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Amul posts group turnover of Rs 61,000 cr in FY22 on milk & ice-cream biz

Post pandemic recovery results in addition of Rs 8,000 crore in annual turnover

HUL Q1 results preview: Muted volume growth likely due to demand slowdown

HUL Q1 results: Analysts say that the FMCG company's profit margins will continue to bear the brunt of high commodity prices, which were at peak highs for the most part of the quarter.

Spices to soaps: Prices of consumer items have spiked up to 32% in a year

There has been a double-digit year-on-year increase in the prices of most spices, with branded coriander costing 16.9 per cent more in June this year than a year ago

Marico sees better margin in H2FY23 on likely cooling of commodity prices

FMCG firm Marico expects demand and margin trends to improve towards second half of FY23 on likely easing of crude and edible oil prices in next few months, said the latest annual report

After 2-yr pandemic thrift, 'revenge spending' likely this festival season

The festival season kicks off with Onam end-August right through Diwali in October

FMCG companies expect demand recovery, price stability in next quarter

With commodity prices peaking out, major FMGC players in India expect a recovery in demand in both rural and urban markets going forward aided by price stability

How tobacco-to-hotels major ITC rose to the challenge during pandemic

ITC Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Puri's three years in charge have seen structural shifts that steadied the cigarettes to hotels major against a tough business environment

Stocks to Watch: Reliance, Titan, TVS Motor, Power Grid, Equitas SFB, FMCG

Stocks to Watch: Titan on Wednesday said its sales in the April-June quarter were up nearly three-fold on a year-on-year basis, helped by a low base of the Covid-19 impacted quarter in the last year.

Dabur says business resilient as 'unprecedented inflation' hits FMCG

Dabur's food and beverages vertical saw strong double-digit growth in the quarter on the back of improving out-of-home consumption, innovation, and intense summer season

Godrej Consumer eyes double-digit domestic sales growth in Q1 of FY23

The firm, however, expects a mid-single-digit volume drop on a high base in the quarter

Marico's India business volume declines in mid-single-digits in Q1

The company's Parachute coconut oil also recorded a marginal volume decline in the quarter

Urban FMCG sales see sharper fall than rural in June, shows data

Sales of goods from shampoos to biscuits stayed lower due to inflationary pressures on commodities

No single-use plastic

There is no case for extending the deadline

Plastic straws cause FMCG firms indigestion as deadline for ban nears

Juice and beverage giants struggle to meet the impending ban on single-use plastics

Slowing profits

Inflation is affecting demand and margins

What is downtrading?

People are hit by rising inflation. Like the FMCGs, which resorted to shrinkflation, consumers are now shifting to affordable products due to soaring prices. It is called downtrading. Let's know more

Tata Consumer Products plans re-entry into non-foods FMCG business

After exiting the non-foods FMCG space in the 1990s, the conglomerate is looking to re-enter the field

Adani Wilmar acquires Kohinoor rice brand in India to strengthen position

The acquisition of Kohinoor rice brand by Adani Wilmar will fuel the next level of growth for Adani Wilmar and widen the portfolio to cater to premium customer segments

Unilever hikes prices by more than 8% as cost pressures build

LONDON (Reuters) -Unilever beat first-quarter sales forecasts as the maker of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry's ice cream hiked prices by more than 8% to offset higher supply chain and energy costs, more than outweighing a dip in sales volumes.

Nestle India Q1 net profit slips 1.25% to Rs 594.71 cr; net sales up 9.74%

FMCG major Nestle India Ltd on Thursday reported a 1.25 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 594.71 crore for the first quarter ended March 2022. The company, which follows January-December financial year, had posted a profit of Rs 602.25 crore in the same period a year ago, Nestle said in a BSE filing. However, Nestle India's net sales increased 9.74 per cent to Rs 3,950.90 crore during the quarter against Rs 3,600.20 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, the company added. Its total expenses in the January-March quarter rose 12.98 per cent to Rs 3,195.90 crore compared to Rs 2,828.61 crore a year ago. Nestle India's domestic sales surged 10.23 per cent to Rs 3,794.26 crore from Rs 3,442.03 crore in the January-March quarter of 2021. Its exports were marginally down by 0.96 per cent at Rs 156.64 crore against Rs 158.17 crore in the year-ago quarter. Shares of Nestle India Ltd were trading at Rs 18,089.60 apiece on BSE in the mid-session, up 1.22 per cent from its ..