Swadeshi PATANJALI by Ramdev. A Thread.
According to SK Patra, the CEO who helped lay the foundations for Patanjali’s growth, came a big bang—honey. “We simply bought honey from many different suppliers, refined it, processed it, packaged it, put our label and sold it.”
According to SK Patra, the CEO who helped lay the foundations for Patanjali’s growth, came a big bang—honey. “We simply bought honey from many different suppliers, refined it, processed it, packaged it, put our label and sold it.”
Patanjali often sells as “cow” ghee is not cow ghee at all. It is actually ghee that is made from white butter that is, in turn, made of the milk of various animals, not just cows.
All that Ramdev does to it is melt the sourced white butter, strain it & add some herbs to it to convert it into ghee. Ramdev “claims this is all cow’s ghee . .but who knows? Is it cow ghee or buffalo ghee or goat ghee . .even Ramdev does not know! He can’t know! But there it is.
Nearly 40% of Ayurveda products, including items from Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali, were found to be of substandard quality by Haridwar’s Ayurveda and Unani Office.
Patanjali’s Divya Amla Juice and Shivlingi Beej were among the products that failed to meet the quality standards.
Patanjali’s Divya Amla Juice and Shivlingi Beej were among the products that failed to meet the quality standards.
According to CLSA and HSBC, Patanjali is the fastest growing FMCG company in India. It is valued at ₹3,000 crore.
Balkrishna, Ramdev’s aide who spent time in jail on charges of money laundering, owns 94 per cent of the shares of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. -net worth US$1.5 billion
Balkrishna, Ramdev’s aide who spent time in jail on charges of money laundering, owns 94 per cent of the shares of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. -net worth US$1.5 billion
In 2017 Patanjali products failed lab test in Nepal; Baba Ramdev firm was ordered to recall six medical products by Nepal’s Ministry of Health’s Department of Drug Administration. 
Insects were allegedly found inside a packet of atta noodles by a customer in Haryana.
According to News18, "a man who purchased the packet from Swadeshi store in Narwana was shocked to see an insect inside the sealed pack."
According to News18, "a man who purchased the packet from Swadeshi store in Narwana was shocked to see an insect inside the sealed pack."
In 2017 India’s Canteen Stores Department (CSD), a massive network of shops catering to members of the military forces and their families, withdrew Patanjali’s famed amla (gooseberry) juice from its stores after batches of the product were found to be unfit for consumption.
In 2018, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence’s (DRI) seized 50 tonnes of red sandalwood that was being exported by the company to China.
In layman terms - they were suspected of smuggling high grade sandalwood by labelling it as cheap lower quality.
In layman terms - they were suspected of smuggling high grade sandalwood by labelling it as cheap lower quality.
