India Inc on a clean up drive, to shut loss-making businesses

Companies big and small are shedding businesses that they no longer need or can't afford to keep, says Shailesh Dobhal. Image: Corporate houses including the Tata Group are exiting businesses that......

A walk through time: How HUL climbed the success ladder

While India's largest FMCG company remains a breeding ground for managerial talent, the aggression and independence that characterised its former chiefs can hardly be seen.    "It's been......

FMCG companies ride the festive boom

The festival of lights has come as a bright spark for fast moving consumer goods companies (FMCG), dependent on the period for a significant proportion of their sales.Chocolate makers such as......

Tata's brand building: A roundabout tale

  Contrary to perception that the Tatas have been an industrial giant, the 100-year-old-group has had a history of producing fast moving consumer goods and cosmetics. The group had two firms......