Owner Dr Kartar Lalvani BPharm, DSc, FRPharmS

Born in India, Dr Kartar Lalvani came to Britain in 1956. He is a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and has a doctorate in medicinal chemistry gained at the University of Bonn. Sons Tej 34, Prof Ajit 43, daughter Sangam 22. Career: Dr Lalvani (77), who has been passionate about healthy cooking for the last 40 years - often called India's answer to the 3 Michelin starred Heston Blumenthal - opened the 120 seat Indali Lounge in at fifty Baker Street, London W1 in Oct 2008, backed by some great media comments. Dr Kartar Lalvani, who champions the philosophy for healthy eating and living, is the founder and President of Britain's leading vitamin nutraceutical company, with clinically proven, top household brands. Divia Lalvani, the founder of Zuma restaurant, is wife of chocolate heir Joel Cadbury and niece of Kartar. Dr Lalvani, who as a renowned scientist is deep into 'science of cooking' as he so passionately calls it, was forced to fire the first 2 sets of chefs in the first month of opening, because they could not shed the habits of over spicing with garam masala and stop using butter, ghee and cream, while substituting with moderate use of sunflower oil and olive oil with Lalvani's special innovative technique. He is pioneer of producing butter-chicken without butter! and dal-makhni without makhan!! Dr Lalvani has won many business and personal awards, including The Queen's Award for Enterprise 2003 and 2008, DTI Innovation Award 2005, Asian of the Year 2004 and an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Award 2008. He support numerous health and education related charities, including Kidney Research UK, National Childbirth Trust, The British Heart Foundation, TB Alert and the National Osteoporosis Society.