Type | Public (BSE: 506720 |
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Industry | Pharmaceutical, Real Estate |
Founded | October 1910 Mumbai, India |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India, India |
Products | Formulations & Bulk Drugs |
Employees | 2000 (2009)[1] |
Website | Official Website |
Zandu Realty Limited (formerly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Limited)[2] (BSE: 506720 | NSE: ZANDUREALT) is an international pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai, India.[3] Company's core business of manufacturing and dealing in ayurvedic and medicinal preparations.
Established in 1910 by Pattani Prime Minister of the erstwhile state of Bhavnagar. Zandu went public in 1919 with the issuance of stocks. [4]
The company derives its name from Vaidhya Zandu Bhattji, the original founder of the firm named Zandu Pharamceuticals. He was a renowned Vaidhya not only of Gujarat but India in late 19th century & early 20th century. The Vaidhya family's stake has been sold to Emami recently [5]