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Cholera, malaria and plague have been killer diseases in personal care and horne care businesses and 1B deals with
India. In 1884, Dr. S.K. Burman embarked on a mission to personal and health care products in international markets.
provide nature-based, effective and affordable treatment Food business deals with fruit-based beverages and culi-
for these killer diseases for ordinary people in far-flung nary pastes businesses. It markets its products through an
villages of Bengal. He adopted Ayurveda, the traditional extensive wholesale and retail network of agents, distribu-
Indian system of medicine. Dr. Burman established a tors and retail outlets and through digital portals. It claims
pharmacy that set up a manutacturing plant in 1896 and to have access to 6.7 million retail outlets.
research laboratories in 1919 becoming a full-fledged pri- The vision of Dabur is stated as: 'Dedicated to the
vate company in 1936 that 50 years later, in 1986, became health and well-being of every household'. There is no spe-
a public limited company. He came to be known as Daktar cifically-stated mission statement but a statement of stra
(Indian pronunciation of "doctor) Burman. The organisa- tegic intent of 'driving consumer engagement by leveraging
tion he founded came to be known as Dabur. our brands and offering high-quality products across all
Dabur is a leading consumer goods company in India. Our markets'. It has enunciated principles to operate upon
It offers nearly 250 products and operates in nearly 100 Ownership; Passion for Winning; People Development;
countries making it an Indian multinational company. With- Consumer Focus; Teamwork; Innovation and Integrity.
in the company, there are three strategic business units In 2012, the company had crossed USS1 billion revenue.
(SBUs): Consumer Care Business (CCB), Foods Business (FB) Consolidated total income from operations stands at 8,829
and International Business (1B). CCB deals with healthcare, Crore (US$1.26 billion), net profit is 7 1445.29 Crore and