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Parle Biscuits net profit rises 15% in FY19; revenue up 6.4% to Rs 9,030 cr

According to information shared by business platform Tofler, Parle Biscuits' FY19 net profit was Rs 410 crore versus Rs 355 crore reported the previous year

FMCG slowdown gets worse in Q2 as consumer sentiment remains tepid

Sector analysts admit the going will be tough for companies in Q2, an admission that some firms have already made in their recent quarterly updates

HUL Q2 net profit grows 21.2% to Rs 1,848 crore, beats estimates

This is the third straight quarter when HUL posted single-digit volume growth

Social media takes a toll on brand trust in Indian market, finds IPG study

Consumers are pushing brands to reinvent themselves, seeking more information and access as trust takes a hit, finds an IPG study

Quick-service food restaurants look up despite economic slowdown

Improve reach and affordability through aggressive offers and launches

Top biscuit manufacturers seek GST cut for below Rs 100 per kg segment

In April-June 2019, the growth rate of the overall biscuit market fell to 2 per cent from 7 per cent earlier

Hindustan Unilever emerges front-runner for Dinshaw's Dairy Foods

Negotiating all-cash deal at Rs 1,000 crore, which is two times its FY19 sales

Grey's APAC Middle East, Africa COO Nirvik Singh elevated as global COO

Singh's elevation as COO comes when global ad agency managements are giving top priority to the India market and to talent emerging from there

Govt lists essential hygiene products, gives industry price control scare

There is a social case for price control on hygiene products, but it leaves economic questions for manufacturers working on thin margins

Indian consumers remain confident despite economic slowdown: Nielsen

Country tops consumer confidence index in April-June; economists say more pain ahead

It's important to reinvent yourself every decade: Marico founder Mariwala

Marico has evolved from a two-product company into a diversified consumer goods player

Prabhat Dairy stock up 20% on delisting plans; promoters to buy back shares

A board meet has been planned on Tuesday to discuss the delisting proposal

Ashish Bhasin elevated as Dentsu's APAC CEO with immediate effect

Bhasin is the first Indian within the Dentsu network to be elevated to the position of APAC CEO

Future Retail stock falls over 5% day after e-commerce giant Amazon deal

Percentage of promoter stake in Future Retail pledged to lenders has been steadily increasing in the past year

Biscuits to soaps, slowdown pain for FMCG companies comes in small packs

Adi Godrej and ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri were in Delhi this month to meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of an outreach programme to tackle the slowdown

An agency's history can be a powerful differentiator: DDB Worldwide CEO

Advertising is seeing disruption from new-age tech companies and consultancies and it is increasingly getting harder to achieve growth, but I still remain excited about the business, says Wendy Clark

Reliance Industries may buy more cable companies to aid JioFiber plans

Experts say tying up with or acquiring MSOs would be a faster and better way to achieve last-mile connectivity

Consumption-investment cycle needs to improve, say FMCG CEOs and veterans

Call for rural stimulus package and better transmission of RBI's interest rate cuts

Fashion firms feel slowdown pangs for second straight quarter; sales down

Same-store sales growth down to 2-7% in Q1, lower than 3-9% reported in Q4

Ramdev's Patanjali takes an ad break, slides down the brand ladder

The brand's incessant and belligerent advertising seems to have hit the pause button; once a permanent fixture on TV, it has slipped off the list of its top 10 advertisers