What is the condition of Dabur Nepal at present?
Pretty good. We have managed to stay put and earn the trust of our consumers even at a bleak time for the country. How much respect has the company gained? The communities we are working in have always appreciated and encouraged us. But the fourth estate of the nation, the media, should evaluate us fairly. Dabur has invested Rs 2.5 billion in Nepal and has helped promote Nepal for the last 20 years by exporting products made here. Dabur Nepal’s juice plant is among the seven best for tetra packs in the world. These packs are used not just for packaging juice but also for packaging milk and cream, which get spoiled even sooner. Then why is the quality of your products being questioned? The raw materials go through at least 73 quality controls before they go outside as products. So the accusations made against us are baseless. The Food and Quality Control Department has been conducting quality tests of our products at least once a month for years now. What do you think led to this proble
