Suresh Narayanan

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

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Throughout his career with the Nestle group, Narayanan has held numerous international leadership roles, spanning markets - Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Egypt and more

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Narayanan reiterated that according to FSSAI, the maximum permissible limit for added sugars is 13.6 gram per 100 gram of feed, while Nestle is at 7.1 gram of sugar per 100 gram

Nestle India to focus on driving volume growth going forward: CMD Narayanan

FMCG Major Nestle India will focus on volume growth going forward, in a market which is "still impacted by inflation", to be in the top quartile performance, company Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan said on Monday. The company, which will open the first boutique of its Nespresso premium range offering coffee and machines later this year in Delhi, is aiming for premium products, including those of health science, to account for 20 per cent of its sales in the long term. Nestle India is also looking to increase its total touchpoints to 60 lakh across the country in the next 4-5 years, up from 51 lakh at present, Narayanan said while speaking to reporters here. "The future of consumer goods companies will rest on their capability to penetrate more households, with more products for more occasions and usage," he said, while stressing on the need to shore up volume. Nestle India's objective is clearly to accelerate volume growth, he said adding the company had "a volume .

Food inflation still a concern: Nestle India CMD Suresh Narayanan

Food inflation is still a cause of concern despite measures taken by the government to check overall price rise and the movement of commodity prices needs to be closely watched for a long-term impact, Nestle India Chairman & Managing Director Suresh Narayanan said on Thursday. Going by publicly available information, now it is reasonably clear that with a 30 per cent deficit in the monsoon, Kharif crops might get impacted, even if the sowing is good, said Narayanan in a media roundtable here. With this El Nino impact not fully played out, we still have to watch for the spectre of food inflation, he said. "There will be pressure in terms of food inflation. Headline inflation will get mitigated because of various steps that the government will take but food inflation is still a cause for concern," Narayanan said. However, he also added, "Immediately put, I would not say that something alarmist is happening in terms of commodity prices. But we would have to watch this space and see ..

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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

Food inflation spectre will haunt us in 2022, says Nestle India chief

Says 2022 going to be difficult year on higher commodity prices

2022 to be a difficult year on higher commodity prices: Nestle India chief

Nestle India chief Suresh Narayanan said that 2022 will likely be a "difficult year" as commodity prices are expected to rise and result in the spectre of food inflation for the manufacturers.

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Slowdown an opportunity for engagement: Nestle India CMD Suresh Narayanan

Slowdown or no slowdown, there will be certain brands and categories that will do well, says CMD Narayanan

The crisis was a blessing in disguise for Nestle: Suresh Narayanan

Interview with Chairman & Managing Director, Nestle India