The Burmans of Dabur become the biggest shareholder in India's largest dry cell battery maker as the Kolkata-based promoters struggle to ring-fence their tea-to-engineering group
Eveready managing director, Amritanshu Khaitan did not confirm a deal with Duracell but said that the company continues to look at opportunities and discuss various joint ventures or strategic tie-ups
Battery division sell-off may be delayed
Production in this factory at Moula Ali Industrial Development Area in Hyderabad had stopped in 2010 owing to economic unviability
The stock rallied 18% to Rs 214 on the BSE in early morning trade on back of heavy volumes.
The recently announced brand Jollies marks the company's maiden foray into the mainstream FMCG space
The company said revenue for the period is not comparable on account of implementation of GST from July 1, 2017
In its pursuit of entering the tea retailing business for the first time, McLeod Russel, the world's largest tea producer, will be acquiring an equal stake in Greendale India Ltd, one of the wholly owned subsidiaries of Eveready Industries India Ltd (EIIL). Both McLeod Russel and EIIL belong to the Khaitan family controlled Wiliamson Magor Group.While EIIL had kept its focus on batteries and flashlights, its tea retail division, which owns a few brands, couldn't be used optimally resulting in under-utilisation of assets as well as the brand value of the packet tea. The battery major, hence, was on the lookout for a partner which can not only invest in reviving GIL by pumping in capital, but take the brand forward as well.On the other hand, McLeod Russel, another group company, which so far, has been a pure plantation company, was on the lookout to enter the tea retail business.Both these companies had entered into a preliminary agreement to revive the group's retail tea business."We ..
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