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FMCG giants embrace real-time data exchange for quick commerce channels

FMCGs including Nestle, ITC, Parle Products, LT Foods, and Coca-Cola, are leveraging real-time data exchange and demand forecasting to prevent stock-outs on quick-commerce platforms

Stocks to Watch: Nestle, Zee Ent, Apollo Tyres, Sun Pharma, JTL Ind, NHPC

Stocks to Watch on December 19, 2023: Nestle set Jan 5 as the record date for its stock-split; Sony India is unlikely to extend the timeline for its merger with Zee Entertainment, reported Livemint

Nestle says India, China are 'big focus' for growth of coffee market

"China is really a big focus, and India is a big focus," Navratil said

We don't see rolling back of prices as an imminent issue: Nestle India

The company is also increasing its advertising and promotional spends, particularly digital spends

Nestle, Volvo among 130 firms urging COP28 agreement to ditch fossil fuels

"To decarbonise the global energy system, we need to ramp up clean energy as fast as we phase out the use and production of fossil fuels," they wrote

HDFC Bk, HUL help Sensex cut losses, index sheds 286 pts; Nifty below 19450

Closing Bell on October 4, 2023: Nestle India, HDFC Bank, HUL, Infosys, and TCS rallied between 0.6 per cent and 3 per cent. Axis Bank was the biggest laggard, down 5 per cent

Nestle to invest Rs 4,200 cr by 2025, will set up 10th factory in Odisha

FMCG major Nestle India has strong commitments for local manufacturing with plans to invest Rs 4,200 crore by 2025, including in its 10th plant in the country at Odisha, its Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan said on Friday. Nestle India, the maker of popular Maggi noodles, KitKat chocolate and Nescafe, is investing to create capacity as it sees "fairly robust" demand in coming years in the Indian market. "The investments done are fairly significant... till the first half of 2023, about Rs 2,100 crore already been invested on capital investments," said Narayanan in a media roundtable here. These investments are for augmentation of manufacturing capacity, he said adding a third of that has gone into food space, another one-third on chocolate and confectionary and the rest on nutrition and others. "Another Rs 4,200 crore is being spent between 2023 and 2025. This includes around Rs 900 crore for a new factory in Odisha," he said. Last year in September, Mark Schneider,

Food and beverage industry bites into NFTs, but is it late to the party?

Nestle is also doling out NFTs, as are restaurants, cafes and alcohol brands, but will people dip into this growing digital platter?

Indian market offers opportunity of innovation for Nescafe: Nestle official

India is one of the fastest growing markets for Nescafe and offers a "huge opportunity" for innovation and premiumisation, according to a senior Nestle official. Nescafe is a coffee brand owned by leading Swiss food company Nestle. Nestle's Head of Coffee Strategic Business Unit Philipp Navratil, who is on an India visit, said the company is encouraged by the new coffee culture brewing in India with the opening of new coffee shops. "India is one of the fastest growing markets for Nescafe and offers a huge opportunity for penetration-led growth, both through in-home and out-of-home consumption," he said in a statement issued by the company on Tuesday. According to him, Nescafe has already reached a household penetration of 46 million in India, which is a substantial number. He also said there is a "huge opportunity" to bring Nescafe to the world, making it more affordable to consumers. "We believe Nescafe is perfectly positioned to introduce the world to coffee -- we are more ...

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Nestle plans 10th factory, investing to augment capacity of existing units

FMCG major Nestle India is planning to open a new factory to meet the growing demand here and is scouting for the ideal location, its Chairman & Managing Director Suresh Narayanan said. This would be the tenth factory for Nestle India, which last year announced to invest Rs 5,000 crore in the country by 2025 to accelerate its core business and leverage new growth opportunities. When asked bout the possibility of a new factory in India, Narayanan told PTI: "Certainly. There is scouting for a site for the tenth factory". "We will make up our minds sooner than later. There is some preliminary work that has been done. And then we will come with an announcement," he added. Nestle is looking at numerous places, however, Narayanan said it will be eastern India where it is not having any production units. "One of the areas that we do not have a representation of a factory is in the east. So, clearly, if you are able to get a good geography and locational fit, we would like to look at the

Nestle surges 4%, nears 52-wk high ahead of record date for dividend payout

The company has fixed Friday, April 21 as the record date for a dividend of Rs 102 per share, which includes final dividend of Rs 75 per share for 2022 and interim dividend of Rs 27 per share for 2023

Nestle to Tata, big FMCG firms race to acquire maker of Ching's Secret

Last year, Capital Food's three main shareholders decided to put their stake up for sale, it is expected to fetch them $1-1.25 billion

Nestle SA eyes $1 billion deal for 'Ching's Secret' owner in India

Capital Foods makes the Ching's Secret brand of spicy noodles and fusion chutneys infused with so-called "desi Chinese" flavors. It also sells Smith & Jones cooking pastes and masala mixes

Storm clouds of food inflation, recession continue this year: Nestle CMD

The "storm clouds of food inflation" and drum beats of recession in parts of the world continue in 2023 but FMCG major Nestle India is prepared to stay anchored through various measures it has undertaken, according to the company's Chairman Suresh Narayanan. In his address to shareholders in the company's latest annual report, Narayanan, who is also the Managing Director, said, "at such times, being boringly consistent matters more than being brilliantly erratic." The company's "steadfast focus" on building volumes, expanding in smaller towns and villages under its "RURBAN' strategy with innovations along with "astutely" managing value and simultaneously nudging the premiumisation trend that is driving economic recovery in parts and will fuel momentum, he said. On the future outlook, Narayanan said, "as we look confidently at the year ahead, the storm clouds of food inflation, acceleration of war and indeed the drum beats of recession in parts of the world continue to surround ...

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

Top headlines: UltraTech Q2 net falls 42%; rupee breaches 83 per dollar

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