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FMCG major Britannia Industries Ltd said all permanent workers at its Taratala factory in Kolkata have accepted the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS). Despite this significant workforce change, a company official claimed that there would be no material impact on the business operations of Britannia Industries. However, according to senior CITU leader Gautam Ray, production has been stopped at the plant. "There has been no production at the Taratala plant for over 20 days. All 122 permanent employees have accepted VRS, and negotiations are ongoing for 250 contractual workers," said senior CITU leader Gautam Ray. Britannia did not respond to PTI's queries on stopping the production. The Taratala plant, one of Britannia's oldest biscuit manufacturing units, has been operational for over seven decades. According to sources, the Britannia management offered Rs 13 lakh to employees with up to 5 years and 11 months of remaining job tenure, Rs 18.5 lakh for employees with 6 to 10 years o
Leading food products company Britannia Industries expects a "double-digit growth" in volumes post general elections and the monsoon season with a "manageable inflation", its Vice Chairman and Managing Director Varun Berry said on Monday. The company is "hopeful of recovery in consumption" this fiscal year with an expectation of stable inflation and a good monsoon. It anticipates a "healthy inflation" of around 3 per cent in FY25, which will also help achieve faster growth of its topline as it moves forward, Berry said in a post-earnings conference call. "Last quarter volume growth was two times the revenue growth. So I think volume growth this year, we expect them to be quite solid," he said. Barring a few months in FY25, which would be pretty similar to the last fiscal, Berry expects a double-digit volume growth for Britannia, maker of Good Day, Marie Gold, Tiger, Bourbon, and Milk Bikis biscuits. "The volume growth this year, we expect them to be quite solid. And I would think