Hindustan Unilever Ltd is India's largest fast-moving consumer goods. The company operates in seven business segments.

Soaps and detergents includes soaps, detergent bars, detergent powders and scourers. Personal products include products in the categories of oral care, skin care (excluding soaps), hair care, talcum powder and color cosmetics. Beverages include tea and coffee. Foods include staples (atta, salt and bread) and culinary products (tomato-based products, fruit-based products and soups). Ice creams include ice creams and frozen desserts. Others include chemicals and water business. Hindustan Unilever Ltd was incorporated in the year 1933 as Lever Brothers India Ltd. In 1956, Hindustan Vanaspati Mfg. Co. Ltd. and United Traders Ltd merged with the company and the name was changed from Lever Brothers Ltd to Hindustan Lever Ltd. The company acquired Lipton in 1972, and in 1977 Lipton Tea (India) Ltd was incorporated. Brooke Bond joined the Unilever fold in 1984 through an international acquisition. Pond's (India) Ltd joined the Unilever fold through an international acquisition of Chesebrough Pond's USA in 1986. The liberalization of the Indian economy, started in 1991, clearly marked an inflexion in the company's and the Group's growth curve. The removal of the regulatory framework allowed the company to explore every single product and opportunity segment, without any constraints on production capacity. Simultaneously, deregulation permitted alliances, acquisitions and mergers. The erstwhile Tata Oil Mills Company (TOMCO) merged with the company with effect from April 1, 1993. In the year 1996, the company and Lakme Ltd formed a 50:50 joint venture company namely, Lakme Unilever Ltd, to market Lakme's marketleading cosmetics and other appropriate products of both the companies. Subsequently in 1998, Lakme Ltd sold its brands to the company and divested its 50% stake in the joint venture to the company. In the year 1994, the company and US-based Kimberly Clark Corporation formed a 50:50 joint venture company namely, Kimberly-Clark Lever Ltd, which markets Huggies Diapers and Kotex Sanitary Pads. The company also set up a subsidiary in Nepal, Unilever Nepal Limited (UNL), and its factory represents the largest manufacturing investment in the Himalayan kingdom. In the year 1992, the erstwhile Brooke Bond acquired Kothari General Foods, with significant interests in Instant Coffee. In the year 1993, it acquired the Kissan business from the UB Group and the Dollops Ice-cream business from Cadbury India. As a measure of backward integration, Tea Estates and Doom Dooma, two plantation companies of Unilever, were merged with Brooke Bond. Then in the year 1994, Brooke Bond India and Lipton India merged to form Brooke Bond Lipton India Ltd (BBLIL), enabling greater focus and

ensuring synergy in the traditional Beverages business. Finally, BBLIL merged with the company with effect from January 1, 1996. The internal restructuring culminated in the merger of Pond's (India) Limited (PIL) with HUL in 1998. The two companies had significant overlaps in Personal Products, Specialty Chemicals and Exports businesses, besides a common distribution system since 1993 for Personal Products. The two also had a common management pool and a technology base. In January 2000, the government decided to award 74 per cent equity in Modern Foods to the company, thereby beginning the divestment of government equity in public sector undertakings (PSU) to private sector partners. The company's entry into bread is a strategic extension of the company's wheat business. In 2002, the company acquired the government's remaining stake in Modern Foods.. In the year 2002, the company made its foray into Ayurvedic health & beauty centre category with the Ayush product range and Ayush Therapy Centres. In the year 2003, the company acquired the Cooked Shrimp and Pasteurized Crabmeat business of the Amalgam Group of Companies, a leader in value added Marine Products exports. Also, the company launched Hindustan Unilever Network, Direct to home business. In the year 2004, the company launched 'Pureit' water purifier. In the year 2005, Lever India Exports Ltd, Lipton India Exports Ltd, Merry weather Food Products Ltd, Toc Disinfectants Ltd and International Fisheries Ltd were amalgamated with the company. In February 2006, Vasishti Detergents Ltd (VDL) merged with the company. In September 2006, Modern Foods Industries (India) Ltd and Modern Foods & Nutrition Industries Ltd was merged with itself. In October 2006, the company divested its 51% controlling stake in Unilever India Shared Services Ltd, now known as Capgemini Business Services (India) Limited (CGSL) to Cap Gemini SA. In March 2007, Sangam Direct, a non-store home delivery retail business, operated by Unilever India Exports Ltd (UIEL), a fully owned subsidiary was transferred to Wadhavan Foods Retail Pvt Ltd (WFRPL) on a slump sale business. Also, the company carried out demerger of its operational facilities in Shamnagar, Jamnagar and Janmam and formed three independent companies, namely Shamnagar Estates Pvt. Ltd, Jamnagar Properties Pvt Ltd and Hindustan Kwality Walls Foods Pvt Ltd. In June 2007, the company changed its name from Hindustan Lever Ltd to Hindustan Unilever Ltd. In the year 2008, the company announced its collaboration with the Indian Dental Association (IDA) in conjunction with World Dental Federation (FDI) through its Pepsodent, leading oral care brand to help improve the oral health and hygiene standards in India. In April 2008, the company demergered and transferred certain

