What is "cavinkare"

CavinKare is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Chennai, India. The company was formed in 1983 as Chik India. In 1990, it was renamed as Beauty Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd. and was subsequently rechristened as CavinKare Pvt. Ltd. in 1998. The company has presence in more than 21 countries and has diversified into dairy, foods, snacks, and beverages businesses. It has strategic partnerships with Coty Inc. for Adidas and Jovan brands and Hawpar International for Tiger Balm.

The founder chairman, CK Ranganathan, was born in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. He set up Chik India in 1983 with an initial investment of Rs. 15,000 with Chik Shampoo as its first product.

Ranganathan won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Economic Times in 2004. He was the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Tamil Nadu State Council for the year 2009-10, and is the former president of the Madras Management Association. He is also one of the founding members of the Ability Foundation – an NGO working towards the rehabilitation of the physically challenged, and he instituted the CavinKare Ability Awards in 2003.