Sachin P Mampatta And Viveat Susan Pinto

Stories by Sachin P Mampatta And Viveat Susan Pinto

Despite green shoots, consumer goods companies on slippery road

Despite green shoots, consumer goods companies on slippery road

Rediff.com   23 May 2018

The biggest challenge is crude oil's sustained rally - it is nearing $80 a barrel - stoking inflationary pressures and consequent price hikes in the sector.

Fast food biryani provider Charcoal Eats is going places

Fast food biryani provider Charcoal Eats is going places

Rediff.com   17 May 2018

Mumbai's Charcoal Eats is giving biryani a fast food makeover. Charcoal Eats has recently raised Rs 50 million in pre-series A funding, taking its total capital raised in 30 months to Rs 120 million.

Kochhar family and the mystery of Credential Finance

Kochhar family and the mystery of Credential Finance

Rediff.com   3 May 2018

Its registration is unusual because the firm appears twice in the RoC database, but different identification numbers.

Refrigerators, washing machines, ACs likely to cost more

Refrigerators, washing machines, ACs likely to cost more

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2018

Most analysts as well as company executives say the rally in commodity prices is ill-timed coming just when firms were recovering from disruptions such as demonetisation & introduction of GST

Deepak Kochhar's NuPower in fresh controversy

Deepak Kochhar's NuPower in fresh controversy

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2018

Shareholder advisory companies are raising eyebrows at the ICICI Bank board not being aware of Firstland's investment in NuPower

Brand Trust: Samsung is No 1, followed by Sony, LG

Brand Trust: Samsung is No 1, followed by Sony, LG

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2018

While consumer electronics, technology, mobile phones, auto and sports-wear categories dominate the top 20, FMCG has only one entry in the list

2019 election: How investors hedge their profits

2019 election: How investors hedge their profits

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2018

As the 2019 election draws near, investors focus on long-dated options.

Danone's exit shows challenges global dairy firms face in India

Danone's exit shows challenges global dairy firms face in India

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2018

The Rs 1-trillion organised dairy market is dominated by co-operatives in almost every state.

Chandra and his 3S philosophy to take Tata Sons ahead

Chandra and his 3S philosophy to take Tata Sons ahead

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2018

The Tata Group has close to 110 companies and Chandrasekaran plans to bring this number down to around five or six.

Sanjiv Mehta named HUL chairman; Harish Manwani to retire in June

Sanjiv Mehta named HUL chairman; Harish Manwani to retire in June

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2018

The board meeting also saw Mehta, 57, being re-appointed as MD & CEO for a period of five years after the completion of his term in October

2 Kochhar firms had combined loss of Rs 162.25m in FY17

2 Kochhar firms had combined loss of Rs 162.25m in FY17

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2018

This was the companies' highest loss in two years.

Boom or bust: Can India defy global digital advertising trends?

Boom or bust: Can India defy global digital advertising trends?

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2018

Will the warning shots from giants like Unilever and P&G break digital growth?

McDonald's goes healthy; cuts salt, oil and fats in menu

McDonald's goes healthy; cuts salt, oil and fats in menu

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2018

Oil content in mayonnaise slashed by 40 per cent, milk used in ice-creams 96 per cent fat-free, all wraps made of whole grain.

Young India can make us a $4 trillion economy

Young India can make us a $4 trillion economy

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2018

India on track to be third largest consumer economy by 2025.

Facebook data leak leaves Indian digital advertisers jittery

Facebook data leak leaves Indian digital advertisers jittery

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2018

India is Facebook's largest market with 250 million active monthly users. Along with Google, it has a 70 per cent share in the Rs 1,000 crore domestic digital ad market.

Taapsee, Madhavan and the remaking of an old favourite

Taapsee, Madhavan and the remaking of an old favourite

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2018

Horlicks widens brand appeal in increasingly competitive market.

Ramesh Chauhan's Bisleri to take on Prakash's Frooti with mango drink

Ramesh Chauhan's Bisleri to take on Prakash's Frooti with mango drink

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2018

Bisleri International to launch a fizzy mango drink called Fonzo in April

Caught in the NiMo-Choksi crossfire: Virat, Kangana, Priyanka

Caught in the NiMo-Choksi crossfire: Virat, Kangana, Priyanka

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2018

The PNB ambassador is Virat Kohli, Priyanka Chopra and Siddharth Malhotra are the faces of the Nirav Modi label, Kangana Ranaut, Kriti Sanon and others endorse the family of brands under the Gitanjali Group.

FMCG giants carry the battle to Ramdev's Patanjali

FMCG giants carry the battle to Ramdev's Patanjali

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2018

Ramdev's company remains a dominant player in the naturals space, but products of rivals are also gaining popularity.

No Indian brand among top 100 in the Brand Finance list

No Indian brand among top 100 in the Brand Finance list

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2018

Indian names that figure on the list, but lower down the pecking order include Tatat (101). Airtel (rank: 252), Infosys (287), Life Insurance Corporation of India (292), State Bank of India (334), HCL (390), Indian Oil (427), Reliance (445) and Larsen & Toubro (464).