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Maggi issue wake-up call for food cos: CSE

Activist body, best known for raising the pesticide in colas issue a decade before, say enforcement of food regulation must get stringent as consumption of packaged stuff grows

As Maggi goes off menu, Nestle gears up for damage control

India is Maggi's biggest market in the world

Marico shifts focus to serums and hair gels

Market share for serums was 82%, hair gels 44% in the March quarter compared to 4% share of deos

Consumer durable firms bet on premium products

Godrej Appliances, fourth largest domestic refrigerator maker after LG, Samsung and Whirlpool, has just launched a new range of super-premium refrigerators called NXW

Kyoorius Awards: O&M leads but DDB Mudra has the edge

Goafest absentees make Melt a serious challenger

Many are present at the new fest that already has 1,400 delegates registered

First among equals

HUL has the maximum number of Rs 2,000-cr plus brands in the FMCG market Others are slowly catching up

Marico smells money elsewhere

With deodarant growth staying flat, decides to put more focus on serums and hair gels, where it is market leader

Second-rung durable majors trade up

Companies such as Videocon, Godrej and Sansui have all launched high-end products this summer citing pent-up demand

Grey's ex-national creative head ventures out on his own

Amit Akali joins a host of ad agency professionals who've set up their own shop

Jubilant outlier in food services pack

Well ahead of peers in same-store sales growth but QSR segment still depressed for a variety of reasons; cautious but optimistic on expansion

SpiceJet: Back from the brink

SpiceJet is grappling with a crisis of customer confidence. By acting swiftly and following in the footsteps of other big brands, it could live to fight another day

Homing in on super consumers

Companies are laying special emphasis on key influencers by identifying and targeting them carefully

Meet the gentlemen who brought Wendy's to India

With Sierra Nevada Restaurants, master franchisee of Wendy's in India, Sanjay Chhabra and Jasper Reid are the latest entrants in the local fast-food business

Growth prompts many in FMCG to bet on rural segment

After latest results, HUL, GCPL and Bajaj plan to continue banking on villages while Marico and Dabur eye cities; urban recovery expected by FY17

We are staring at a wire-free communication era: Sandeep Goyal

Interview with adman

Wholesale kiranas dot metros, a big hit with shoppers

Offering discounts of Re 1 to Rs 100 on purchases

Titan to foray into tech watches

Switzerland team to make these; plans to launch range by third quarter of FY16

Godrej outlines plan for growth ahead

Godrej said his group would lay special emphasis on emerging channels of distribution such as e-commerce, to drive sales

Industry braces for Rs 350-cr hit as Salman faces five years in jail