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Parle Biscuits has reported a twofold jump in profit at Rs 1,606.95 crore for FY24 while revenue from operations was up 2 per cent to Rs 14,349.4 crore. Total revenue was up 5.31 per cent at Rs 15,085.76 crore in FY24 helped by other income, according to financial data accessed through business intelligence platform Tofler. Parle Biscuits, a subsidiary of Parle Products, had reported a standalone profit of Rs 743.66 crore in FY23 and revenue from sale of products was at Rs 14,068.80 crore. Incorporated in September 1974, Parle Biscuits is a leading manufacturer of biscuits and confectionery. It owns popular brands such as Parle G. Parle Biscuits' advertising promotional expenses in FY24 were up 3.23 per cent to Rs 442.81 crore. This was at Rs 428.93 crore a year ago. Total tax expense of Parle Biscuits was Rs 499.4 crore in FY24. Total expenses were at Rs 12,979.41 crore, down 2.54 per cent year-on-year. Sharing the scenario and outlook, Parle Biscuits said FY24 was fulfilling an
Leading food company Parle Products has increased the prices between 5 and 10 per cent across categories as the input cost has gone up substantially after the rise in prices of raw materials, such as sugar, wheat and edible oil, said a company official. In the biscuit segment, Parle, which owns popular brands such as Parle G, Hide & Seek and KrackJack, has increased the prices by 5-10 per cent and 7-8 per cent in the rusk and cake segments, respectively. The price of its most popular glucose biscuit Parle G is now up by 6-7 per cent. "We have taken a 5-10 per cent price hike," Parle Products Senior Category Head Mayank Shah told PTI. The company has increased the prices of biscuits and other products above Rs 20 and has reduced the grammage of below it to retain the attractive price points, he added. This is the first hike by Parle in this fiscal. Earlier, in the January-March 2021 quarter also, the company had gone for a price hike. "This is after considering the inflationary ..