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Responding to the consumer: When and how firms should react to criticism
Smart corporations don't just launch new products, they even tweak entrenched ones when need arises
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Despite poor show in Q4, India Inc's combined dividend payout rises 6.5%
Experts attribute the higher payout to the change in dividend law and cut in corporate income tax.
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Coffee versus The Flavour of Green Tea over Rice
In post war Japan, many Western companies saw meteoric growth. But Nestle struggled with their flagship product: Coffee
Manjushree Technopack bets big on inorganic growth, eyes acquisitions
"We are more aggressive than earlier, and we see the Covid-19 crisis as an opportunity to grab some businesses that make sense to us," said Sanjay Kapote, CEO, MTL
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Nestle India's business loss could be more than 30%, says MD Narayanan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for swadeshi was misinterpreted by some. We are here for 108 years. We have 7,200 Indian employees. We work with over 100,000 Indian farmers, says Nestle India CMD
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Coronavirus impact: Nestle Q1 an outlier as consumers focus on food
Robust portfolio, cost efficiency to keep earnings momentum strong
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Sensex up 637 pts on govt's Rs 20-trn stimulus boost; awaits finer details
All that happened in the markets today
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Sensex ends 190 pts down; up 526 pts from day's low ahead of PM's address
All that happened in the markets today
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Market Ahead, May 12: All You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
Today, a total of 11 companies, including Nestle, Havells, and Bandhan Bank are scheduled to announce their March quarter results
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Market Ahead, May 11: Top factors that could guide markets this week
Around 50 companies including the likes of Maruti Suzuki, Nestle, Dr Reddy's Labs, Biocon, and Bandhan Bank are scheduled to announce their March quarter results.
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Covid-19 impact: Restrictions on movement still a pain point for FMCG firms
According to the Federation of West Bengal Truck Operators' Association (FWBTOA), truck availability has only improved marginally around 10 per cent of a total 9 million trucks in India.
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Covid-19 lockdown: Mondelez, other FMCG giants indicate dent in business
In an investor call, Dirk Van de Put, Mondelez's global chairman and CEO said the firm went "absolutely blank" in the first phase of the lockdown, which began on March 25
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PepsiCo India's third food manufacturing plant gets nod to re-start work
Capacity utilisation at the two units is not more than 25%, but will increase as more people make their way back to work, according to industry sources
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Nestle Q1 sales beat estimates as consumers hoard pet food, coffee
Analysts on average were expecting a 3.0% increase in first-quarter underlying sales growth, according to company-supplied estimates
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RBI measures, global markets surge propel Sensex, Nifty to one month high
Most global markets surged as investor appetite for risk assets improved due to the progress of an experimental drug for treating covid-19 and on US's plan to reopen its economy.
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Consumer companies assess impact of nationwide lockdown on businesses
Makers of hygiene and essential items may not feel the pinch but discretionary categories have a long road to recovery
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What lessons has India Inc learnt as it prepares for life after lockdown
The social distancing imperative has prompted the company to consider rejigging shifts, so that there is no overlap of workmen between two shifts
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Nestle secret Maggi bouillon recipe adds show to win in emerging markets
Maggi bouillon, used throughout central and West Africa to add flavour to everything from stews to cassava porridge, represents one of Nestle's best-selling products in the region
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Nestle India ranks Joint FIRST in ATNI's India Spotlight Index 2020
Some of Nestle India's strength include its overall nutrition governance and management systems that are comprehensive with a clear accountability structure
GST profiteering: Delhi HC comes to the rescue of Nestle, grants stay
The stay, granted through an order issued on February 10, was given on grounds that Nestle had already paid Rs 16.58 crore of the total demand of Rs 89.73 crore