immoveable properties to Brooke Bond Real Estates Pvt Ltd. In January 2010, the company inaugurated the new corporate office of the company. In April 2010, the company approved the scheme of amalgamation of Bon Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hindustan Unilever Ltd., with the company. The appointed date for the abovementioned scheme was April 01, 2009 and the scheme shall be effective from April 28, 2010. Consequent to the amalgamation, Bon Ltd ceased to be a subsidiary of the company. During the year 2010-11, Kissan forayed into new market segment in three big categories. It launched Kissan Fruit & Soya, a delicious blend fruit juice and soya milk, which enjoys a differentiated proposition in this market. The brand also entered into the Indian (non-sweet) spreads market with the launch of Kissan Creamy Spread across key towns. In Bakery division, the company launched two new products, namely Chapi and Cream Rolls. During the year, the company divested 43.31% stake in Hindustan Field Services Pvt Ltd in favor of Smollan Group (the JV partner). Thus, Hindustan Field Services Pvt. Ltd. ceased to be a subsidiary company. Lakme Lever Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of HUL, expanded the network of Lakme Beauty Salons during the year with the opening of 11 company owned and managed salons, along with 18 franchisee salons. As of March 31, 2011, the company had over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct categories. Its portfolio includes household brands, such as Lux, Lifebuoy, Surf Excel, Rin, Wheel, Fair & Lovely, Pond's, Vaseline, Lakme, Dove, Clinic Plus, Sunsilk, Pepsodent, Closeup, Axe, Brooke Bond, Bru, Knorr, Kissan, Kwality Wall's and Pureit. In December 2011, the company demerged the FMCG exports business including specific exports related manufacturing units of the company into its wholly owned subsidiary Unilever India Exports Ltd (UIEL). The scheme became effective from January 1, 2012

