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How inflation may make your fav snack a little more expensive

However, your soft drinks and juices will remain immune to the hike, despite the recent surge in sugar prices. Thanks to Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.

FMCG stocks lose sheen, valuation premium declines to 11-year low

In the last 12 months, there has been derating of FMCG stocks on the bourses, against a P/E expansion in the broader market

Marico domestic volume growth dips in Q3, says revival hopes belied

The company's stock fell 2.43 per cent to Rs 337.45 after it issued its business performance update for the quarter ended December 31, 2019

Decline in rural sales hits FMCG in 2019, may revive by second half of 2020

To overcome, FMCG makers have introduced low unit price packs in multiple categories to make their products affordable and have also introduced multiple promotions and offers

Why Future Group is breaking the age-old rules of the retail game

By taking its labels into general trade, the retailer has upended the system it has been a part of, but also plugged into the future of shopping

E-commerce FMCG sales to touch 5% by 2022, says Nielsen's Prasun Basu

At 2%, he said, India is already equal to markets such as Canada, Germany, Spain, and Italy in terms of e-commerce penetration for FMCG products

HUL puts customised programmes in place to upskill its staff and plug gaps

HUL is increasing its international exposure for employees, covering not only future leaders and managers, but also interns and junior staff

FMCG, retail stand poles apart in Q3 amid ongoing economic slowdown

Outlook for staples bleak, discretionary confident

Randstad's net employee addition could stagnate this year due to slowdown

India's stood addition at 10,000-12,000, as opposed to a 67% growth last year; however, agency says no cause of immediate alarm in job market though economy is muted

Tussle between traders, FMCG firms worsens over differential pricing

Federation of All India Distributors Association steps in to lend support

BFSI, FMCG, tech sectors remain resilient to layoffs: Experts

Top banks like HDFC Bank and Axis Bank are slated to add around 10,000 jobs in the next 9 to 12 months

FMCG firms dig deep in the hinterland to spur sagging rural demand

The rural market, which accounts for 36 per cent of India's FMCG market by sales, contributed 60 per cent to the slowdown

Despite consumption slowdown, packaged food sector grows 14.4%: IIP data

Branded packaged food market expanded 17.6% in calendar year 2018 to cross the Rs 5-trillion-mark for the first time

The rise of the 'mini' consumer

Growth has been driven by women like Krishna and Suchitra who prefer single-serve sachets and perceive them to be affordable

CavinKare enters sweets-and-snacks retailing with first outlet in Chennai

Firm plans to expand to 500 stores mostly in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra; pilot store set up in Thane

FMCG rural growth hits 7-year low; poor consumption pulls down retail sales

North India, the largest market for FMCG, saw volume growth falling to 1 per cent from 17 per cent as the FMCG volume shrank by 2 per cent the villages

Top 10 biz headlines: FMCG slowdown, Air India stake sale, and more

From FMCG sector experiencing slowdown to Air India stake sale, here are the top 10 business headlines on Wednesday

FMCG slowdown gets worse in Q2 as consumer sentiment remains tepid

Sector analysts admit the going will be tough for companies in Q2, an admission that some firms have already made in their recent quarterly updates

Rural India's e-Governance wing targets FMCG sales of Rs 100 crore

This would be a ten-fold growth over the last financial year, when CSCs had logged total sales worth Rs 10 crore

Little hope of volume recovery in second quarter from pricey FMCG firms

Analysts estimate low single-digit volume growth, the lowest since June 2017 quarter; companies will need to clock double-digit volume growth in second half to touch FY19 levels