Dabur
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| Traded as | : : DABUR |
| Industry | Consumer goods |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Founder | S.K. Burman |
| Headquarters | Dabur Tower, Kaushambi, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Anand Burman Chairman |
| Products | Health Care products personal care products Oral Care products Food Home Care products |
| Revenue | ₹84.54 billion (US$1.3 billion) (2015-2016) |
| Owner | Burman family |
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Number of employees
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6,607 (2015-16) |
| Website | Dabur.com |
Dabur (Dabur India Ltd.) (Devanagari: डाबर, derived from Daktar Burman) is India's largest Ayurvedic medicine & related products manufacturer. Dabur was founded in 1884 by SK Burman, a physician in West Bengal, to produce and dispense Ayurvedic medicines. German company Fresenius SE bought a 73.27% equity stake in Dabur Pharma in June 2008 at Rs76.50 a share. The German company had also purchased another 17.62% shares from the market through an open offer at the same price. Burman designed Ayurvedic medication for diseases such as cholera and malaria.
Dabur's Ayurvedic Specialities Division has over 260 medicines for treating a range of ailments and body conditions, from common cold to chronic paralysis. Dabur International, a fully owned subsidiary of Dabur India formerly held shares in the UAE based Weikfield International, which it disposed of on 25 June 2012.
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.
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. But the Brand Trust Report 2015 puts Dabur at 19th place,a notable gainers by 90 positions.
Former executive director Pradip Burman was on the list of black money account holders on 27 October 2014 when BJP government revealed the names. Dabur rejected the black money charge.
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