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Dabur India looking for acquisitions with Rs 7,000 cr cash reserve: CEO

Homegrown FMCG maker Dabur India, armed with a cash reserve of Rs 7,000 crore, is scouting for acquisition opportunities in healthcare and home & personal care segments, according to its CEO Mohit Malhotra. Besides, Dabur is looking for acquisition opportunities in the online space, and with several D2C (Direct to Consumer) brands operating in it, it finds the valuation "more reasonable" now and will pursue it if it finds a suitable one for growth, he said. The company is scaling its presence in the online space, which includes e-commerce channels and D2C business, where it plans to introduce more innovations under existing brands and through inorganic opportunities. "We are introducing innovations there. Those innovations are coming on the back of existing brands and these innovations will come on the back of some new brands that we might launch or we are looking at an acquisition for a new brand," Malhotra told PTI. The company would pursue organic growth with new brand launches

Adani group said to be in talks to exit FMCG joint venture with Wilmar

This comes at a time when Adani Wilmar Ltd has been posting losses for two consecutive quarters

Adani Wilmar Q2FY24 result: FMCG major reports net loss of Rs 130 crore

Adani Wilmar last month said its profitability in the September quarter remained under stress due to lower edible oil prices

HUL to cut prices of soaps, detergents to keep local competition in check

Large FMCG companies have seen their sales cut by homegrown brands in India. This is especially true for soaps, detergents, hair oil, tea, and biscuits

We don't see rolling back of prices as an imminent issue: Nestle India

The company is also increasing its advertising and promotional spends, particularly digital spends

Rural recovery for FMCG cos takes a pause amid food inflation, uneven rains

The FMCG industry has witnessed a challenging September quarter amid subdued consumer demand and a decline in rural consumption due to persistent food inflation and uneven rains in some regions. The operating environment remained tough for the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) industry as rural demand continues to be sluggish, and some green shoots, which were visible in the preceding June quarter, seem to have paused following adverse conditions. Leading FMCG makers like HUL, ITC and Nestle have expressed concerns over uneven rains, the impact of crop output and rising prices of some commodities -- such as wheat, maida, sugar, potato, coffee, etc -- in their September quarter earnings. "Consumption demand has been relatively subdued, especially in the value segment and rural markets on the back of sub-par monsoons and persistent Food inflation, which saw a sharp spike during the quarter," ITC said in an earning statement. Persistent inflation has impacted rural demand, which ...

Industrial & warehouse leasing demand picks up in Q3, stable at 17 mn sq ft

Chennai led the leasing activity in Q3, accounting for 30% share among India's top five cities

Uneven monsoon weighs on demand for FMCG firms in July-Sept quarter

Volumes to remain steady in the quarter on a sequential basis

DS Group to invest Rs 500 cr, add 3 hotels to its portfolio in 3 years

The Dharmpal Satyapal (DS) Group, a multi-business and FMCG corporation, is planning to add three new properties with a capex of Rs 500 crore in next 3 years, a top company executive has said. "Currently, we have six hotels with around 930 keys operating under global hospitality brands including Radisson, IHG and Marriott. We are planning to add another three hotels to our portfolio with a capex of Rs 500 crore in the next three years," DS Group vice chairman Rajiv Kumar told PTI over phone. DS Group, which has been in the hospitality business since 2000, has six properties, including The Manu Maharani, a member of Radisson individual, in Nainital (Uttarakhand), Namah, a Radisson individual, Jim Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand), Radisson Blu Hotel Guwahati in Assam, Crowne Plaza Jaipur in Rajasthan, Holiday Inn Express Kolkata Airport in West Bengal, and Marriott managed Renaissance, Bengaluru, in Karnataka. Going forward, Kumar said, the company is looking for opportunities in t

Nestle to sell 40 gm Maggi packets for Rs 10 to expand market share

Price points such as Rs 5 and Rs 10 are easier to remember and are perceived as being affordable by customers

FMCG cos push cart of margin worries made heavy by commodity cost pick-up

A subpar monsoon in one year is unlikely to cause a meaningful dent in major cereal production, a spike in inflation, or a deceleration in FMCG growth, says IIFL Research

Tata Consumer 'narrows its universe'; identifies 5 core areas for launches

Within mini meals, it will look at the breakfast cereal, ready-to-eat, and snacks market, and also its protein platform, which includes plant-based meat and plant protein powders

Tata Consumer Products in talks to buy at least 51% stake in Haldiram's

Tatas are, however, not comfortable with the $10 billion valuation sought by the snack maker

ITC Q1FY24 results: Net profit rises 16% to Rs 5,180 cr, revenue down 6%

The company also announced acquisition of 45.36% stake in International Travel House Limited and 25% stake in Maharaja Heritage Resorts Limited

ITC AGM, Q1FY24 nos: When will the stock breakout from consolidation mode?

ITC shares have corrected 10 per cent from their record high level of Rs 499.6, hit on July 24, 2023, as investors booked profit post the hotel business' demerger announcement

Adani Enterprises denies reports of exiting $6 billion venture with Wilmar

Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Adani Enterprises is exploring selling its stake in its consumer-staple joint venture with Wilmar International

Unilever's venture capital arm invests in health & wellness startup

FMCG major Unilever's venture capital arm Unilever Ventures has invested Rs 14.40 crore in health and wellness company What's Up Wellness to ramp up the startup's team and product development. "The (seed) funding round was led by its sole new investor, Unilever Ventures...Notably, this marks Unilever Ventures' first investment in a health & wellness company," Gurugram-based What's Up Wellness said in a statement on Wednesday. The funding round also saw participation from a few of What's Up Wellness' existing investors, it said. "Investment in What's Up Wellness is in line with our strategy of supporting and investing in promising indie brands in the health & wellness space. India presents a large opportunity for the wellness segment and What's Up Wellness, with its innovative and modern formats, aims to capture this fast-transforming market," said Pawan Chaturvedi, Partner-Asia at Unilever Ventures. What's Up Wellness said it will utilise the fresh fund towards ramping up its .

Marico Q1FY24 results: Net profit of FMCG giant rises 13.5% to Rs 436 crore

The revenue from operations was down 3.16% to Rs 2,477 crore from Rs 2,558 crore last year

Jyothy Labs Q1FY24 result: Profits up 101.7% YoY, revenue rises 15%

The company expects that the government's push towards raising rural incomes will result in a growth in rural consumption which the company is likely to benefit from

Demerger to boost ITC's cash flows, create India's 2nd biggest hotel group

The demerger will however have only a marginal negative impact on ITC overall earnings and share price given the hotel division miniscule contribution to its consolidated finances