Nurturing Wellbeing

An ever-increasing penchant of the modern Indian to look great and feel better drives this company's growth. The vision is to improve lifestyles, especially those looking for that perfect image at work and play - those who shun calorie-heavy food and those who are diabetic. Zydus Wellness was the result of a merger and the subsequent business rationalising exercise (Carnation Nutra Analogue integrated into Cadilla Healthcare (CH)). The majority shareholder is CH, which is one of the top five pharma companies in India. Its origins go back to the founding of Cadila Laboratories way back in 1952 by Ramanbhai Patel and Indravadan Modi They split and the Modi share was moved into a new company called Cadila Pharmaceuticals. CH became the Patel's holding company. At the turn of the millennium, CH opted for a public issue with Zydus Family Trust, controlled by the Patels, as majority holder. The hectic pace of activity has ensured it grew from a single brand company with Nutralite, a butter substitute, to one boastin

This article was originally published on March 31, 2010.