While 89 per cent of executives in India said innovation was key to economic growth, in the US, only 72 per cent said innovation was important.
This is going to be the lowest price for a Coke product in the non-returnable ready-to-drink category.
The second leg of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola kicked off in Kolkata on Friday. The star attraction, aside from the Trophy itself, was Germany legend and FIFA World Cup-winning captain Lothar Matthaeus, who led the unveiling at the trophy's first-ever visit to India.
Some of the country's leading FMCG companies they include Nestle, Coca-Cola and Tata Coffee - are investing over Rs 1,800 crore (Rs 18 billion) in the next few months to expand capacity or for inorganic growth.
With states in north India imposing stricter measures to curb intra-state movement after April 20, makers of summer products such as air conditioners, refrigerators, colas, and ice creams are estimating a 25-60 per cent drop in yearly sales.
Taking cue from its Red lounge experience, which is popular amongst youth in the US and Singapore, Coca Cola is replicating the model in India with a pilot project in Pune.
Even as traders in Tamil Nadu continue to boycott Coke and Pepsi, a few homegrown beverage brands are raking in the profits, says T E Narasimhan.
Educational technology company Byju's chief financial officer Ajay Goel has quit after completing the audit process for the financial year 2022 and will return to Vedanta, the company said in a statement. The edtech major has roped in industry veteran Pradip Kanakia as senior advisor, and president (finance) Nitin Golani has been given additional responsibility as India chief finance officer (CFO) to handle the finance function of the company.
Traditional heavy spenders on cricket properties Vodafone, car maker Hyundai Motors, Reliance Communications and soft drink major Coca-Cola have decided to stay out of the bidding for the sponsorship of the Indian cricket team with the Board of Control for Cricket in India setting a steep base price to Rs 510 crore for a four-year deal for one of cricket's most coveted sponsorships.
Valued at Euro 35 billion, Nokia is the world's fifth most valuable brand, after Coca Cola, Microsoft, IBM and General Electric. With annual turnover at 3.6 billion euro, India contributed nearly seven per cent to Nokia's total global revenues of 51 billion euro in 2007. Nokia has invested $ 210 million for setting up a manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu and the Indian facility is 1 of the best among 9 Nokia factories. It has estimated 100mn new phone subscribers in India.
Health drinks such as Ribena, Lucozade and X-35 Body fuel may soon become the household names, as PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Amul and GlaxoSmithkline are planning to introduce these drinks.
Firms use imported pulp as Indian oranges have lower juice content. The Indian orange is yet to catch the fancy of beverage companies, foreign as well as Indian. Dabur, the leader in orange-based packaged juices with a 54 per cent market share, sources orange concentrate from North and South America for its 'Real' brand.
Coca-Cola in India in partnership with Know & Grow with Derek has launched of Limca Book of Records Quiz 2009.
According to Indian tax laws, an acquisition or sale made by an overseas subsidiary of an Indian company is not liable for taxation in India.
The ideological distance between people like him and the Left parties that espouse his cause is wider than the circumference of the earth.
Soft drink giant Coca-Cola on Friday announced it will acquire US energy drink maker Glaceau, in which India's Tata Group has 30 per cent stake, for $4.1 billion in cash.
As many as 80 brands are riding the digital and television broadcast this year.
PepsiCo India has invested $100 million over the last few months in hiking production capacity by 40 per cent and improving infrastructure, and expects to add up to 60 million new customers this year.
Coke draws up Rs 11k-cr plan to sell frozen fruits, juices. Firm also considering launching frozen Fanta and Coke.
FSSAI will put the draft guidelines in front of a seven-member expert committee.
The Indian golfer fired a round of two-over 74 to slip to tied-13th position at the 120 million yen Coca-Cola Tokai Classic.
The Indian ace battled a bout of flu to lead Korean Yong-eun Yang and Japan's Takuya Taniguchi and Toru Taniguchi after the first round.
When Syed Firdaus Ashraf received messages last weekend, asking him to boycott Chinese goods, he laughed.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup 2023 Final played between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday.
The West Stand at the iconic stadium has been renamed the 'Sachin Tendulkar Stand.'
'I felt that outing gave a new dimension to my cricketing career.'
Air Marshal Denzil Keelor was an Indian Air Force legend. His nephew Basil Keelor, son of another war hero Wing Commander Trevor Keelor, remembers a remarkable officer and gentleman.
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