Customers buying smaller packs as both traditional kirana shops and modern supermarkets clock business: NielsenIQ
The report also said that small packs helped premium segments grow because aspirational buyers were willing to explore and try new brands
The number of brands growing in terms of CRP improved in 2021 (70 per cent), over 2020 (56 per cent)
FMCG major Nestle India Ltd on Thursday reported a decline of 4.31 per cent in its net profit at Rs 515.34 crore for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022
Some are managing supply-chain backend for retail pharmacies, right from stockist to chemist, others are offering telemedicine kiosks at chemist outlets, and digitising pharmacies
Home-grown FMCG firm Jyothy Labs on Monday reported an 18.73 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 47.73 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2022
ITC launched 110 products in FY22 to mark its capacity for innovation, he says
Post pandemic recovery results in addition of Rs 8,000 crore in annual turnover
There has been a double-digit year-on-year increase in the prices of most spices, with branded coriander costing 16.9 per cent more in June this year than a year ago
The company's Parachute coconut oil also recorded a marginal volume decline in the quarter
In May, Ruchi Soya announced the acquisition of Patanjali Ayurved's entire food business for Rs 690 crore, in order to speed up its transition into an FMCG company
Its revenue from operations rose 10.42 per cent to Rs 546.71 crore during the period under review from Rs 495.11 crore in the year-ago period
The rupee's free fall comes at a time when FMCG and paint companies have been battling higher raw material costs for over a year, and have been forced to go for multiple rounds of price hikes
Mariwala will represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award to be held in June
Indian FMCG players have said they are concerned about Indonesia's move to ban exports of palm oil, though some of them expect the decision is likely to have only transitory impacts
Analysts attribute the poor showing by FMCG and auto stocks to a combination of demand slowdown and rising input costs
Instead of a recovery in gross margins in fiscal 2022-23 (FY23), Jefferies now builds-in 50-200 basis point (bps) YoY decline, assuming crude stays closer to $100 a barrel and palm oil at $1,500/MT
Crude palm oil is also at an all-time high of $1,854 per tonne
Volumes were also under pressure as consumers cut back spending on high inflation
Value growth still higher due to price hikes