ITC ITC Ltd is one of India's foremost private sector companies. The company is rated among the World's Best Big Companies, Asia's 'Fab 50' and the World's Most Reputable Companies by Forbes magazine, among India's Most Respected Companies by Business World and among India's Most Valuable Companies by Business Today. The company ranks among India's '10 Most Valuable (Company) Brands', in a study conducted by Brand Finance and published by the Economic Times. ITC also ranks among Asia's 50 best performing companies compiled by Business Week. ITC has a diversified presence in Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri-Business, Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Information Technology, Branded Apparel, Personal Care, Stationery, Safety Matches and other FMCG products. While ITC is an outstanding market leader in its traditional businesses of Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards, Packaging and Agri-Exports, it is rapidly gaining market share even in its nascent businesses of Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Branded Apparel, Personal Care and Stationery. ITC's wholly owned Information Technology subsidiary, ITC InfoTech India Ltd, provides IT services and solutions to leading global customers. ITC InfoTech has carved a niche for itself by addressing customer challenges through innovative IT solutions. ITC's production facilities and hotels have won numerous national and international awards for quality, productivity, safety and environment management systems. ITC was the first company in India to voluntarily seek a corporate governance rating. ITC was incorporated on August 24, 1910 under the name Imperial Tobacco Company of India Ltd. As the company's ownership progressively Indianised, the name of the company was changed from Imperial Tobacco Company of India Ltd to India Tobacco Company Ltd in the year 1970 and then to I.T.C. Ltd in the year 1974. In recognition of the company's multi-business portfolio encompassing a wide range of businesses - Cigarettes & Tobacco, Hotels, Information Technology, Packaging, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Agribusiness, Foods, Lifestyle Retailing, Education & Stationery and Personal Care - the full stops in the company's name were removed effective September 18, 2001. The company now stands rechristened ITC Ltd. During the year first six decades of the company's existence were

primarily devoted to the growth and consolidation of the Cigarettes and Leaf Tobacco businesses, the seventies witnessed the beginnings of a corporate transformation that would usher in momentous changes in the life of the company. In the year 1925, the company set up Packaging & Printing business as a strategic backward integration for ITC's Cigarettes business. It is today India's most sophisticated packaging house. In the year 1975, the company launched its Hotels business with the acquisition of a hotel in Chennai which was rechristened 'ITCWelcomgroup Hotel Chola'. In the year 1979, they entered the Paperboards business by promoting ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Ltd, which today has become the market leader in India. In the year 1985, the company set up Surya Tobacco Co. in Nepal as an Indo-Nepal and British joint venture. In the year 1990, the company acquired Tribeni Tissues Ltd, a Specialty paper manufacturing company and a major supplier of tissue paper to the cigarette industry. The merged entity was named the Tribeni Tissues Division (TTD). In the year 1990, the company set up the Agri Business Division for export of Agri-commodities. Today, the Division is one of India's largest exporters. In the year 2000, the company spun off its information technology business into a wholly owned subsidiary, ITC InfoTech India Ltd, to more aggressively pursue emerging opportunities in this area. Also, the company forayed into the Greeting, Gifting and Stationery products business with the launch of Expressions range of greeting cards. A line of premium range of notebooks under brand 'Paperkraft' was launched in 2002. To augment its offering and to reach a wider student population, the popular range of notebooks was launched under brand 'Classmate' in the year 2003. The company also entered the Lifestyle Retailing business with the Wills Sport range of international quality relaxed wear for men and women in the year 2000. The Wills Lifestyle chain of exclusive stores later expanded its range to include Wills Classic formal wear (2002) and Wills Clublife evening wear (2003). ITC also initiated a foray into the popular segment with its men's wear brand, John Players, in 2002. The company forayed into the Foods business to create a new driver of business growth. It began in August 2001 with the introduction of 'Kitchens of India' ready-to-eat Indian gourmet dishes. In 2002, the company entered the confectionery and staples segments with the launch of the brands mint-o and Candyman confectionery and Aashirvaad atta (wheat flour). Also, the company's philosophy of contributing to enhancing the competitiveness of the entire value chain found yet another expression in the Safety Matches initiative. ITC now markets popular safety matches brands like iKno, Mangaldeep, Aim, Aim Mega and Aim Metro. Bhadrachalam Paperboards Ltd

