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Ingredients for wellness

Snapshot of the capitals Our business model Over the past few years, we have invested
Financial capital Consumers nationally and internationally in building infrastructure and capabilities.
Committed ` 270 crore for are looking for natural, convenient, safe, Having stabilized our operations at the
scale up to build a brand new and e ective foods and supplements green eld plant at Sriperumbudur, Tamil
green eld facility at Nellore, that support their lifestyle and deliver Nadu, in the last two years, we have
Andhra Pradesh. adequate nutrition. At Tata NQ, we are committed ` 270 crore for scale up to
committed to providing innovative and build a brand new green eld facility at
Human capital science-backed nutritional ingredients and Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The team today
Employees - 54 formulations in the areas of gut microbiota is well-endowed with biotechnologists,
Contract - 19 modulation and personalised health process specialists, food tech and
Skill sets augmented in solutions. application experts who work on various
specialised areas aspects to make available the right
Fermentation technology, product of right grade to the customer.
quality assurance, global
regulatory, application-based Brand Product Market segment Customers
selling, food technology Fossence™ Fructo-Oligosaccharide Food and Wellness Food & Beverages:
experts. (FOS) beverage, For fibre addition and sugar
nutraceutical reduction - Application in bakery,
Intellectual capital formulations, dairy, Indian sweets
Food science know-how - animal feed Nutritional applications:
Repository of food innovations Health drink supplements, infant
with prebiotics built - e.g. low foods, sports nutrition and
calorie ice creams, Good for therapeutic applications
Gut cookies, 'Concept to Claim' Animal Feed: New segment
introduced in FY2018
support for customers. Part of feed for aqua, poultry and
pet
Social and relationship capital
We meet customer requirement Gossence™ Galacto- Infant and dairy Infant food players
through a mix of direct Oligosaccharide products Nutritional supplements
engagements customers and (GOS)
distributors. We serve 600+
customers in 105 cities with a
network of 5 distributors and Growing our capabilities
multiple trade partners. We are focused on adding value to customers via - investing in science to enable better
claims on products, creating IP in the process; product conceptualisation with customer
Manufactured capital partnerships. The Innovations Centers' Association with external partners and academic
Plant capacity at institutes such as Yale University is playing a crucial role in building capabilities.
Sriperumbudur: 700 MTPA*
Manufacturing plant of
Prebiotics - 11 acres; Gross Looking ahead
assets of ` 52 crore till FY2018 • Explore market expansion outside India as the markets for functional foods and
Nellore: Planned capacity nutraceuticals grows rapidly
• Sharpen our differentiated product offerings through consistent innovation and emerging
of 5,000 MTPA; Greenfield customer requirements
project under construction • Capitalise on products in areas of high consumer demand and emerging areas of scientific
for manufacturing plant of focus such as gut microbiome to o er multiple products including fermentation, gut health,
prebiotics; Total area - 40 acres and personalised nutrition
*Equivalent capacities considering • Prepare to face global competition and stringent regulations.
all grades of FOS

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