LONDON: Kartar Lalwani, NRI, founder-managing director of vitabiotics,
a vitamin supplement company, was adjudged the entrepreneur of
the year at a Gala function here last night.
His company Vitabiotics has cornered the major share of the vitamin
supplements market in Britain and was awarded the Queen's Award
for Enterprise in the International Trade.
At the GG2 (Garavi Gujarat) Leadership and Diversity Awards 2003
held at the Le Meridian Grosvenor house hotel, Kalwani, who founded
the company in 1971 was chosen for the coveted award for his exceptional
marketing skills and entrepreneurial flair.
The company distributes 15 brands nationally and internationally,
and five of these are Britains best selling supplements.
In May 2003, vitabiotics received The Queens Award
- the most coveted commercial prize that can be given to a UK
business.
Baroness Valerie Amos, Britains Secretary of State for
Department for International Development, who was the chief guest,
won the Hammer Award the highest award given to an
individual for breaking through the glass ceiling.