amalgamated with the company effective March 13, 2002 and became a division of the company, Bhadrachalam Paperboards Division. In November 2002, this division merged with the company's Tribeni Tissues Division to form the Paperboards & Specialty Papers division. In August 2002, Surya Tobacco became a subsidiary of ITC Ltd and its name was changed to Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd (Surya Nepal). In the year 2003, the company entered the biscuits segment with the introduction of Sunfeast. Also, the company forayed into the marketing of Agarbattis (incense sticks) in partnership with the cottage sector. The company's popular agarbattis brands include Spriha and Mangaldeep across a range of fragrances like Rose, Jasmine, Bouquet, Sandalwood, Madhur, Sambrani and Nagchampa. In the year 2004, the company acquired the paperboard manufacturing facility of BILT Industrial Packaging Co Ltd (BIPCO), near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. In July 2005, the company introduced Essenza Di Wills, an exclusive range of fine fragrances and bath & body care products for men and women. Inizio, the signature range under Essenza Di Wills provides a comprehensive grooming regimen with distinct lines for men (Inizio Homme) and women (Inizio Femme). In the year 2007, the company entered the fast growing branded snacks category with 'Bingo! The company launched 'Fiama Di Wills', a premium range of Shampoos, Shower Gels and Soaps in September, October and December 2007 respectively. The company also launched the 'Superia' range of Soaps and Shampoos in the mass-market segment at select markets in October 2007 and Vivel De Wills & Vivel range of soaps in February and Vivel range of shampoos in June 2008. In the year 2008, the company repositioned the business as the Education and Stationery Products Business and launched India's first environment friendly premium business paper under the 'Paperkraft' Brand. Paperkraft entered new categories in the office consumable segment with the launch of Textliners, Permanent Ink Markers and White Board Markers in 2009. During the year 2009-10, the company launched new variants of 'Gold Flake' and 'Navy Cut Filter Kings' with innovative product features, limited edition packs of 'Classic' and launch of new brands like 'Flake Excel Filter' and 'Duke Filter'. The company also launched its premium line of hand-rolled cigars in select markets under the brand name 'Armenteros'. During the year, the company launched 'minto GOL' in the 'chews' category. In the Agarbattis, the company launched a new variant, 'Fragrance of Temple', in Tamil Nadu, under the 'Mangaldeep' brand, which delivers temple aroma. In the personal care segment, the company launched 'Fiama Di Wills' Gel Bathing Bar. Also, they strengthened the brand 'Vivel' with the launch of the 'Milk Cream & Glycerine'

bathing bar in the winter care segment, and 'Deo Spirit' in the freshness segment. In October 2009, the company launched the ITC Royal Gardenia, a 292 room luxury offering in Bengaluru. It is the largest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum rated hotel in the world and the first in Asia to achieve this distinction. During the year 2010-11, the new cigarette factory set up at Ranjangaon scaled up operations to full capacity. The company opened 'Wills Lifestyle', its first Men's luxury store in Chennai offering a comprehensive 'Formals' collection of shirts, trousers, suits & jackets and accessories aimed at the premium business consumer. They launched 'Sunfeast Yippee!' noodles in the fast growing 'instant noodles' category in two exciting flavours. During the year, the company entered into a joint venture towards developing a luxury hotel complex at Begumpet, Hyderabad. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, the company acquired 26% equity stake in the joint venture company, Espirit Hotels Pvt Ltd (EHPL) and will, inter-alia, provide hotel management services to EHPL under an Operating Services Agreement upon commissioning of the hotel. In September 2011, the acquired the entire shareholding of Russell Credit Ltd (wholly owned subsidiary of the company) in Wimco Ltd (Wimco). Consequently, Wimco became a direct subsidiary of the company with effect from September 29, 2011. Today, the company is the leading FMCG marketer in India, the second largest Hotel chain, the clear market leader in the Indian Paperboard and Packaging industry and the country's foremost Agri business player. Additionally, the company's wholly owned subsidiary, ITC Infotech India Ltd, is one of India's fast growing Information Technology companies in the mid-tier segment.

