Consumer goods
Dyson revenue surges on demand in Asia
01 Mar 2018
Patanjali aims to overtake HUL next year; no plans for IPO
17 Jan 2018
New FMCG entrant Patanjali Ayurved said on Tuesday that by next year it aims to overtake India’s biggest consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever Ltd, which has been present in India for more than 80 years
HUL to pay 800% interim dividend as Q2 net vaults over 16% to Rs1,276 cr
25 Oct 2017
Hindustan Unilever gained from lower expenses in the GST era despite a 1.63 per cent decline in net sales during the quarter to Rs8,199 crore from Rs8,335 crore in the year-ago period
ITC to expand operations into fruits, vegetables and perishables
29 Jul 2017
Addressing shareholders, ITC chairman Deveshwar said investments are underway to create climate-controlled infrastructure for an efficient supply chain for fruits, vegetables and other perishables segment
ITC Q4 net rises over 12% to Rs2,669 crore
27 May 2017
Patanjali doubles turnover to Rs10,561 crore, to double sales in FY18
05 May 2017
The Haridwar-based company, which doubled FY17 revenues from around Rs5,000 crore in fiscal 2015-16 to Rs10,561 crore in FY17, now hopes to cross Rs20,000-25,000 crore in sales this financial year
HUL may shed up to 15% jobs as Unilever restructures: report
07 Apr 2017
Hindustan Unilever Ltd employs about 18,000 people across factories and offices in India and a 10-15 per cent reduction in jobs would lead to 1,800 to 2,700 job cuts
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation