Abbott unveils nutrition manufacturing plant in Gujarat

US-based Abbott has opened a new nutrition manufacturing plant in Jhagadia, Gujarat, which is its biggest investment in India to date.

The new facility will work with the company’s nutrition R&D centre in Bengaluru, to manufacture products like Similac, PediaSure, Ensure, Mama’s Best and Glucerna.

The new facility is targeted at creating customised nutrition products to address the diverse and changing health needs of people in India.

The company says that providing nutritional solutions and other healthcare products for families in India is just one part of its investment. To help local communities, Abbott will source 80% of its ingredients from local suppliers.

To ensure that the company meets this goal, Abbott is developing a programme to work with around 1,500 dairy farmers in the region to provide education and training to help them in increasing their milk supply. Through this strategy, Abbott will try to help farmers expand their operations, strengthen the local dairy industry and increase production of milk.

Founded by Wallace Abbott who brought the company to India in 1910, the company today manufactures products and technologies for products and technologies for sectors ranging from diagnostics to devices, from nutrition to pharmaceutical therapies.

The company currently hires close to 70,000 people worldwide and has a presence in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Mumbai, Abbott India is active in areas such as women’s health, gastroenterology, neurology, thyroid, diabetes and urology, pain management, vitamins, anti-infectives and other therapy areas.

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Image: Abbott is working with 1,500 dairy farmers in India to provide training and education to help increase their production of high-quality milk. Photo: courtesy of Abbott.