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Integrated Annual Report 2018-19

Business overview has become an intensely studied research products drove growth as we focussed on Integrated Report
Tata NQ, our Nutritional Solutions brand, theme for finding solutions to modern day collaborating and co-creating with them
offers innovative, natural and science-backed health and lifestyle challenges. in a project mode. We maintained a track
prebiotics, gut health and sugar reduction As a result, there is a growing global record of zero injury and incident
ingredients having extensive health benefits. trend of wellness products entering the across sites.
Our solutions find application across multiple mainstream consumer sector. The segment Our Fructo-Oligosaccharide (FOS), a
categories of food and beverages ('F&B') is witnessing surge in new product mix of own manufactured FOS and
and nutraceuticals. We are amongst the few launches and new entrants. Its application complementary food ingredients, garnered
manufacturers of prebiotic dietary fibres areas have widened in the niche fields of wider acceptance as a prebiotic dietary
using a nature inspired fermentation route. skin, oral, surface microbiome and in sugar fibre and healthy sweetener in dairy,
Our presence spans across North America, bakery and confectionery sectors.
Australia, Europe, Middle East and Asia. reduction driven by consumer’s healthier
choices and regulatory push. We established a global distribution Statutory Reports
Business environment Performance highlights network and initiated customer
The human gut has more FY 2018-19 engagement in South East Asia, China and
neurotransmitters than the brain and USA to gain insights on their qualifications
trillions of residing microbes that has an FY 2018-19 has been an encouraging process and regulatory approvals needed
impact on our digestive system, health year marked by positive operational to begin sales. Our Animal Nutrition
and immunity related aspects, psychology development and growth in revenues to segment started on a strong footing with
and overall well-being. Driven by its C 41 crore. Strong plant operations and FOS-led formulations finding customer
importance to human body, gut health encouraging customer responses on new acceptance in aqua and poultry space.

Tata Chemicals advantage

Tata Chemicals has expertise in the We have undertaken extensive We have been developing broad-
human nutrition field backed by its work in the bio-informatics field as based application and food-
near decade of R&D experience. This is well, developing huge databases technology capabilities to integrate
exemplified in our commissioning of with millions of data-points. We are prebiotics in various F&B formats.
1,000 cohort study mapping of the Indian linking them with other available Our focus now will be to leverage
gut microbiome, a first of its scale effort databases globally and using our strong technical know-how, Financial Statements
in India. It provided interesting insights advanced computational techniques portfolio and credibility (11 patents
about Indian gut and its similarities and and machine learning algorithms for and 9 research papers globally) to
differences with global counterparts. We gaining critical insights which can adopt a solutions-provider approach
are focussed on furthering our knowledge be used in preventive healthcare and support customers with curated
around prebiotics and their health impact practices and customised nutrition. application development.
by partnering research institutes and
universities globally.

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