Unilever India

From Reliance to Unilever, firms worried about low consumer demand in India

At least 7 of India's largest companies, including RIL's retail arm and consumer bellwether Hindustan Unilever Ltd., have flagged softer consumption demand and a challenging operating environment

Upgradation trend consistent even in rural: Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) said in its conference call with analysts that it is gaining market share in the last three months, according to Nielsen (NielsenIQ) numbers

Hindustan Unilever faces tough challenge from small FMCG companies

Company has been losing out in the soap segment, say analysts

Unilever spells out strategy behind the first quarter volume growth

Hindustan Unilever's chief financial officer, Ritesh Tiwari, also said while talking about advertising spend, that the company continued to invest competitively in its brands

Unilever says Lifebuoy and Lux impacted by cost deflation in India

The global consumer major also saw negative price impacts on its fabric cleaning business

Volume may better for India biz from July: Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher

Hein Schumacher, chief executive officer of Unilever, informed investors after its earnings report that they expect the volume growth for HUL to be in a similar range as witnessed in Oct-Dec qtr

Unilever expects price adjustments in India, says CFO Graeme Pitkethly

The management also pointed out that India saw a gradual recovery in the market, with growth led by urban areas, while rural areas continued to remain subdued

Unilever CEO Schumacher's strategy plan fails to excite investors: Report

Consumer goods industry has struggled for more than two years with soaring costs

India growth is competitive in dynamic market, says Unilever CFO

In the Q1FY24 results announced last week, HUL reported a volume growth of 3 per cent

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Unilever's India unit falls as royalty fee rise overshadows profit beat

Shares of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) fell as much as 4.3% on Friday, as a deal to pay its UK parent higher royalty fees took the shine off a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit

Two internal candidates in race for Hindustan Unilever CEO position

"This step is in the right direction in embracing progressive corporate governance practices," HUL said in its statement

Dove, other Unilever aerosol dry shampoos recalled over cancer risk

Unilever Plc recalled popular brands of aerosol dry shampoo, including Dove, after discovering they were contaminated with a chemical called benzene that can cause cancer

Easing raw material costs promising for Indian consumer companies

While reporting a 4.5% fall in second-quarter profit and higher expenses, Nestle India said on July 28 it could see softening of prices in such commodities as edible oil and packaging materials.

Top Headlines: 5G spectrum bids on Day 1, IMF cuts India's GDP forecast

The opening day of the biggest telecom auction in the country ended with top telecom firms buying spectrum worth more than Rs 1.45 trillion across frequency bands including 5G

Strong growth seen in sales in India during H1CY22, says Unilever CEO

"Of our three priority markets, the USA and India again grew strongly, while sales in China were affected by the lockdowns in the second quarter," said Unilever CEO Alan Jope.

India, China power Unilever to report fastest growth in 9 years in 2021

Priority markets of China, India, and the US grew at 14.3 per cent, 13.4 per cent, and 3.7 per cent respectively, said Unilever CEO Alan Jope

Nitin Paranjpe is Unilever chief people officer for business transformation

Consumer goods company plans a new organisation model that will reduce senior management roles by around 15%

Global brands in India face mutiny as they bypass traditional distributors

The trusted middlemen that brands have traditionally relied on to reach millions of small neighborhood stores in 8,000 towns and 660,000 villages are in revolt

Unilever to invest 1 billion euros in climate change fund over 10 years

The fund will invest in projects including reforestation, water preservation and carbon sequestration over the next ten years