The 140-year-old Ayurvedic company, Dabur India started operations in 1884 as an Ayurvedic medicines company. It is promoted by the Burman family. From its humble beginnings in the bylanes of Calcutta, Dabur India has come a long way to become a transnational consumer goods company with the largest herbal and natural product portfolio in the world. Dabur has successfully transformed itself from being a family-run business to become a professionally managed enterprise. What sets Dabur apart is its ability to marry traditional knowledge of Ayurveda with modern-day Science to roll out efficacious products that are tailored to suit the specific needs of consumers across the globe. 

The company is one of India’s leading FMCG Companies. The company’s FMCG portfolio includes eight Power Brands - Dabur Chyawanprash, Dabur Honey, Dabur Honitus, Dabur Pudin Hara and Dabur Lal Tail in the Healthcare space; Dabur Amla and Dabur Red Paste in the Personal Care space; and Real in the Food & Beverages category. The company’s diverse portfolio, grounded in the science of Ayurveda and powered by innovation, reaches households in many countries - meeting the evolving needs of modern lifestyles while staying true to its heritage. Dabur’s business structure is divided into three Strategic Business Units (SBUs):

Consumer Care: It includes Health Care (HC) and Home & Personal Care (HPC) businesses, accounts for 55% of Consolidated Sales.

Food & Beverages (F&B): It includes fruit-based beverages, a range of food products and the acquired Badshah Masala portfolio, accounts for 15.5% of Consolidated Sales.

International: It includes a mix of Dabur’s organic overseas business as well as the acquired entities of Hobi Group and Namaste Laboratories LLC, accounts for 26.5% of Consolidated Sales.

Business area of the company

Dabur India is the largest Ayurvedic company in India and worldwide, and it has a repertoire of products based on the principles of Ayurveda for health and wellness, everyday personal care and value-added foods. It is a trusted name across the globe with the brand being synonymous with health, wellness, and natural care. As one of the world’s largest Ayurvedic and Natural Health Care companies, Dabur continues to resonate with consumers across generations and geographies. 

Products

Health Supplements

• Dabur Chyawanprash
• Dabur Honey
• Dabur Glucose
• Dabur Vedic Suraksha Tea
• Dabur Ashwagandhadi Lehya
• Dabur Chyawanprakash
• Dabur Chyawanprash Sharangdhar Samhita
• Stresscom
• Dabur Giloy Neem Juice with Tulsi
• Dabur Pure Herbs Immunity Booster Giloy Tablets
• Dabur Pure Herbs Respiratory Health Tulsi Tablets
• Dabur Madhu Rakshak
• Dabur Pure Herbs Immunity Booster Haldi Tablet
• Pure Herbs Health Booster Amla Tablet
• Dabur ImuDab Syrup
• Dabur Broncorid Syrup
• Dabur Mensta Syrup
• Rheumatil Tablet
• Dabur Hepano
• Dabur Active Blood Purifier

Oral Care

• Dabur Activated Charcoal Toothpaste
• Dabur Red Paste
• Dabur Meswak
• Dabur Lal Dant Manjan
• Dabur Babool
• Dabur Dant Rakshak
• Dabur Red Pulling Oil
• Dabur Red Gel
• Dabur Herb'l Toothpaste

Hair Care

• Anmol Gold Coconut Oil 
• Almond Hair Oil
• Amla Hair Oil
• Dabur Almond 
• Dabur Cool King 
• Almond shampoo 
• Dabur Amla Hair Oil 
• Dabur Vatika Enriched Coconut Hair Oil 
• Vatika health shampoo 
• Vatika Select Red Onion Black Seed Oil 

Foods

• Real Fruit Power Juices
• Real Activ 100% Juices
• Hommade (Coconut Milk, Tomato Puree, Garlic Ginger Paste, Kalonji Tamatar ki Chutney, Rajasthan Ki Garlic Chutney, Dilli ki Hari Chatpati Chutney)
• Real Milkshakes

