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FMCG firms bounce back after recession
Indian FMCG firms seem to be breaking free of the economic downturn spell. With aggressive product launches by most prominent players in the business, the market is looking up. According to IMRB International Market Researcher, "As many as 140...
Beauty & Wellness
Consumers bear the brunt of inflation, yet again
Due to increased raw material prices and supply constraints, Indian FMCG firms are resorting to desperate measures to keep the cost in check. The players are experimenting with different stategies, like hiking product prices, reducing the weight of the...
Beauty & Wellness
HUL hikes product prices
FMCG major Hindustan Unilever, in its bid to offset high input costs, has hiked the price of its Lifebuoy soap by over 6 percent, while reducing the pack size of popular soap brand Lux.Besides, it has also stopped the...
Beauty & Wellness
Philips personal care appliances slated for a makeover
The growing trend among the youth to look good has pushed Dutch electronics manufacturer, Philips to revamp its personal care appliances range in India. The brand currently sells around 30 products under this category, which mainly include hair dryers,...
Progressive Grocer
Adding Value to Basics
Value-added grains are soon becoming a regular item on the grocery lists; as consumer knowledge expands so does the demand to eschew the plain wheat flour and replace it with healthier variants to keep both tradition and health functioning....
Retail
Cadbury acquisition bids strong hold for Krafts in India
The final acquisition of UK’s leading confectioner Cadbury Plc by US-based Kraft Foods Inc for USD19.7 billion has offered Kraft Foods a ready revenue base and a large distribution network in India, which reaches out to about one million...
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Beauty from the inside
Unilever owned brand Fair & Lovely awarded scholarships to 183 girls at a ceremony held at The Trident Hotel, Mumbai.“Education is the key to upliftment of the girl child and women in the country. The Fair & Lovely Foundation...
Retail
Ad spends outpace sales growth for FMCG cos
Makers of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) are setting aside a much larger slice of their sales towards advertising and promotions (A&P) this year. Take the case of Hindustan Unilever. Its advertising and promotion spends in the six months...
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Shilpa Sinha, Chief Marketing Officer, Lakmé Lever leads the marketing strategy for Lakmé Salons and Ayush Therapy Centers. She is dynamic, visionary and full of plans for this growing segment. With Lakmé Lever becoming a subsidiary of Hindustan Unilever...
Retail
FMCG majors in Greenpeace ‘Red’ list on GM foods
Greenpeace, the ecology campaigners, have okayed Pepsico, ITC, MTR, Dabur and Haldiram. But given a thumbs-down to Britannia, Cadbury, Hindustan Unilever, Nestle, Kellogg and Safal.The issue is the use of Genetically Modified (GM) ingredients in foodstuffs. Greenpeace India today...
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Mush to shift its 100% production to India by 2025: co-founders
The company scaled from five SKUs in a single category in 2018 to over 150 SKUs across more than...
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