Cavinkare

In struggle to get employees back to office; companies tread cautiously

In some small companies and mid-cap IT services, 20-30 per cent of people are already back in office, especially in areas where heavy engineering and design concepts are required

From biscuits to shampoos, prices of FMCG goods to rise again in January

Firms say hike needed to cover high input costs

CavinKare enters D2C space with Buds and Berries personal care brand

Firm lists its signature products exclusively on Amazon; the Buds and Berries range includes Shampoos, face masks and lotions among other things

CavinKare enters men's grooming market with launch of new brand Biker's

The firm, which expects the sector to grow 15-20% a year and hit $1.2 bn by 2024, will be competing with the likes of P&G, Hindustan Unilever, Dabur, L'Oreal and Nivea

We want to be stronger before going for IPO: CavinKare's Vijayaraghavan

In a Q&A, the company CEO, in charge of the FMCG business details about pricing pressure, cartelisation issues in the raw material space and the company's roadmap, going ahead

CavinKare announces business restructuring, ropes in Gen Next

CavinKare indicated that the business will be split into mainly four different streams - FMCG, ecommerce, retail and research and development.

CavinKare announces retail space foray under brand name of 'My Cavin's'

The company said it plans scaling up the My Cavin's brand with 150 outlets across regions by 2025

India Inc gets back to office cautiously, even as many MNCs remain shut

Many are testing hybrid models to ensure safety and hygiene; seat-booking module introduced in some companies

CavinKare chairman CK Ranganathan ventures into animal hospital chain

We look to establish the hospital across the globe, said Ranganathan, also a professional bird breeder

CavinKare enters sweets-and-snacks retailing with first outlet in Chennai

Firm plans to expand to 500 stores mostly in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra; pilot store set up in Thane

Biscuits to soaps, slowdown pain for FMCG companies comes in small packs

Adi Godrej and ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri were in Delhi this month to meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of an outreach programme to tackle the slowdown

CavinKare back to sachet strategy for perfume mkt: Here's the game plan

CK revolutionised the shampoo market by launching a 10 ml sachet shampoos targeting the 'bottom-of-the-pyramid' consumers some decades ago

FMCG company CavinKare chalks out new strategy: Divide and rule

By splitting its business into separate verticals with dedicated portfolio heads, CavinKare looks to improve distribution and facilitate more launches in the future

Consumer goods major CavinKare announces changes in senior management

CavinKare appointed Venkatesh Vijayaraghavan as Director and CEO, Personal Care, Alliances and Foods

ChrysCapital exits from CavinKare with 2X returns

Promoter of the diversified FMCG conglomerate, CavinKare Pvt. Ltd has bought back the stake held by private equity major ChrysCapital, in the company. The PE firm has invested around Rs 250 crore four years back for 14 per cent stake and exited with double the amount.The buyout move by CavinKare promoter C K Ranganathan marks ChrysCapital's first full exit from its sixth Fund, which has entered its harvesting phase. ChrysCapital had invested Rs 250 crore in CavinKare in 2013 and the investment delivered a little over two times of return in less than four years.Ranganathan, Chairman & Managing Director of the company, has confirmed the development, adding that he has consolidated his ownership to 100 per cent in the company.In 2013, CavinKare roped in ChrysCapital at a time when the company was looking to further strengthen its focus on the strategic direction and results. "The Company has benefited from the value that ChrysCapital has added over the period of its investment," said