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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

FMCG firm Marico expects food business to reach Rs 850 cr in FY24

Home-grown fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) firm Marico expects its food business to scale up to Rs 850 crore in FY24 in the domestic market, according to the company's latest annual report. Saffola, the master brand under which Marico offers healthier foods, has expanded the total addressable market to over Rs 10,000 crore, through a portfolio of healthy value-added offerings, it said. "The company aims to ramp up its revenue from the foods portfolio to Rs 850 crores by fiscal 2024, after closing near the Rs 600 crore-mark in fiscal 2023," said Marico, which also owns popular brands such as Parachute and Hair & Care. In the last two-three years, Marico has expanded its play in the food segment with multiple products, including oats, honey, noodles, peanut butter, mayonnaise and ready-to-eat healthy snacking category under the aegis of Saffola Munchie. The company maintains a 'steadfast focus' on market development, brand building, supply-chain excellence, distribution expansion .

Revenue growth for FMCG companies to tamp down in April-June quarter

Some companies are yet to see pick-up in rural demand

FMCG industry to witness 'significant growth' in FY24: Jyothy Labs

The fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector is expected to see a 'significant growth' in FY24 with rural demand showing improvement and inflation beginning to moderate, said Jyothy Labs in its latest annual report. The urban demand continues to remain steady, the report said. Growth is "fuelled" by large packs as there is a distinct trend of consumers upgrading to medium and high-value packs for its various key FMCG categories, said Jyothy Labs, maker of branded products like Ujala, Henko, Margo, Exo and Pril. "In this pack size transition has been observed in beverages, personal care, and branded product categories. Now that input prices have exhibited a downward trend and end-consumers have sufficient purchasing power, FMCG businesses are likely to experience an increase in the volume of demand and consequently volume-led growth this year," it said. The urban demand is steady now and the rural market is "increasingly exhibiting signs of normalcy" helped by easing inflation and .

Five additional brands crossed Rs 100 cr in sales in FY23, says Dabur India

With reduced prices for most of its commodities, Dabur India expects to see expansion in gross margins in the current fiscal; the FMGC major has made an entry into the spices category

Optimistic about India market, will continue to grow categories: P&G

Leading FMCG maker Procter & Gamble is very "optimistic" in the mid and long-term prospects of India, where it will invest Rs 2,000 crore to set up an export hub, on the back of robust growth, according to company's country CEO LV Vaidyanathan. Procter & Gamble (P&G) India will continue to grow categories that are currently undeveloped and bring product propositions that are meaningful to the quality-conscious Indian consumer, he said. In the last three years, P&G has driven consistent double-digit growth in both the topline and bottomline. "Business has basically moved from the last couple of years seeing high single growth. Now we are starting to see very nice growth and hope to see some kind of momentum going and accelerate from where we are," Vaidyanathan told PTI. The maker of popular brands such as Ariel, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Oral-B, Pampers, Pantene, Tide, Vicks and Whisper - follows July to June financial year. "Year is coming to an end and business .

3.45% increase in royalty to parent Unilever after detailed evaluation: HUL

The decision to increase royalty to 3.45 per cent to parent Unilever was taken after a detailed evaluation and due diligence, Hindustan Unilever Ltd Chairman Nitin Paranjpe said on Monday. Earlier this year, leading FMCG maker Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) increased the royalty paid to Unilever PLC to 3.45 per cent of the total turnover, which will be effected in phases over the next three years. Earlier, this was 2.65 per cent. While addressing the shareholders in response to a question about the rationale of such an increase, Paranjpe said the change was made "after plenty of due diligence and satisfying ourselves that we are getting adequate value for this payment that is royalty payment which is being made". Before this, the company has also looked at the royalty paid by other FMCG companies to their parent global firms, he said. The contract terms that "we have got, were subjected to a detailed evaluation and due diligence first by a senior team from within the company. And the

Rural demand growing very slowly after signs of revival: Wipro Consumer

Company expected demand to be much better due to low base last year. While volumes are back, growth is still in low single digits

From Dunhill to Roberto Cavalli: 24 global brands to enter India this year

In the last few months, McLaren, Valentino, and Balenciaga, among several others, have debuted in India

Tata Consumer has managed to tide over macro challenges: Chandrasekaran

During the year, the FMCG major has strengthened its core businesses and expanded its target addressable market and has also opened up opportunities for growth

Margins remain a pain point for organised FMCG supply-chain companies

Experts say gross margins are low, with the last-mile supply chain and retailer not making money

Food and beverage industry bites into NFTs, but is it late to the party?

Nestle is also doling out NFTs, as are restaurants, cafes and alcohol brands, but will people dip into this growing digital platter?

Unilever CFO Pitkethly to leave company by May 2024 as inflation worsens

The announcement of his departure comes as Unilever, like the rest of the consumer goods industry, is grappling with significant cost inflation and pressure on its margins

Mondelez International names Samir Jain as president of India business

Jain joins Mondelez International from Bunge India, where he led the business as managing director for the last 10 years

Godrej Consumer Q4 results: Consolidated profit up 24.5%, revenue rises 10%

In FY23, however, the company's profit was down 4.5 per cent to Rs 1,702.46 crore

ADF Foods' net profit increases by 72% to Rs 20 cr in March quarter

FMCG company ADF Foods Ltd on Monday reported a 72 per cent rise in its standalone profit after tax to Rs 20.30 crore for the March 2023 quarter on account of higher revenues. It had reported a PAT of Rs 11.80 crore for the year-ago quarter, the company said in a statement. The company's revenue from operations surged 19 per cent to Rs 98.2 crore from Rs 82.4 crore in January-March FY22. The board has recommended a dividend of Rs 5 per share for the financial year ended March 31, 2023. On a business update, ADF Foods said its greenfield expansion plan for frozen food capacity is expected to kick off in the second quarter of FY24 and be complete in 12-18 months. ADF Foods Chairman & Managing Director Bimal Thakkar said, "Our flagship brand Ashoka remains a top Indian food brand in stores across the US, UK and Asia Pacific, thanks to our dedication towards traditional recipes and high-quality ingredients. Our planned expansion in Surat will unlock further frozen food production ...

FMCG sales slow on lower stocking; home care only category to report growth

Home care was the only category which saw growth on a year-on year basis in April at 11.2% however it was down sequentially at 20.9%

Rural demand has come back, but El Nino a worry: Adani Wilmar MD & CEO, CFO

'In the commodity business, it is volume that matters. We have grown 16 per cent annually'

Nestle India net profit up 24.7 per cent in January-March quarter

KitKat, Munch sweeten the quarter for the firm; Nescafe also packs a punch

Nestle India net profit jumps 23.9%, all products see double-digit growth

Nestle India declared an interim dividend of Rs 27 per share