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When small becomes big

Sheela Foam, the mattress market leader, is expanding its portfolio and reach

Ramdev plays Swadeshi card: IPL ducks the Patanjali googly; does it matter?

One of the biggest advertisers across media today, Ramdev has declared his brand out of the annual cricket jamboree

S9 vs Mi Mix 2S: Summer to see fight of phones from Samsung, Xiaomi

The two launches are important because both Samsung and Xiaomi are betting on technologically advanced chipsets to power their phones

Tata Global smells the coffee; plans to buyout Hector Beverages

Talk of a possible buyout of Hector Beverages is just the beginning of the company's plan to widen its portfolio and see off rivals

Indian millennials are emerging as chief wage earners; what they want

The 18-35 age group is more aggressive with its purchase decisions, more brand conscious and accounts for 71% of the household income: Deloitte report

GST, cyber attack hit Dettol growth in India, says Reckitt Benckiser

Reckitt had suffered a ransomware attack in June, which hit operations here and elsewhere

Consumer goods firms take steps to counter Baba Ramdev's Patanjali

Ramdev's company remains a dominant player in the naturals space, but products of rivals also gain popularity

Budget 2018: FMCG, farm sectors to lean on consumption to boost growth

Could push revenue growth at consumer and farm sector-related firms but gains might be tempered by higher inflation and borrowing cost

Brand Finance 2018: Tata slips 3 spots; Reliance, Airtel, Infosys fall too

No Indian brand in the top 100 in the Brand Finance 2018

Ranjan Kapur from 1942 to 2018: Goodbye, advertising's gentleman

An astute advertising professional, he took Ogilvy & Mather (O&M) India to the number one position after coming on board as managing director in 1994

Jyothy Laboratories open to new partnerships post Henkel break-up

Says not looking for strategic investment, but want alliances in research, development, technology

HUL, ITC results decoded: Green shoots begin to show in consumer goods

The results of bellwethers HUL and ITC point to a recovery in the market. But the question is: Will it sustain?

Under the GST's ambit: Hindustan Unilever move might trigger more action

FMCG, pharma firms among those likely to voluntarily disclose tax benefits as anti-profiteering body gets stringent

Discovery partners with Netflix for online distribution of new channel Jeet

Netflix will pay a license fee to Discovery to access its Jeet library

Food recall norms catch companies off guard

Almost 85-90 per cent of a food company's sales in India comes via general trade, with 10-15 per cent coming from modern trade

FMCGs veer towards online male grooming

The category's blistering pace of growth is at the heart of the interest shown by these companies

Consumer goods firms show recovery in Q2

Supply chain normalisation to take time; analysts hope H2 of FY18 to be better

Naturals a big focus for Colgate across markets, says CEO Ian Cook

Colgate already has two toothpastes on the naturals platform in India, Cibaca Vedshakti and Colgate Swarna Vedshakti

Beverage firms step up health play

Dabur to launch a second brand under its juices portfolio, currently led by its Real brand

What makes joint ventures challenging in India

Most business groups in India, including Godrejs, Tatas and Mahindras, have seen patience tested in JVs, with some of them winding up quickly