About Wockhardt Nutrition
   
Wockhardt acquired Dumex India from Royal Numico NV of Netherlands in the July of 2006. This was an outcome of Numico’s decision to focus on China and other South East Asian markets. The acquisition gave Wockhardt an opportunity to consolidate its nutrition business, where, it has a strong presence in infant nutrition with brands like Dexolac, Nusobee and First Food etc.
 
Categories that we represent…. :
1. Infant Nutrition
2. Pre and Post Natal Nutrition
3. Adult Nutrition
4. Child Nutrition
 

With the acquisition of Dumex, Wockhardt inherited 2 heritage brands with over 50 years of brand equity – Protinex and Farex. Prior to this acquisition these brands were being marketed by Dumex till it got acquired by Royal Numico of Netherlands globally.
With the global market for nutrition growing at $32.5 billion, the acquisition is a critical milestone in Wockhardt’s growth plans for the nutrition business.
Protinex, a market leader in the protein supplement market is a brand which was acquired by Dumex from Pfizer, and Farex, India’s first and oldest infant food brand was acquired from Heinz. Prior to that Heinz had acquired it from Glaxo.