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Nestle SA makes first India funding, buys stake in pet food brand

The global FMCG giant has acquired a minority stake in pet food brand Drools, which recently achieved unicorn status and will remain operationally independent

Reliance targets 600 million Indian shoppers with kirana-led FMCG plan

Reliance Consumer targets India's 600 million value-focused buyers with affordable products and deeper ties with kirana stores, aiming national scale by 2027

Perfetti Van Melle India aims for ₹4,000 crore revenue in FY26

After closing FY25 at Rs 3,500 crore, the confectionery maker expects FY26 to be stronger, driven by improved demand, distribution depth and product mix shifts

LT Foods stock jumps 5% on healthy Q4 performance; check key numbers here

LT Foods stock was quoting at ₹370.75, up 2.06 per cent from previous session's close of ₹363.25 on the NSE

QSRs eye a bigger bite of FMCG pie, firms speed up expansion plans

Packaged foods become QSRs' new flavour; retail shelves and exports open up

Britannia sees steady demand recovery, expects revenue and volume growth

Varun Berry says gradual demand recovery will continue; company plans limited price hikes and expects quick commerce sales to double in three years

Colgate in a spot as distributors set to halt product buys in Maharashtra

Co in a bind over issuing credit notes without GST and offering deep discounts to quick commerce platforms, as distributors threaten a nationwide suspension

Amul hikes price of fresh pouch milk by ₹2 per litre from Thursday

This is a 3-4 per cent increase in MRP, which the co-operative said is much lower than the average food inflation

Growing pie: Ecommerce share on the fast track for FMCG companies

FMCG companies are reflecting the online growth in the way they are doing business

AWL Agri Business Q4FY25 results: Net profit rises 21.4% to ₹190.3 crore

The edible oil major's profit before income, depreciation and tax (PBIDT) was up 10.6 per cent at ₹510.3 crore

ITC presses the pedal on acquisitions to build a future-ready portfolio

The year has gotten off to a hectic start for ITC, but the momentum has been building with a series of investments, big and small, over the past five years

Amul's revenue touches ₹90,000 crore in FY25 on strong double-digit growth

Jayen Mehta, managing director (MD) at Amul told Business Standard, "We are now aiming for Amul to be a ₹1-trillion brand in FY26 as we expect the strong growth, seen across categories, to continue"

Tata Consumer Products Q4 results: Net profit up 59.2% to ₹345 crore

Net sales in the reported quarter were up 17.3 per cent at ₹4,608 crore and its underlying volume growth for India branded business stood at 5.9 per cent (excluding acquisitions)

'Sherbet jihad' leaves bitter aftertaste as Delhi High Court raps Ramdev

Orders takedown of yoga guru's controversial comments on Rooh Afza

India's consumer, retail deal volumes surge to 3-yr high: Grant Thornton

The sector closed 139 deals worth $3.8 billion, marking a 65 per cent surge in volume and a 29 per cent rise in value over the previous quarter

IMD's forecast of above normal monsoon brings cheer to FMCG firms

Consumer companies say this is the fourth year that India's monsoon is expected to be good, as 65 per cent of the population lives in rural India and is highly dependent on the kharif crop

Tech Talk: Marico's Chairman on Leveraging Tech & Innovation for Business Growth

In this episode of Tech Talk, we sit down with the visionary Chairman of Marico to explore the role of technology and innovation in driving business growth.

Healthy growth outlook keeps market experts bullish on Marico's stocks

The company aims at double-digit growth, driven by improving growth in core segments, rapid scaling of new-age businesses, and steady gains in international markets

HUL appoints Rajneet Kohli as executive director of foods from April 7

Kohli will take over from Shiva Krishnamurthy, who will move on from his role to pursue an external opportunity, the company said in its release

FMCG: Investors should wait for correct valuations or demand to recover

Ongoing weakness in urban consumption may continue, weighing down value and volume growth of FMCG players in the ongoing January-March quarter (Q4) of FY25 and first half of FY26