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Manufacturing sector companies outperform on the bourses in 2022

But it remains a laggard on the bourses over the past decade

Is FMCG the new battlefield between Ambani and Adani?

Reliance Consumer Products launched its consumer goods brand, Independence. It puts the company in direct competition with Adani Wilmar. Is FMCG the new battlefield between the Ambanis and the Adanis?

German company Henkel re-enters consumer segment with Schwarzkopf

German consumer goods firm Henkel, which has re-entered the consumer market in India after around a decade, is betting on the beauty segment in which it is working to build a holistic hair solutions portfolio, a company official said. With the consolidation of its consumer business at the global level, led by a successful merger of beauty care, laundry and home divisions, Henkel foresees a powerhouse of international bestsellers hitting the Indian market, said Kartik Kaushik, Country Head-Henkel Consumer Brands, India and South Asia Export. Henkel has introduced hair colourant brand Schwarzkopf in the consumer segment and also plans to launch another brand TAFT in India in the near future. "Hair colour is just the beginning of the India journey. The goal is to build a holistic hair solutions portfolio," Kaushik told PTI. According to Kaushik, there is a "bull run" for hair solution products in India and the growth trajectory is high. "The idea is to create a structured distributio

Ambani to take on ITC, Patanjali, Adani with FMCG brand 'Independence'

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance will rival FMCG food businesses of ITC, Tata Consumer Products Ltd and Adani Wilmar with launch of brand 'Independence' for staples, processed foods, beverages and other daily essentials, analysts said. Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), the newly set up FMCG arm of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) last week made a foray into staples with launch of brand Independence in line with announcement Ambani had made at the company's annual shareholder meeting earlier this year. RRVL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL). The launch is only in Gujarat, possibly on a pilot testing basis, and has indicated that products would be affordably priced. Post development of the brand, it will be rolled out nationally. It will be "competing with Adani Wilmar in edible oil, grains and pulses; Patanjali Foods in biscuits, edible oil, packaged atta; Parle and Britannia in biscuits; Tata Consumer in pulses, packaged water; and ITC in .

ITC stock hits 2-month low amid market weakness, slips 4% in two days

Reliance Consumer's foray into FMCG, through brand 'Independence', could be a threat to existing FMCG companies in the foods space, analysts said

Reliance Retail arm takes on Tatas, ITC: Launches FMCG brand 'Independence'

Made-for-India consumer packaged goods brand Independence will roll out nationally after Gujarat unveiling

OZiva buyout to improve HUL's health and wellbeing in long-run: Analysts

HUL is currently present at the mass end in supplement and wellness space through Horlicks. OZiva & Wellbeing Nutrition acquisitions will help grow presence in the premium segment

Sensex sinks 389 pts, Nifty below 18,500; IT, PSBs crack; HCL Tech down 7%

CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, defensive indices like the Nifty FMCG and Pharma held gains as they rose 0.8 per cent and 0.4 per cent

Inflationary pressure on FMCG products cooling off: ITC chief Sanjiv Puri

Inflationary pressure on FMCG products is showing signs of cooling off, which may provide relief to consumers, ITC Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Puri said on Thursday

Rural demand for FMCG dips 17% in Nov as post-festive consumption slows

Urban demand also hit, but not as badly; Overall FMCG sales decline 15.3% MoM and 2.7% YoY

Tata's Bisleri International buyout may be biggest in India FMCG space

A majority stake for Rs 6K-7K cr to allow TCPL's expansion in beverage space

Sensex hits record high, Nifty at new 1-year high: Factors behind the rally

Global stock markets jumped on Thursday after minutes of the US Federal Reserve's November policy meeting hinted at a possible moderation in the pace of interest rate hikes

National with a regional twist: FMCG majors tweak product line-up

HUL also has different formulations of Surf Excel for different parts of the country as the water differs across regions

FMCG industry continues to witness consumption slowdown in Sept qtr: Report

The country's FMCG industry continued to witness consumption slowdown in the September quarter, with rural markets registering a higher decline in volumes compared to the three months ended June, says a report. Also, consumers continued to prefer purchasing smaller packets amid companies hiking prices in response to broader inflationary pressures, according to the report released by data analytics firm NielsenIQ on Thursday. The FMCG industry witnessed an overall volume decline of 0.9 per cent in the September quarter in comparison to the preceding three months. This was the fourth consecutive quarter with negative volume growth for the industry and is "attributed to the double-digit price growth for the past six consecutive quarters," the quarterly FMCG industry report said. Rural markets recorded a volume decline of 3.6 per cent in the September quarter in comparison to a decline of 2.4 per cent in the June quarter. "The consumption decline in the rural markets continues to be l

Network connectivity remains big challenge as e-commerce, FMCG go digital

Experts say AR/VR tech has yet to mature; also, immersive experiences with 360° video applications require a lot of data

FMCG companies watch rural demand with bated breath as pain persists

In October, FMCG sales in rural areas stood at 0.8 per cent while urban sales declined 0.1 per cent against September, according to data by Bizom- a retail intelligence platform

DealShare launches private brands, plans Rs 500 cr investment in 2-3 years

Brands to be manufactured in tie-up with SMEs; 52 products launched under home cleaning, personal hygiene, pantry staples, and male grooming so far, more categories in two years

Marico expands plant-based protein portfolio with Saffola Soya Bhurji

Product launched in Bengal, Delhi and Mumbai across general trade; will be available pan-India in phases, and across modern trade and major e-commerce platforms as well

Tiger Global-backed Wow! Momo elevates CMO Muralikrishnan to co-founder

He officially joined the founders in 2018 and began by leading the store-level growth hacking to brand development and was later named the group's CMO