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Reliance Consumer Products acquires majority stake in Naturedge Beverages

Reliance Consumer Products has acquired a majority stake in Naturedge Beverages to form a JV focused on herbal-natural functional drinks, led by flagship brand Shunya

FMCG segment seeing 'consumer shift' towards regional brands: Honasa CEO

The FMCG segment is witnessing a significant 'consumer shift' towards newer and regional brands, as consumers are increasingly seeking value and opting for localized preferences, Honasa Consumer Chairman and CEO & Co-founder Varun Alagh has said. Regional brands are giving tough competition to the large established players with their aggressive pricing and better margins for the distributors, impacting the growth of large brands in the industry. "Overall, there is a consumer shift happening towards newer brands, regional brands... as large FMCG (companies) are not growing as strongly," Alagh told PTI. The new FMCG brands are younger with new propositions and are working on strong vernacular strategies, he said. After the latest June quarter results, large FMCG companies such as Britannia, Dabur, Marico, HUL, etc have acknowledged competition from small regional brands in their pockets of influence in some of their product categories. When asked about the overall FMCG industry ...

Automobiles to pharma & healthcare: India Inc earnings stay in slow lane

Corporate profits remained weak in Q1FY26, amid single-digit growth in revenues for the ninth consecutive quarter

PM's I-Day speech: GST relief, job push may serve up growth for FMCG firms

FMCG companies expect a consumption boost as PM Modi announces job creation scheme and GST reforms, which are set to ease financial burdens and stimulate demand, particularly in urban markets

South India pulls clear in online FMCG adoption, says Nielsen report

Nielsen report states southern metros led with an 18.4% share

Rural demand continued to outpace urban in April-June period: NielsenIQ

India's FMCG market grew 13.9% in April-June, driven by rural demand, smaller packs, and e-commerce gains in metros, even as urban recovery narrowed the rural-urban gap

FMCG firms kept Q1 ad spends tight, plan to ramp up in coming quarters

Dabur, Britannia, and Marico cut or rationalised ad spends in Q1 to protect margins but plan higher investments ahead to boost brands, sales, and market presence

Marico aims double-digit growth in Indian business from Q2, says MD

Home-grown FMCG maker Marico expects to deliver double-digit growth in the next one or two quarters in the domestic market, helped by its core franchises and expansion of new businesses, its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Saugata Gupta said. The company, which reported a 9 per cent rise in domestic volumes, now aims for a revenue growth of around 25 per cent this year, led by pricing actions, Gupta told PTI. "As far as overall revenue is concerned, we should be able to deliver in the mid-20s to around 25 per cent this year, given the pricing initiation," he said. Marico, which owns brands like Saffola, Parachute, and Livon, has "consistently improved volumes in sequential terms, Gupta added. "This (June) quarter, India Volume growth was up 9 per cent. So, high single-digit volume growth is possibly a base case for us. We will attempt to deliver double-digit growth in one or two quarters, which would be a great thing to do," he noted. While for its international ...

Dabur targets double-digit growth as monsoon, inflation trends align

Chairman Mohit Burman says easing inflation and a normal monsoon support Dabur's strategy to grow revenue and profit via premiumisation, acquisitions, and rural expansion

Emami sees strong growth headroom across brands, says MD Harsha Agarwal

FMCG major Emami Ltd has outlined a roadmap for accelerated growth, innovation and long-term value creation, with the company asserting it has entered a "phase of acceleration" across its portfolio. Overcoming macroeconomic headwinds like the pandemic, inflation, and volatile demand cycles in recent years, Emami has focused on strengthening its core categories and future-proofing its product lines, vice chairman and managing director Harsha V Agarwal said in his address to shareholders in the FY25 annual report. "FY25 was the year we decisively disproved the notion that Emami's core categories had matured. These brands still have significant underpenetrated headroom, and we are tapping into that aggressively. Emami's strategy revolves around scaling niche, high-margin, low-penetration segments rather than competing in overcrowded FMCG categories like soaps or toothpaste," he said. Flagship brands like Navratna, Dermicool, BoroPlus, and Kesh King have been expanded through product ..

ITC Q1FY26 results: Net profit up 3% at ₹5,244 cr, revenue rises 19.53%

ITC's Q1FY26 performance shows 3% profit growth and 19.53% rise in revenue, driven by strong performances in cigarettes and agri businesses despite rising commodity prices

Urban FMCG demand slows but stays ahead of rural in Q1FY26: Report

Urban FMCG volume growth slowed to 4 per cent in April-June but continued to outpace rural demand as uneven rainfall, seasonal shifts hit foods and personal care

Startup founders can't be Batman, Superman, Mandrake combined: Shivakumar

What's changed in the past five to 10 years is the advent of consumer technology (tech), and today, consumers are using more digital services than physical ones, says Shivakumar

Crisis does not come with a calling card: Nestle MD Suresh Narayanan

An aspiring civil servant who became an accidental corporate executive and eventually Nestle's 'crisis man', Nestle India's outgoing Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan believes crisis does not come with a calling card and wants his successor to keep the organisation vigilant. In an interview with PTI before he hangs up his boots at the end of this month, Narayanan, who brought back Nestle India from an 'existential crisis' in 2015 after the Maggi fiasco to a thriving organisation, said there is opportunity even in crisis, and engaging with community, people and focusing on the goal of satisfying the consumer is a leadership he learnt from his varied experiences, including in Egypt. Having gone through crises, including leading Nestle Singapore during Lehman Brothers collapse, and Nestle Egypt during the Arab Spring, Narayanan quipped that once his "boss" asked him to consult his astrologer and check his horoscope. "The next crisis is always round the corner. So you cann

India is key driver of future growth for Nestle, says MD Suresh Narayanan

India will be a 'key driver of growth for the future' for Nestle which has "faith" in the market that offers a 'large consumption basket', according to Suresh Narayanan, the outgoing Chairman & Managing Director of its Indian arm. The economic and political stability offered by India coupled with 'high consumer resonance' of the company's brands make it an attractive market, he told PTI in an interview. The Swiss FMCG major, which had faced an existential crisis with the Maggi fiasco in 2015, has long left behind the chapter and is investing to enhance capacity, product innovations, expansion of sales network to digitisation for having a "value added journey", said Narayanan who will be retiring by end of July. "I can foresee that even if I am not there at the helm, but the market attraction, the levels of investment and the future of Nestle will continue to be bright in this country," he said when asked how he saw Nestle in the next five years in India. Elaborating, he said, "I ..

Bean to boom: India's artisanal chocolate revolution is gaining ground

The beans, cultivated over 3,000 acres of cacao farms by over 150 farmers, are the ones used to craft Manam's 300-plus products across 50 categories - from rich chocolate beverages to savoury bites

FMCG major Tata Consumer Products Q1 profit increases 15.1% to ₹334 crore

Driven by strong growth in tea, salt and Tata Sampann, Tata Consumer Products posted Rs 334 crore profit in Q1, with coffee up 67 per cent and foods revenue rising 14 per cent

Weak demand outlook to weigh on sales, margins of Colgate Palmolive

Sentiment for the stock, which has shed 15 per cent over the past three months, continues to remain bearish given the weak demand outlook

Geopolitical conflict, early monsoon impact Coca-Cola's India Q2 play

Coca-Cola reports a decline in India's Q2 volumes due to early monsoons and geopolitical disturbances, but remains optimistic about recovery through targeted marketing campaigns

Reliance Consumer Products on strong growth trajectory: Reliance Retail CFO

Reliance Consumer Products is rapidly expanding its capabilities and aims to become one of India's largest FMCG companies by 2030, with significant growth in revenue and market share