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New Coca-Cola India head Sanket Ray has a task cut out for him

Unlike his predecessor, Ray will head a unit that is strategically more important to the parent company and will report directly to top executives at the firm's headquarters

Challenges galore for Sanket Ray, Coca-Cola's new head for India & SW Asia

With the Covid-19 pandemic shattering the country's economy, resulting in mass layoffs and salary cuts, the cola major is now facing faltering sales and an overall slowdown in consumption

Coca-Cola India investments on track despite Covid-19 disruptions

Half of Rs 11,000 crore kitty utilised, says CEO Krishnakumar

Covid-19 impact: WFH consumers are the real thing in new Coke plan

The country's largest aerated drinks company is focusing on driving in-home consumption - deviating from its out-of-home strategy.

Stimulus 2.0: Reforms good, implementation a challenge, say food firms

The reason is the "well-oiled system" that exists right now, preventing farmers from approaching buyers directly.

Covid-19 lockdown: Mondelez, other FMCG giants indicate dent in business

In an investor call, Dirk Van de Put, Mondelez's global chairman and CEO said the firm went "absolutely blank" in the first phase of the lockdown, which began on March 25

Covid-19: FIR against Coca Cola plant in Himachal for flouting lockdown

Operation of all units barring those manufacturing essential commodities has been banned during the lockdown, they added

Protests, riots hit businesses in varying degrees, says Coca-Cola CEO

A recent report pegged the economic losses due to the New Delhi riots alone at Rs 25,000 crore.

Coca Cola to woo affluent and aspiring consumers with slew of new launches

Company feels new products across consumer price points will help the company reach its goal of making India its third largest market globally

Hindustan Unilever, Nestle share top spot among 16 firms on nutrition index

FMCG majors HUL and Nestle have been jointly ranked first in the industry for their approach to nutrition in the 'India Access to Nutrition Spotlight Index'. They were followed by food and beverages major PepsiCo India, Britannia Industries and Coca-Cola India. The index is published by Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) and hosted by Access to Nutrition Foundation, an international not-for-profit organisation. ATNI report is published once in every three years and this is the second edition of India Spotlight Index. India was selected as a spotlight country as it has a rapidly developing food and beverages sector, a statement said. The initiative is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the governments of the UK and the Netherlands. This season, 16 largest companies in India's food and beverage sector were assessed with the aim to encourage these companies to improve their nutrition practices, it added. The other companies were Amul, Mondelez India, Mother Dairy, ..

Star sets up drumbeat for IPL, but has the event priced itself too high?

Brands and franchises get ready to put their best pitch forward over an exhausting tournament calendar

Sale of three bottling plants in India fetches Coca-Cola Rs 500 crore

As a part of the transition, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages divested three of its existing plants in the region - one each in Ghaziabad, Varanasi, and Jammu

Coca-Cola to transfer in-house bottling arm in north India to franchisees

As part of the realignment, HCCB is transferring operations in four territories in north India to existing bottling partners of the company, Coca-Cola said in a statement

Coke goes 'hyperlocal', plans to launch bottled water in regional markets

The move comes as India emerges the fourth-largest market for Coke's premium water brand 'smartwater', launched in 2018

HUL declares war on plastic with cardboard deodorant and bamboo toothbrush

Unilever is tying up with plastic collectors and recyclers in all developed countries and in large developing markets like India

Companies launch more than Rs 1,000-crore plastic waste management drive

Led by top beverage makers - PepsiCo Holdings, Coca-Cola India, and Bisleri International - the programme is a producer-led-and-owned plastic waste management venture, a first of its kind

Coca-Cola India rejigs top deck, appoints Sarvita Sethi as V-P M&A

Sethi, now in her mid-forties and a chartered accountant with more than 15 years of experience in corporate finance, had worked for Sainsbury's and Viacom in London before joining Coca-Cola in 2008

Coca-Cola in talks to pick stake in Cafe Coffee Day after pocketing Costa

Coca-Cola Atlanta office is leading the talks to acquire a substantial stake in the coffee chain

Worst over for Coca-Cola? Multi-front strategy boosts sales in India

The seeds of a potential turnaround were sown in 2016, when the firm began to revamp its portfolio to match changing consumer needs

After pilot, Coca-Cola set for commercial launch of frozen fruit dessert

After a successful pilot, Coca-Cola has decided to expand its frozen fruit dessert offering in major metros. This is part of company's strategy to build a portfolio beyond carbonated drinks.Coca-Cola India president T Krishnakumar said that by summer the company plans to take the offering in the top five metros. The company has been testing this product in Bengaluru.While it will be coming out from dispensers and served in cups, still the company don't wanted to call it as an ice cream and prefer to call it as 'Frozen Fruit dessert' as it will not have dairy or no added sugar.These will be made of locally sourced fruits. And these are not pure beverages."We are creating a new segment itself," said KrishnakumarThe company first started testing the market with whipped frozen fruit desserts in Australia more than two years ago, under the brand name Perfect Fruit.In every city the company is planning to install 30-40 dispensers and initially the investment on the machines will be from ...