Nestle India Ltd, one the biggest players in FMCG segment, has a presence in milk & nutrition, beverages, prepared dishes & cooking aids & chocolate & confectionery segments. The company is engaged in the food business. The food business incorporates product groups, such as milk products and nutrition, beverages, prepared dishes and cooking aids, chocolates and confectionery. Nestle India manufactures products under brand names, such as Nescafe, Maggi, Milkybar, Milo, Kit Kat, Bar-One, Milkmaid and Nestea. The company has also introduced products of daily consumption and use, such as Nestle Milk, Nestle Slim Milk, Nestle Fresh 'n' Natural Dahi and Nestle Jeera Raita. The company's brands include milk products and nutrition, prepared dishes and cooking aids, beverages, and chocolates and confectionery. Their milk products and nutrition includes Nestle Everyday Dairy Whitener, Nestle Everyday Ghee, Nestle Milk, Nestle Slim Milk and Nestle Dahi. Beverages Include Nescafe Classic, Nescafe Sunrise Premium, Nescafe Sunrise Special and Nescafe Cappuccino. Nestle India is a subsidiary of Nestle S.A. The company has presence across India with 7 manufacturing facilities and four branch offices spread across the region. The four branch offices in the country help facilitate the sales and marketing of its products. They are in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. The company's head office is located in Gurgaon, Haryana. Nestle India Ltd was incorporated in the year 1956. The company set up their first production facility in the year 1961 at Moga in Punjab. In the year 1967, they set up their second plant at Choladi in Tamil Nadu as a pilot plant to process the tea grown in the area into soluble tea. In the year 1989, they set up a factory at Nanjangud in Karnataka. In the year 1990, the company entered into the chocolate business by introducing Nestle Premium Chocolate. In the year 1991, they entered in joint venture floated by the parent in collaboration with BM Khaitan group to set up facilities to manufacturing a range of Soya based products. In the year 1993, they set up a factory at Samalkha in Haryana. In the year 1995, the company launched the company's worldwide legendary brand chocolate, Kitkat. The company commissioned two factories in Goa at Ponda and Bicholim in the year 1995 and 1997 respectively. In the year 1999, the company launched the product, Nestle Growing Up Milk

nationally. In April 2000, they forayed into the Ultra Heat Treated (UHT) liquid milk market. In the year 2001, the company launched Nestle Pure Life bottled water. Within few months, they again launched their second water brand-San Pellegrino - in the Indian market. The company also made their foray into the iced tea segment. In the year 2004, a project has been initiated to upgrade the production technology for infant nutrition products at the Samalkha factory. Nestle India Ltd recognized for its outstanding performance in Exports by the Coffee Board of India in the Export Awards 2004-05 as the Best Exporter of Instant Coffee, Best Exporter to Russia & CIS Countries (coffee) and Best Exporter for Far East Countries (coffee). The company bestowed the UDYOG RATNA award by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry to recognize Nestle's significant contribution to the economic development of Punjab for the year 2005. The company set up a new department -the Channel & Category Sales Development (CCSD) to develop new solutions for the various channels and customers and improve the implementation of commercial plans in the market. In the year 2006, the company set up their seventh factory at Pantnagar in Uttarakhand. In the year 2007, CNBC Asia presented the company with the India Innovator of the year award. The company's four factories were awarded the internationally recognised external certification ISO 14001 for adherence to environmental processes and OSHAS 18001 for Health and Safety. In the year 2008, the company launched Nestle Nesvita Pro-Heart Milk with Omega-3 in Mumbai. Nestle Nesvita Pro-Heart is part of daily diet and has Omega-3 heart friendly nutrients scientifically known to help manage cholesterol. As part of their ongoing commitment to offering best in class nutrition products to Indian consumers, the company launched NESTLE NAN 3, a follow-up formula for older infants. During the year, MAGGI PICHKOO Tomato Ketchup was launched in a unique easy to handle day pack to drive affordability, taste and convenience for a larger number of consumers. The company also launched another pioneering product, MAGGI Bhuna Masala, to cook tasty and healthy everyday meals, more conveniently. The company also launched Nestle Kitkat Mini and Nestle Bar One Mini, at Rs 3 price to expand the repertoire of offerings. Similarly, they launched Nestle Kitkat Chunky at Rs15 to strengthen the range of wellness oriented Nestle products that consumers can choose from. The company's three more factories were awarded the internationally recognized external certification ISO 14001 for adherence to environmental processes and OSHAS 18001 for Health and Safety. With this, all the seven factories of the company now have ISO 14001 and ISO 18001 certifications. In the year 2009, the company

