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Nestle has bigger appetite for India; increasing presence in rurban markets

The Swiss processed foods maker has significantly upped investments in its Indian subsidiary to expand its penetration in 'rurban' markets

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Nestle India could sustain sales growth outperformance in coming quarters

Near-term margins, however, may remain under pressure

FMCG major Nestle enters into D2C space, launches online platform

FMCG major Nestle India on Wednesday launched its own Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) platform, foraying into the fast-growing online channel. The company would launch its D2C platform MyNestl in Delhi-NCR and will expand to other parts of the country, said Nestl India Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan in the earnings statement of the company. This has been "created specifically keeping the consumer needs in mind, I am confident that MyNestl will delight the consumer in every way with curated product bundles, personalised gifting, subscriptions, discounts, and much more," he said. Moreover, consumers can also try gourmet recipes on the site and get free nutrition counselling, Narayanan added. During the July-September quarter, the e-commerce channel contributed 7.2 per cent of Nestle India's sales. It was largely fuelled by new, emerging formats such as 'quick commerce' and 'click & mortar'. Recently, several FMCG companies either have acquired, invested or built their D2C

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Besides, rising crude prices in the international markets and risk-averse sentiment among investors weighed on the local currency, traders said

Nestle to invest $1 billion towards sustainable coffee farming plan

The new plan builds on a previous coffee-sustainability effort that started 12 years ago involving around 100,000 farmers; the goal is to double that in the coming years

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Nestle to invest Rs 5K crore in India by 2025: CEO Mark Schneider

The firm currently operates nine plants in India and is eyeing new locations to set up manufacturing capacity

Easing raw material costs promising for Indian consumer companies

While reporting a 4.5% fall in second-quarter profit and higher expenses, Nestle India said on July 28 it could see softening of prices in such commodities as edible oil and packaging materials.

Nestle India net profit declines 4.3% to Rs 515.3 cr in April-June qtr

Nestle India, which makes Maggi noodles, KitKat chocolate, sees 'early signs of softening' in sale of some commodities

Nestle raises growth outlook for '22, eyes consumer reaction to price hikes

Nestle warned on Thursday that price hikes could eventually weigh on sales volumes for the maker of Cheerios cereals, Kit Kat bars and Nescafe as it raised its full-year sales growth forecast to 7-8%

Nestle India eyeing new categories to push growth: CMD Suresh Narayanan

Nestle India is looking to tap opportunities in new categories such as 'healthy ageing', 'plant-based nutrition' and 'healthy snacking' to boost growth in the country, CMD Suresh Narayanan said

Wipro, Nestle, SAIL among 300-plus stocks to hit 52-week lows this month

New-age tech firms that listed on bourses have also been struggling. Zomato hit a 52-week low of Rs 50 on Tuesday, while Paytm parent One 97 Communications fell to Rs 518 apiece on Wednesday

Nestle net profit declines 1.3% YoY to Rs 594.7 crore; revenue up 10.2%

"We have delivered double-digit domestic sales, driven by volume and mix," Naryanan said in its earnings release

Nestle Q1 growth beats expectations thanks to strong price increases

Nestle group sales reached 22.2 billion Swiss francs, versus a 21.7-billion-franc estimate in the poll.

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Nestle suspends brands in Russia, ING Group ends new financing

Nestle shares were down 1.3 per cent at 1236 GMT, after hitting a session low shortly after the news.

Nestle, Philip Morris, gamemaker Sony join move away from Russia amid war

Nestle, Philip Morris and videogame maker Sony joined the list of multinationals stepping back from Russia on Wednesday as pressure mounts from consumers in West to take stand against Ukraine invasion

Nestle slashes stake in L'Oreal by selling shares worth $10 billion

Nestle sold 22.3 million shares of Clichy, France-based L'Oreal, for €400 each