Saugata Gupta strongly subscribes to the credo that change is the only constant. And if one does not capitalise on this change, they cede ground to someone else. As MD and CEO of Marico, he is pushing for diversification of the fast-moving consumer goods company’s portfolio in a bid to reduce its dependence on core brands. Speaking with Outlook Business, Gupta revealed that the company has identified enough growth opportunities, especially in food and digital and has internally charted diversification, distribution, digital and diversity as the four drivers for growth. While he maintained that diversification has a lead position in its growth agenda, the others will feed into each other. Edited excerpts from the interview: