positions.[12]

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