The first quarter of the financial year 2009-10 was exceptional for Wipro's consumer care business. Santoor, its flagship soap brand, which contributed close to Rs 850 crore in 2008-09 to the company's coffers, became the number one brand in South India in its category.
Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) had a disappointing third quarter (Q3FY25) with flat volumes (after 7 per cent growth H1FY25). Price hikes will be required to maintain margins to offset the cost of palm oil inflation. However, some analysts see Q3 as an exception with strong volume growth expected to resume and it may be the fastest growing FMCG player in FY26.
WCCGL, a division of software giant Wipro, which has been selling its Santoor brand of soaps at the Rs 5 and Rs 10 price points in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, now plans to introduce it in five more states.
This will be the company's first major expansion in the switching business after the acquisition of the North West Switches brand for Rs 102 crore (Rs 1.02 billion) in May last year. The plant will be located at Haridwar, Uttaranchal, where the company has acquired about six acres for the purpose. A significant part of the Rs 60 crore (Rs 600 million) capital expenditure earmarked for this fiscal will be spent on setting up the plant, Vineet Agrawal, president, said.
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Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting on Thursday announced the acquisition of Brahmins - a Kerala-based traditional vegetarian, spice mix and ready-to-cook brand - and it has also drawn up plans to launch its snacks brand targeting the southern market. The company will focus on the southern market and is in the process of launching its own brand in the fast-growing ready-to-eat and snacks segment, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting and managing director Vineet Agrawal told PTI. He further said Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting would take the acquisition route for expanding in the spices segment.
Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) reported 6 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) consolidated net revenue growth in Q4FY24 to Rs 3,385 crore and this was impacted adversely by currency movement. The constant currency (CC) growth would have been 30 per cent Y-o-Y in Q4FY24. India business clocked 12 per cent Y-o-Y revenue growth (5 per cent of it organic) with volume growth of 15 per cent Y-o-Y (7 per cent organic).
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Targeted at the north and east of India apart from the big metros, WCCL aims to position the brand in the premium segment, but at a discounted price than the existing players. The company also expects to corner a 10 per cent market share in the glycerin soap market in the first year.
Wipro Ltd Chairman Azim Premji on Friday said there are "absolutely no plans" to list Wipro Enterprises, the demerged non-IT businesses firm of the group, on stock exchanges.
The new unlisted firm will include Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting (including furniture business), Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (hydraulics and water businesses) and Medical Diagnostic Product & Services business, Wipro said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
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The move comes at a time when the company is looking to strengthen its position in soaps.
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Sources in the company said the company had already started appraisals to give the hike from October. The Azim Premji-owned company -- which also has interests in consumer care, lighting and engineering equipment -- usually gives salary hikes to its offshore employees in October and onsite employees in January.
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Wipro, the $5 billion company with interests in IT services, consumer care, lighting and furniture, is entering a new set of businesses which will enable the company to leverage its growth on the clean energy and agriculture sectors. The company is readying a plan to include alternate energy, water treatment, food and agriculture businesses under its infrastructure business - Wipro Infrastructure Engineering Limited.
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The work will finish by end of the year.
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