provided inputs to the group R&D for development of an innovative product Maggi Bhuna Masala. They launched Maggi Nutri-Licious Pazzta. During the year, Maggi further leveraged their strengths to drive affordable nutrition and launched two new products, namely, Maggi Rasile Chow and Maggi Masala-ae-Magic. They launched Nestle Kitkat in a new unique single finger format and Nestle Much Guru pack at the higher price point. The company acquired the Healthcare Nutrition business of Speciality Foods India Pvt Ltd with effect from January 1, 2010. In the year 2010, the company expanded the installed capacity of Milk Products and Nutrition by 3,983 MT to 147,546 MT. Also, they increased the installed capacity of Prepared Dishes & Cooking aids by 14,028 MT to 205,017 MT. In the year 2011, the company increased the installed capacity of Milk Products & Nutrition by 14,561 MT to 162,107 MT, Prepared dishes & Cooking aids by 21,430 MT to 226,447 MT and Chocolate & Confectionery by 3,283 MT to 36,052 MT.

Dabur India Ltd is one of the leading FMCG Companies in India. The company is also a world leader in Ayurveda with a portfolio of over 250 Herbal/Ayurvedic products. They operate in key consumer products categories like Hair Care, Oral Care, Health Care, Skin Care, Home Care and Foods. The company's FMCG portfolio includes five flagship brands with distinct brand identities, Dabur as the master brand for natural healthcare products, Vatika for premium personal care, Hajmola for digestives, Real for fruit juices and beverages and Fem for fairness bleaches and skin care products. The company operates through three business units, namely consumer care division (CCD), international business division (IBD) and consumer health division (CHD). Their CCD business is divided into four key portfolios: healthcare, personal care, home care and foods. Their CHD business offers a range of healthcare products. Their IBD business includes brands, such as Dabur Amla and Vatika. The company has 19 state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities spread across the globe. Of these, 12 production facilities are located in India with key manufacturing locations being Baddi (Himachal Pradesh) and Pantnagar (Uttaranchal) besides seven factories located at Sahibabad (Uttar Pradesh), Jammu, Silvassa, Alwar, Katni, Narendrapur, Pithampur and Nasik. The Foods business is serviced by manufacturing facilities at Newai (Rajasthan) and Siliguri (West Bengal). Outside India, the company has manufacturing facilities in Dubai, Sharjah, Ras-al- Khaimah, Egypt, Nigeria, Nepal and Bangladesh. The company has a wide distribution network, covering over 2.8 million retail outlets with a high penetration in both urban and rural markets. Their products also have a huge presence in the overseas markets and are available in over 60 countries across the globe. Their brands are highly popular in the Middle East, SAARC countries, Africa, US, Europe and Russia. Dabur India Ltd was incorporated on September 16, 1975 for manufacture of high-grade edible & industrial guargum powder and its sophisticated derivatives. In the year 1978, the company launched Hajmola tablet, an Ayurvedic medicine used as a digestive aid. In the year 1979, they