Cold & Cough

• Honitus Cough Syrup
• Hot Sip

Digestives

• Dabur Pudin Hara
• Dabur Hajmola
• Dabur Nature Care

Baby Care

• Baby Care Range
• Baby Cream
• Baby Lotion
• Baby Wash
• Dabur Lal Tail

Ethicals

• Ashokarishta
• Lauhasava
• Shankhpushpi Syrup
• Lavanbhaskar Churna
• Restora
• Giloy Churna
• Swarna Guggulu Gold
• Shwaasamrit
• Abhyarishta
• Giloy Ki Ghanvati
• Camne Vid
• Sitopaladi Churna
• Ashwagandharishta Churna
• Triphala Churna

Skin Care

• Fem
• Oxylife
• Gulabari

Energizers

• Shilajit

Home Care

• Odomos
• Odonil
• Sanifresh

Health Juices

• Dabur Amla Juice

Awards

• Dabur moves up 11 points, ranked 41 in Brand Finance India 100 list of Most valuable Companies
  
• Dabur bags 6 IndiaStar awards for Excellence in Packaging
  
• Dabur Ranked 44 In BT500 List of India's Most Valuable Companies
  
• Dabur promoter Burman Family ranked 16th in the latest Forbes India list of 100 Richest Indians
  
• Dabur ranked 25 in the list of Best Companies for CSR in India, according to the Economic Times
  
• Dabur's promoters, Burman family, ranked amongst Asia's Top 50 Business Clans, by Forbes Asia
  
• Dabur moves up 40 places to take 115th position in The BW Real 500 List of India's Largest Companies
  
• Dabur Chyawanprash Immune India School Challenge 2014 bags Black Dragon Order of Excellence at PMAA
  
• Dabur bags Best CSR Campaign of the Year Award for Sanifresh 700 se 7 Kadam
  
• Dabur named Outstanding Indian Company in US, by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
  
• Dabur Among Delhi-NCR Top 50 Hot Brands
  
• Two manufacturing units of Dabur bag Gold Greentech Safety Award 2015 for outstanding achievements
  
• Dabur India Ltd Chief Executive Officer Mr. Sunil Duggal named Best CEO in FMCG Category for 2015
  
• Dabur bags AsiaStar 2015 award for excellence in packaging for PudinHara Pearls blister pack
  
• Dabur moves up 4 Places in Fortune India 500 List; ranked 163 in the list for 2015
  
• Dabur ranked 48 in BI Super 100 List for 2015
  
• Dabur Bags Greentech CSR Gold Award 2015 for its sanitation initiatives
  
• Dabur ranked 29 in the 2015 Best Indian Brands report, released by Interbrand India
  
• Dabur Hair Oil and Toothpaste in Top 100 Most Trusted Brands 2015 List, by Brand Equity
  
• Dabur awarded Good Corporate Citizen of the Year award by PHDCCI
  
• Dabur in Forbes’ list of India's Super 50 Companies
  
• Dabur Red Paste Dant Snan and Dabur Goonj bag bronze awards at WOW Asia Awards 2016
  
• Dabur named the Best Healthcare Brand in the Consumer Healthcare category by The Economic Times
  
• Dabur Gastrina's advertising campaign bagged four 'Pencils' at the One Show awards
  
• Dabur ranked Most Trusted Healthcare Brand in India
  
• Dabur bags two awards for market research for a research
  
• Dabur Ranked 33 in List Of Top Wealth Creators, by Dalal Street
  
• Dabur bags Outstanding Partnership Award-Asia
  
• Uttar Pradesh Government honours Dabur for its Community Health Care and Public Health initiatives
  
• Dabur ranked 115 in BS 1000 List
  
• Dabur India Ltd ranked 26 in the list of Best Indian Brand for 2016
  
• Dabur ranked Best Healthcare Brand in Alternative Medicines category, by WCRC magazine
  
• Dabur bags the prestigious BrandZ Award; Ranked amongst the Top 50 Most Valuable Indian Brands 2016
  
• Dabur moves up six places; ranked 39 in BT500 ranking of India's Most Valuable Companies for 2016
  
• Dabur bags AsiaStar 2016 Packaging Award for Dabur Ratnaprash
  
• Odomos campaign bags Silver Effies Award
  
• Dabur Toothpaste, Hajmola biggest gainers in Brand Equity Most Trusted Brands 2016 List
  
