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Beyond boundaries: Shafali, Smriti and Jemimah lead the brand lineup

The top three to garner attention after the second season of WPL include Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues

Dhoni as a brand will continue to reign even if he retires post IPL

Dhoni is expected to continue playing for CSK and even if he retires, according to a media report

L Catterton forms India-focused JV with former HUL's MD & CEO Sanjiv Mehta

During Mehta's tenure at HUL, he oversaw a fivefold increase in the mcap of HUL to Rs 6.2 trillion, making it India's fifth-largest public company by mcap and the country's largest FMCG firm

Ice creams and beverage items to see surge in sales during poll season

At present, the ice cream market in India is pegged at $5.33 billion in terms of revenue and is expected to grow annually by 10.86 per cent between 2024-28, said a Statista report

Star Sports witnesses a 24% increase in IPL build-up programming

Star Sports will launch a special feed for hearing-impaired and visually-impaired fans

HUL to decarbonise its supply chain by 2039, use 100% green energy by 2030

HUL has signed MoU with BP and Jio-BP to use BIO-CNG for its trucks. Emissions from BIO-CNG are about 70 per cent less than those from fossil fuels

Alcobev industry seek clarity on brand extension vs surrogate ads

List of products sold under the same brand name as alcobev for the past three years, including details of states where they were marketed

Television prices may go up by 10% in April due to rising open cell rates

This is the second hike manufacturers will take in 2024

Sporting goods retailer Decathlon aims to become net zero by 2050

It has set a target to reduce its carbon emissions by 20% in 2026 and 42% by 2030

Beverage, air conditioner sales may jump up to 40% as mercury surges

Another factor which plays well for cold beverage majors is the onset of Ramadan and elections which typically causes consumption to pick-up

Samara, Amazon-backed More Retail stake sale gets lukewarm response

The joint venture was looking to raise funds at $2 bn valuation

FSSAI verifies McDonald's India uses 100% real cheese: Westlife Foodworld

FSSAI said in a release that the verification confirms after its assertion that it uses 100 per cent real cheese and not its substitute

Tata Consumer to continue growing portfolio in pantry platforms and liquids

Krishnakumar added that when it looks at categories within foods it tries to see if those are the categories it wants to operate in

Godrej plans stake sale in food JV; in talks with potential investors

In talks with potential investors, including PE firms; valuation of company not disclosed

Indian market too big to ignore: Beauty and make-up brand Laura Mercier

The brand first entered the Indian market last year and started selling online through the beauty and personal care marketplace, Tira

Reliance Consumer to bring Sri Lankan beverage Elephant House to India

With this tie-up, RCP adds another brand to its beverage portfolio. It already has brands such as Campa, Sosyo and Raskik

McDonald's removes 'cheese' from its outlet menus in Maharashtra

Move comes after Maharashtra FDA accused chain of using cheese substitutes in burgers and nuggets

Amul's golden jubilee: Modi calls for making it biggest dairy firm globally

Modi made the pitch while addressing nearly 100,000 people at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, to celebrate the golden jubilee celebration of the GCMMF

Ikea India shuts its Mumbai City store, might open another in Pune

Ikea India has two more stores in Mumbai which will continue. It has a city store in Worli and a big box store at Navi Mumbai

Indian market is a story of premiumisation, says Pernod Ricard India CEO

Jean Touboul, chief executive officer (CEO), Pernod Ricard India, speaks about India being one of the important markets globally