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Britannia's margin cookie crumbles in Q1 as inflationary pressure weighs

Inflationary pressure and competitive intensity could impact the profitability of biscuitmaker

For Britannia Industries, slowdown an opportunity to increase market share

Britannia to opt for four per cent price hike in a select portfolio and pack sizes to mitigate rising input costs

Amul butters its way into cookie market, takes on rivals over their fare

The playbook is a familiar one for the GCMMF, one that it used a couple of years earlier when it went head-to-head with Hindustan Unilever over ice-creams

Britannia trips on nostalgia as it kicks off cricket World Cup campaign

The biscuits and dairy company flaunts its association with cricket, turns the spotlight on the 100-year-old mother brand

Govt push for rural consumption should help Britannia Industries stock

The firm will also benefit from launches as well as expansion of distribution network

My best campaign is Britannia's 'exciting goodness': Interbrand India MD

This campaign is special because the project repositioned and re-imagined an old and well-established brand, says Ashish Mishra

Britannia may dislodge HPCL or Bharti Infratel from Nifty 50 index

Britannia's average free-float market cap for last six months is over 1.5 times higher than both HPCL and Bharti Infratel

Britannia likely to sustain double-digit volume growth, say analysts

This would augment annual manufacturing capacity by 130,000 tonnes

Britannia to have overseas operation in two markets in next two years

Britannia Industries already operates two factories in the Middle East

Sustaining strong volumes amid high base, input costs crucial for Britannia

In Q2, revenues grew by 12.5% and net profit by 16.1%, led by double-digit volume growth

Britannia Q2 net profit up 16% on brand investments, widening distribution

On the manufacturing front, the first line of the company's Ranjangaon integrated food park near Pune became commercialised

Britannia rises nearly 3% on announcement of bonus debentures

Britannia has given multi-bagger returns in the last five years. On October 07, 2013, the stock had stood at Rs 851.85 It has now zoomed to Rs 5,595, as of Monday's close.

Britannia Industries looks to diversify in India's packaged food market

Firm will first look at expanding its dairy, bakery businesses

Britannia brews an elixir for eternal youth, looks to keep brand evergreen

With a refreshed logo and a busy calendar of brand launches and extensions, the 100-year-old company looks to dial back its age

Britannia unveils new logo, will launch 50 products to celebrate centenary

The company is already in the process of launching croissants and has partnered with Greece-based Chipita for this endeavour

Britannia might replace HPCL in the Nifty 50 index, says brokerage

According to brokerages, NSE could announce changes to its index next month and it could become effective from the start of the October series derivatives contract

Britannia seeks dairy venture partner; to foray into value-added segments

Nusli Wadia-promoted Britannia is also focussing on increasing its distribution footprint

The govt has been responsive to GST, says Britannia's Varun Berry

Britannia reported a nearly six per cent volume growth for the September quarter

Britannia shifts focus to premium cream biscuits

Premium cream biscuits segment is around 7% of the total biscuit market in India

Britannia to build Rs 1,000-cr plant in Maharashtra

In the past 98 years of its history, biscuits major Britannia Industries Ltd (BIL) is coming up with its largest plant ever in Ranjangaon in Maharashtra where investment of Rs. 1,000 crore over a 2-year period will be made which will make the company less dependent on outsourced manufacturing of its products."We have already acquired 96 acres for this project and have applied to the government for another 48 acres", the company's managing director, Varun Berry said here after BIL's annual general meeting (AGM).To be completed in the next 1-2 years in phases, the 0.12 million tonne (mt) annual capacity plant will initially have six production lines of biscuits, and one line each for cakes and croissants. At a later date, other product lines like rusks, flour mill and dairy products may be incorporated.Commissioning of this project, the largest ever in the company's history, will increase BIL's annual production capacity to 1.22 mt which will help it reduce outsourcing.During the ...