The FMCG sector is generally considered to be a safe haven during difficult times as people never stop buying soap and toothpaste. However, weak rural and semi-urban demand has been a factor since the lockdowns of 2020-21 while rising inflation has also impacted margins. While the FMCG majors have survived on the basis of price hikes and good management practices, they have seen growth slowdowns and experienced margins being squeezed as raw materials and transport costs rose. The FMCG sector witnessed positive volume growth in the fourth quarter of the 2022-23 financial year (Q4FY23) after five consecutive quarters of decline, and the rebound in demand was led by urban markets.
Police have so far arrested her personal assistant Sudhir Sagwan, another aide Sukhwinder Singh, owner of the Curlies Restaurant Edwin Nunes and alleged drug peddler Dattaprasad Gaonkar.
Amit Jatia, managing director, McDonald's India, (west & south) in an interview with Deepa Menon speaks about the company as well as its future plans in India.
India captain MS Dhoni and his wife were spotted at Indian restaurant, Mint in New York on Tuesday.
In one of the videos, Phogat can be seen dancing with one of the arrested accused Sudhir Sagwan.
The company also shared that a single user from Hyderabad spent a whopping Rs 6 lakh on Idlis in the last 12 months. The analysis by Swiggy covers the period from March 30, 2022, to March 25, 2023, and provides interesting insights into the popularity of this South Indian delicacy.
White-collar hiring witnessed an 8.6 per cent annual decline in September, following a negative trend in sectors including IT, BPO or ITES and FMCG, a report said on Monday. On a month-on-month basis, however, there has been a growth of almost 6 per cent in job postings. In September, there were 2,835 white-collar job postings, down by 8.6 per cent compared to the same month last year when 3,103 jobs were posted, according to Naukri.com's monthly 'Naukri JobSpeak Index'.
Green Tomato Days are here. Make the most of them.
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.
An army officer allegedly killed a 30-year-old woman with whom he was in an extramarital relationship after she started pressuring him to marry her, the police said on Monday.
We invited GA readers to contribute restaurant reviews and share their opinions on their neighbourhood eateries with us. Here, Harsh S Shah from Mumbai shares his dining exprience.
GA reader Sabiha Ghiasi shares why this little joint keeps her coming back for more.
Sayani's delicious Australian meal... Samantha lives it up in New York... Daisy's breakfast by the pool...
The Lewiston, Maine Police Department have released a picture of the 'suspect' involved in the shooting.
Purchase of three plots of land in Haryana in 2005-06 by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra from a real estate agent is being probed along with a land deal made by his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed in a recently filed money laundering case charge sheet.
'Pooja Bhatt is definitely going to lift that trophy.'
India's first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, decommissioned by the Navy over a decade ago, is to be put to commercial use like restaurants and convention centres. INS Vikrant, now only a museum, is to have certain value additions to make it financially viable.
'Due to rural stress, volumes continue to remain an issue for the industry, and we are yet to see any revival in demand.'
Care for a hot broth to welcome Father Christmas?
This is the Tesla CEO's first visit to China in three years.
One reason why volumes have not increased in the retail segment is that users are not aware of merchants who accept digital currency.
Huma is in the mood for music... Samantha shares a BTS pic... Shriya takes a flight...
A three-ingredient pasta that's plain but plenty tasty.
The Aussie all-rounder 'invests' in himself with help of a Mumbaii-born chef Velton Saldanha.
Jet fuel or ATF price on Wednesday was cut by almost 6 per cent after four rounds of monthly increases since July, while commercial cooking gas (LPG) rates were raised by a steep Rs 101.5 per 19-kg cylinder in line with international benchmarks. However, the price of domestic LPG - used in household kitchens for cooking purposes - remained unchanged at Rs 903 per 14.2-kg cylinder. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was cut by Rs 6,854.25, or 5.79 per cent, in the national capital to Rs 111,344.92 per kl from Rs 118,199.17, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
Mrunal wraps up a Mumbai schedule... Mouni starts a restaurant...Sunny takes a nap...
'Find a name that changes the words honor killing and hopefully it includes the word murder.' 'If you use the words, you are trying to justify the murders.'
A French restaurant popular with foreigners in Kabul was the target of a New Year's Day bombing on Friday, officials said.
This version of the Indian dessert features rose petals and gulkand or rose petal jam.
Quite a few film folk attended the prayer meet for restaurateur Kishor Bajaj on March 22.
Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 248 on Saturday.
If sources in Hyderabad are to be believed, S S Rajamouli and his two leading men from RRR -- Ram Charan and NTR Jr -- are looking at the potential of turning their blockbuster into a restaurant franchise.
India offers travel adventures no other country can offer.
Despite multiple headwinds at the start of 2023, the Indian markets delivered a strong performance, posting 19-20 per cent growth for the year. Even as new records were set, investor sentiment remains strong going into 2024, given the lower inflation, expectations of steady to lower interest rates, higher economic growth, and strong inflows. However, the overriding concern for most brokerages is valuations.
Bollywood's stars were out and about. And Pradeep Bandekar captured them in his camera.
Dr Anjali Tendulkar and her husband went to dinner at Akina, a contemporary Japanese restaurant in Bandra, the north west Mumbai suburb where they live.
Zomato said late on Friday that it was pushing the implementation of the new food quality policy to May 3 from April 18.
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
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