Sharleen Dsouza

Consumer durable firms set to hike product prices as rupee slides

Consumer electronics firms expect to raise prices by up to 10% as the rupee weakens and input costs rise, while food companies watch the currency closely before adjusting prices

Ducati brings its watch collection to India with Titan, prices from ₹16K

Ducati Watches have launched in India with Titan, priced at Rs 16,000-25,000 across 43 SKUs. Titan aims to scale distribution from 250-300 outlets in four months to 1,000 outlets in 18 months

Ramprasad Sridharan appointed PUMA India MD, succeeding Balagopalan

PUMA has named retail veteran Ramprasad Sridharan as managing director of PUMA India from December, succeeding Karthik Balagopalan and strengthening its leadership for the fast-growing market.

Competition bites into QSR growth as weak demand shadows expansion

SR companies continued to focus on value offerings

Kwality Wall's India appoints board ahead of Hindustan Unilever demerger

It has access to introduce Ben & Jerry's, Viennetta and Yasso brands in India

Marico's Q2 net profit dips marginally even as revenue jumps 30.7%

Marico reported a slight dip in Q2FY26 net profit despite healthy revenue growth, steady India demand, and strong international business performance

Quick commerce feeds revenue appetite of packaged food companies

Taste for convenience serves up 50-100% growth for AWL Agri, Tata Consumer, Parle

LG Electronics India Q2 net profit down 27.3% on margin pressures

Its net sales in the quarter marginally rose 0.9 per cent to Rs 6,170.4 crore in the July-September quarter

Mondelez India launches Biscoff, targets top-three global market position

Mondelez India has introduced Lotus Biscoff cookies to expand its premium portfolio, aiming to make India a top-three global market as it begins local manufacturing and leads brand distribution

Asian Paints Q2 profit jumps 43% on strong decorative, global sales

The paint major's profit rose to Rs 993.6 crore in Q2 FY26 as domestic decorative volumes grew 10.9% and international sales gained nearly 10%, helping improve margins and overall profitability

IKEA India revenue rises 6% to ₹1,860 crore in FY25 on furniture demand

IKEA India reported a 6% rise in FY25 revenue to Rs 1,860 crore, led by strong furniture and online sales, growing B2B demand, and food contributing nearly 10% of total sales

Varun Berry resigns as Britannia MD and CEO after 13 years at the helm

Britannia Industries vice-chairman and MD Varun Berry has stepped down after over a decade at the company. CFO N. Venkataraman will serve as interim CEO until successor Rakshit Hargave takes charge

Trent Q2 results: Profit rises 11% to ₹377 crore, revenue up nearly 16%

Tata Group's retail arm Trent posted a steady Q2FY26 performance with revenue up 15.9% and profit rising 11.3%, driven by store expansion and portfolio growth

Britannia Industries bets on volume-led growth, regional expansion

Britannia Industries aims to boost volume-led growth by investing in core brands, expanding its regional focus, and staying price-competitive across markets, says MD Varun Berry

Britannia Q2 profit rises 23% to ₹654 crore on stable input costs

Biscuit maker reports Rs 654 crore profit in Q2 FY26 as commodity prices stabilise and bakery, e-commerce segments sustain double-digit growth

United Spirits begins strategic review of Royal Challengers Sports

Move part of Diageo-backed firm's portfolio review as RCB franchise remains non-core; review process expected to conclude by March 2026

Need to drive double-digit top line, and margins in excess of that: TCPL

We've got good volume growth. We continue to expand distribution and innovation and we continue to power up. We are on track for a full year of 5 per cent innovation to sales this year as well

Extended rains may hit rural consumption: AWL Agri Biz top executives

While talking about crop damage, Mallick said that groundnut crop has gone bad. The same was witnessed with the paddy crop in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh

Tata Consumer Q2 profit rises 11% on strong India tea and salt growth

Tata Consumer Products posted an 11% jump in Q2FY26 net profit to Rs 404 crore, led by double-digit growth in tea, salt, and packaged foods, along with expansion in Tata Starbucks

Godrej Consumer Products signs pact to acquire Muuchstac in all-cash deal

The Muuchstac brand is currently among the top two players in the men's online facewash category and holds the top-three spot overall