• Dabur ranked as a top brand in the Best Indian Brands 2016 league table, by Interbrand India
  
• Dabur India Ltd honoured with Zee Media Family Business Legacy Award
  
• Dabur India Ltd bags the award for Best Risk Management Practice in the FMCG category, by CNBC TV18
  
• Dabur ranked among the Iconic Brands of India 2017, by The Economic Times
• Dabur India has bagged PHDCCI Award for Outstanding Contribution to Social Welfare for its community development initiatives
• Dabur Rheumatil film on Postman D Sivan has won 2 Baby Blue Elephant Awards at Kyoorius Creative Awards 2021
• Dabur Rheumatil’s ‘The Man who walked Earth’ campaign bagged Gold while Dabur Meswak’s ‘The Forgotten Tree’ campaign was awarded Silver metal at afaqs! Marketers’ Excellence Awards 2021 in the Best Brand Integration category
• Dabur Gulabari’s Influencer Marketing campaign Facepack Friday with Gulabari won the Gold at Adgully DigiXx2021 as Best Influencer campaign
• Dabur Rheumatil’s ‘The Man who walked Earth’ campaign won Gold at AdGully DigiXX 2021 for Best Moment Marketing campaign in India
• SABERA Award for Responsible Business of the Year 2021
• Policy Times Sustainability Business Excellence Award 2021 for Outstanding Contributions in Waste Management as a Brand under the EPR
• CII 3R Letter of Appreciation for Excellence in Managing Plastic Waste
• BW Recycling for Greener Tomorrow Silver Award 2022 for Best Plastic Waste Management Initiative by a Private Organization
• Economic Times Sustainable Organisations 2022 award for adopting valuable sustainable initiatives.
• Economic Times Future Ready Organisation Award for Clarity of Purpose & Direction, Human Capital Management.
• Amongst the Top 50 Most Engaging Brands in India, by market research consultancy MarketXcel.
• Ranked 12th Most Chosen FMCG Brand of India for 2021 by Kantar Worldpanel.
• Ranked amongst Top 10 in the FUTURESCAPE ET Edge Climate Leadership rankings.
• Dabur awarded Green Champion Award by India Net Zero Alliance and Solar Quarter for championing the cause of sustainability.
• Dabur named one of the Best Organizations for Women by Economic Times for creating an inclusive workplace culture.
• Dabur Nepal bagged National HR Excellence Award 2023 for its efforts and achievements in the field of Human Resources.
• Dabur named amongst the Top 50 Most Sustainable Companies in India, by BW Business World.
• Dabur bags Economic Times Sustainable Organizations 2023 award for adopting valuable sustainable initiatives.
• Dabur was honoured with two GOLD Climate Action awards at the Times Now Global Sustainability Alliance SDG Summit. 
• Dabur was ranked among the Top 40 of India’s Most Sustainable Companies by Business World.
• Dabur was honoured with the prestigious Prithvi Award ESG Icon 2024 by the ESG Research Foundation for its efforts towards curbing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, driving usage of renewable energy sources and enhancing energy efficiency in its operations.
• Dabur bagged twin honours at the first edition of the FE Green Sarathi Awards, organised by Financial Express.

• 1884: Birth of Dabur
  
• 1896: Setting up a manufacturing plant
  
• Early 1900s: Dabur enters the specialised area of nature-based Ayurvedic medicines , for which standardised drugs are not available in the market.
  
• 1919: Establishment of research laboratories
  
• 1920: Dabur expands further with new manufacturing units at Narendrapur and Daburgram. The distribution of Dabur products spreads to Bihar and the North-East.
  
• 1936: Dabur becomes a full-fledged company - Dabur India (Dr. S. K. Burman) Private Limited
  
• 1972: Dabur's operations shift to Delhi. A new manufacturing plant is set up in temporary premises in Faridabad on the outskirts of Delhi.
  
• 1979: Commercial production starts in the new Sahibabad factory of Dabur, one of the largest and best equipped production facilities for Ayurvedic medicines. Launch of full-fledged research operations in pioneering areas of health care with establishment of the Dabur Research & Development Centre (DRDC).
  
