The oralcare major has kept its ears firmly to the ground, pushing products into the hinterland and is holding fort in urban India with innovation for continued volume growth.
There is much gloom about macroeconomic fundamentals. Yet consumer sentiment seems to contradict any sense that the India story is stuttering.
The new push is being driven primarily by over 170,000 villages where household income is over Rs 1 lakh a year.
Burman did not file the details of foreign account on the ground that he did not have its statements.
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The heat wave that began a few weeks ago as well as the prediction of a possible El Nino weather phenomenon this year has beverage and ice-cream makers hope for a 15-20 per cent growth in sales in May
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The interested companies include Emami and Dabur.
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Some of these items of consumption include ultraviolet disinfectants and sanitising boxes, free-finger touch devices, do-it-yourself grooming kits, self-cleaning water bottles, smart tiffin boxes, hand-sanitizer wearables, antiviral fabrics, tiles, flooring and mattresses, and anti-fogging glasses.
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Former Dabur director gave sketchy details of investors and his employer after two years of tax summons.
During the said period, the Consumer Complaints Council of ASCI found 15 advertisers, including Reliance Communications and Idea Cellular, fast moving consumer goods player Dabur and Elder Pharma and coaching centre Career Launcher, violating the council's code.
The case of phishing involves a senior manager with Dabur India Ltd, Sahibabad, who lost about Rs. 8 lakh in the fraud.
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Cigarettes to hotel major ITC entered the consumer products business in 2007. In three years, it has managed to corner a two per cent market share.
These consistent performers are expected to maintain momentum.
Aviva tries a new tool with Sachin Tendulkar to grab a bigger share of the life insurance market.
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Most companies reporting an improvement in operating margins in Q1 as they cut ad spends and other expenses.
From fast food and athleisure to ACs, the demand for several non-discretionary items has spiked since May 17, when Lockdown 4.0 was extended till May 31.
Footfalls will invariably come down to a trickle even after lockdown restrictions go away, and the only way to prevent someone else from poaching your consumer is to go down to the consumer herself. Consumers will prefer products and services to be delivered to their doorstep, hygienically and safely.
Even as large fast moving consumer goods companies like Hindustan Unilever and ITC struggle with their volume growth, mid-tier FMCG companies like Godrej Consumer Products, Marico, Dabur and Nestle have reported strong spurts in volumes as they focus on inorganic growth and rural markets, according to industry experts.
Marico's chief executive officer (Consumer Products Business) Saugata Gupta, too, affirmed that his company was being cautious in dealings with such retailers. FMCG companies work on tight credit cycles. On the other hand, modern trade retailers such as Aditya Birla Group's More, RPG's Spencer, Mukesh Ambani group's Reliance Fresh, Subhiksha and Vishal have been expanding aggressively over the last couple of years.
The global Indian company has hit gold in the Emirates of the Gulf.
Hindustan Unilever, GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare, Godrej Consumer Products, Dabur, Nestle and other FMCG companies are lining up initiatives to maximise returns from modern trade channels including hypermarkets and supermarkets.
ICICI Bank was the top loser after the private lender reported sharp drop in Q4 net.
Captain Devinder Singh Jass was to join his family in Ghaziabad for Holi celebrations, but fate willed otherwise, as he died fighting militants in north Kashmir.
Richa Gangopadhyaya on her Telugu debut directed by Sekhar Kammula.
To take the Rs 49,000 crore ITC to the top slot in the highly competitive FMCG business will require some aggression.
ITC wasted no time in capitalising on its new acquisition.
Modi, after delivering his sixth straight address to the nation on Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi, went into a brainstorming session with Sitharaman and all top officials in her ministry, sources privy to the development said. T
Govt wants firms to remove suffixes & prefixes to original names of these drugs.
From Dabur to HUL, here are 10 stocks with significant rural exposure in the auto, agri-chemical and fast moving consumer goods sectors, which should see an uptick in sales growth.
The problem is with the broking model and what brokers are allowed to do, notes Debashis Basu.
Top companies across sectors -- automobile maker Maruti Suzuki, consumer electronics giant Samsung to IT giant Infosys -- have reopened factories and offices as India took its first steps towards resuming economic activity after weeks under a near-total coronavirus lockdown.
This financial year will not be easy, mainly due to lack of pricing opportunities. Still, if volume growth remains robust, profit expansion will be good, says Dabur India CEO Sunil Duggal.
Amitabh Bachchan who was hospitalised after he suffered acute stomach pain on his 66th birthday on October 11 resumes to work after a month long leave.
Steel, cement, aluminum, fertilisers, tractors, two-wheelers, beverages and carbonated drinks, tyres and FMCG could see demand back to near normal levels by the third or the fourth quarter of the financial year, or even earlier.
The sharp rise in flexible packaging prices, thanks to the crude oil spiral, has become a new headache for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies.
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