Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Tata Consumer in Talks to Acquire Danone India
Tata Consumer Products is talking about buying Danone’s nutrition business in India.
This includes brands like Farex, Dexolac, and Protinex.
Tata wants to grow in the health and nutrition market because more people in India are focusing on health.
Danone’s business in India makes most of its money from these nutrition products.
Tata has been buying other health-focused companies too, like Soulfull and Organic India.
They want to compete with big companies like Nestlé and Abbott.
The talks are serious, and they are close to agreeing on the price.
Tata Consumer Products (TCPL) is in advanced talks to acquire Danone SA’s India nutraceuticals and specialised nutrition portfolio.
The acquisition is part of TCPL’s strategy to expand in India’s growing wellness and nutrition market.
Danone’s India business includes brands like Farex, Dexolac, and Protinex, focusing on baby nutrition and adult protein supplements.
TCPL aims to compete with multinational companies like Nestlé and Abbott in the value-added nutrition segment.
TCPL has been building a wellness ecosystem through acquisitions such as Soulfull, Capital Foods, and Organic India.
- Who
- Tata Consumer Products (TCPL) and Danone SA
- What
- Potential acquisition of Danone’s India nutraceuticals and specialised nutrition portfolio
- When
- Negotiations ongoing, with recent momentum
- Where
- India
- Why
- To expand presence in India’s growing wellness and nutrition market
- Company
- Tata Consumer Products (TCPL)
- Target
- Danone SA’s India business
- Portfolio
- Nutraceuticals and specialised nutrition
- Brands
- Farex, Dexolac, Protinex
- Market
- India’s wellness and nutrition sector
- Strategy
- Expanding into value-added nutrition segment
- Competitors
- Nestlé, Abbott