• 1986: Dabur becomes a Public Limited Company. Dabur India Ltd. comes into being after reverse merger with Vidogum Limited.
  
• 1992: Beginning a new chapter of strategic partnerships with international businesses, Dabur enters into a joint venture with Agrolimen of Spain. This new venture is to manufacture and market confectionery items in India.
  
• 1993: Dabur enters the specialised health care area of cancer treatment with its oncology formulation plant at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh.
  
• 1994: Dabur India Ltd. raises its first public issue. Due to market confidence in the Company, shares issued at a high premium are oversubscribed 21 times.
  
• 1995: Extending its global partnerships, Dabur enters into a Joint Venture (JV) with Osem of Israel for food and Bongrain of France for Cheese & other dairy products.
  
• 1996: For better operation and management, 3 separate divisions are created according to their product mix - Health Care, Products Division, Family Product Division & Dabur Ayurvedic Specialities Limited.
  
• 1997: Dabur enters full-scale in the nascent processed foods market with creation of a Foods Division. Project STARS (Strive to Achieve Record Successes) is initiated to give a jump-start to the Company and accelerate its growth performance.
  
• 1998: With changing demands of business and to inculcate a spirit of corporate governance, the Burman family inducts professional to manage the company. For the first time in the history of Dabur, a non family professional CEO sits at the helm of the company.
  
• 2000: Dabur establishes its market leadership status with a turnover of Rs.1,000 crore. From a small beginning and upholding the values of its founder, Dabur now enters the august league of large corporate businesses.
  
• 2003: Dabur India approved the demerger of its pharmaceuticals business from the FMCG business into a separate company as part of plans to provide greater focus to both the businesses.
  
• 2005: Dabur acquires Balsara 
  
• 2005: Dabur announces Bonus after 12 years
  
• 2006: Dabur India crosses the $2 billion mark in market Capitalisation. The company also adopted US GAAP in the line with the commitment to follow Global Best Practices and adopt highest standards of transparency and governance.
  
• 2006: Moving forward on the inorganic growth path Dabur India decides to raise upto $200 million from the international market through bonds, FCCBs, GDR, ADR, QIPs or any other securities.
  
• 2007: Dabur India decides to merge its wholly owned subsidiary Dabur Foods Limited with itself to exact synergies and unlock operational efficiencies.
  
• 2008: Dabur India acquires Fem Care Pharma, a leading player in the women skin care market. Besides an entry into the high growth skin care market with an established brand named Fem, this transaction also offers Dabur a strong platform to enter newer product categories and markets.
  
• 2009: Dabur Red Paste becomes Dabur's 9th billion rupee brand by crossing the billion rupee turnover mark within 5 years of its launch.
  
• 2010: Dabur makes its first overseas acquisition
  
• 2011: Dabur enters professional skin care market
  
• 2011: Dabur India acquires 30-Plus from Ajanta Pharma
  
• 2012: Dabur crosses Billion-Dollar Turnover Mark
  
• 2013: Market Capitalisation crosses the $5-Billion mark.
  
• 2015: Brand Real, Vatika and Amla cross the Rs. 1,000-crore turnover mark.
  
• 2016: Dabur Gulabari and Dabur Lal Dant Manjan clock a turnover of Rs. 100 crore each.
  
• 2017: Dabur launches ready-to-drink Mocktails under Real
  
• 2018: Dabur Names Kriti Sanon as the New Brand Ambassador for FEM
  
• 2019: Dabur expands Ayurvedic Medicines portfolio with launch of 2 new products
  
• 2020: Dabur launches ‘Tulsi Drops’, a Natural Immunity Booster
• 2021: Market Cap crosses Rs 1,00,000 crore
• 2022: Dabur Red Paste clocks turnover of Rs 1,000 crore
• 2022: Dabur Revenue crosses Rs 10,000 crore
• 2024-25: Dabur achieved a significant milestone by increasing the share of renewable energy in its Scope 1 and 2 energy consumption by 1,000 basis points.
• 2024-25: Dabur has achieved a significant milestone, becoming India’s first Plastic Waste Positive FMCG company
• 2024-25: Signed a facilitation MoU with the Government of Tamil Nadu to establish its first manufacturing facility in South India.