Lactose (India), a Toshniwal Group company, was incorporated in 1991, under the Companies Act, 1956. Its  plant in Vadodara, Gujarat was commissioned by Alfa Laval, Pune (which is a subsidary of Alfa Laval of Sweden) and was also given a ‘thumbs up’ by reputed dairy experts from the Netherlands in October 1991. Subsequently Alfa Laval, reputed dairy experts from Sweden and a joint commission from the Netherlands studied the plant and its working and confidently acknowledged the plant for its quality standards as well.

For ten years now, Lactose (India) Limited has stood for perfection, quality, constant innovation and complete dedication to their clients. With up to date technology, the company is one of India's leading producers of Edible and Pharmaceutical grade Lactose. Apart from this, the company also manufactures Dairy Whitener, Dairy Calcium, Whey Powder, Casein, Caseinate, Butter and Ghee.

The company still boasts of being the first company to manufacture Lactose in the Asian subcontinent. The company has since grown to be a leading player in the Lactose market and continues to supply consistent quality Lactose to several global giants in the pharmaceutical world. It commands a 40% overall market share and this makes the company the leading Lactose supplier in the country.

With its unparalled infrastructure of requisite equipment and dedicated work force, Lactose (India) has a state of the art manufacturing facility for contract manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.The latest in its diverse interests is the manufacturing of pharmaceutical formulations for Aventis Pharma (earlier-Hoechst Marion Roussel), for the purpose of domestic use and export to Russia.

The state of art manufacturing facilities for the manufacture of pharmacuetical formulations is in compliance with all international standards.The plant is approved under WHO-cGMP guidelines and also holds TUV certificate as an ISO 9001 : 2000 company.The manufacturing facilities include wet granulation,Fluid bed drying, compaction, blending and coating facilities with the latest technology equipments.The manufacturing facilities is well supported by its total in-house Quality Control set-up with latest Testing equipments and an upto date Microbiology Testing Laboratory. The facility is supported by an equally competent and FDA approved Manufacturing professionals.

Besides providing lactose for pharmaceutical giants, food,confectionary and dairy companies in India, the company's product also leaves Indian shores for the African continent, South East Asia, and some of its other neighbouring countries.

After achieving its ambitious goal of being the most successful and leading Lactose manufacturer and supplier in the country, the company is now venturing aggressively into exports of pharmaceuticals and related products.

Product range of the company includes:

• Edible and Pharmaceutical grade Lactose
• Dairy Whitener
• Dairy Calcium
• Whey Powder
• Casein
• Caseinate
• Butter and Ghee.

Awards & Achievements:

• TUV Certificate
• An ISO 9001:2000 Certified company