set Dabur Research Foundation. Also, they commenced commercial production at the most modern herbal medicines plant in Sahibabad. In the year 1986, the company was converted into a public limited company. In the year 1988, they launched the pharmaceutical medicines. In the year 1989, the company converted the Ayurvedic digestive formulation into a children's fun product with the launch of Hajmola Candy. In the year 1992, they launched a new range of coconut oil under the brand name 'Anmol'. Also, they developed Dab 10, an intermediate for anti-cancer drug namely Taxol. The company entered into a joint venture agreement with Guldenhorst BV Netherland to form a company for manufacture and marketing of all types of bubble gum, chewing gum, toffees, chocolate, cocoa related products and sugar based spreading creams etc. In the year 1994, the company entered into capital market with their public issue. Also, they entered into oncology segment during the year. In the year 1996, the company entered into foods business with the launch of Real Fruit Juice, the first local brand of 100% pure natural fruit juices made to international standards. In 1997, the company set up a new manufacturing unit with a high degree of automation at Baddi (H.P.) to produce company's well-known brands, namely Chyawanprash, Janma Ghunti, Ayurvedic Oils and Asva-Arishtas. In the year 1998, Burman family handed over management of the company to professionals. The company signed a joint venture with Bongrain International SA of France to form a new company under the name of Dabon International Ltd. In the year 1999, the company entered into an agreement with their Spanish partner Agrolimen to offload their 49% stake in the joint venture company General De Confiteria India Ltd in favour of an Agrolimen group company. In the year 2000, the company launched Efarelle Comfort, a natural menstrual pain reliever. Also, the company's ayurvedic specialties division launched plain isabgol husk under the brand name Nature Care. In the year 2001, the company entered into the highly specialized area of cancer therapy In the year 2003, the company demerged their pharmaceuticals business from the FMCG business into a separate company as part of plans to provider greater focus to both the businesses. With this, the company now largely comprises of the FMCG business that include personal care products, healthcare products and Ayurvedic Specialities, while the Pharmaceuticals business would include Allopathic, Oncology formulations and Bulk Drugs. Dabur Oncology Plc, a subsidiary of Dabur India, would also be part of the Pharmaceutical business. Also, they made a tie up with Free Markets Inc for using leading edge technologies to execute online markets for its procurement needs. In the year 2005, the company acquired Balsara's Hygiene and Home products businesses,

a leading provider of Oral Care and Household Care products in the Indian market for the consideration of Rs 143-crore all-cash deal. In the year 2006, Besta Cosmetics Ltd was amalgamated with the company with effect from April 1, 2006. Also, the company incorporated a subsidiary company under the name Asian Consumer Care Pakistan Pvt Ltd to sell FMCG products in Pakistan. In the year 2007, Dabur Foods Ltd was amalgamated with the company with effect from April 1, 2007 to extract synergies and unlock operational efficiencies. In the year 2008, they acquired Fem Care Pharma, a leading player in the women's skin care market. During the year 2009-10, the company acquired 20% of the equity share capital of Fem Care Pharma Limited (FEM) from the public shareholders, in addition to the controlling stake of 72.15% acquired from their existing promoters thereby increasing the total controlling stake to 92.15%. Also, as per the scheme of amalgamation, Fem Care Pharma Ltd was amalgamated with the company with effect from April 1, 2009. The scheme became effective on June 18, 2010 during the year 2010-11, the company acquired Turkey's leading personal care products maker Hobi Kosmetik Group, a leading personal care products through Dabur International Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company for USD 69 million. In January 2011, they acquired 100% equity in Namaste Laboratories LLC of the US, a leading ethnic hair care group based in Chicago with operations in US, Europe and Africa, through Dermoviva Skin Essentials Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company for USD 100 million. They launched India's first fruitflavoured Chyawanprash. Dabur Chyawanprash was launched in Orange and Mango flavoured variants. In the year 2011, the company launched their first-ever online shopping portal www.daburuveda.com. With this, the company is the first Indian FMCG company to launch a dedicated online shopping portal for its beauty products range. The portal will be the online gateway for consumers to know, understand, buy and gift the exclusive Dabur Uveda range of skincare products. The company acquired Ajanta Pharma's over-the-counter energizer brand '30Plus'. In January 31, 2012, the company's step down subsidiary, Zeki Plastik Imalati Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi merged with another step down subsidiary - Hobi Kozmetik Imalat Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi. Accordingly, Zeki Plastik Imalati Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi ceased to be the company's step down subsidiary company with effect from January 31, 2012.