Consumer goods
Patanjali looks East, plans to enter Chinese market
16 Mar 2017
After flooding the local market with a wide range of consumer products and fending-off aggressive marketing tactics by multinational FMCG giants, Patanjali is now looking to go global
Indian consumer goods sector could grow 9-17% over 3 years: study
09 Mar 2017
India is at the cusp of the FMCG 'S-curve', with significant room to grow over the next 5 to 10 years – but the winning brands will be those that achieve greater household penetration, a CII-Bain & Co report says
Patanjali the most disruptive brand of 2016, says study
31 Dec 2016
Patanjali Ayurved with its generic products has turned out to be the most disruptive force in the fast moving consumer goods market in India in 2016, with projected sales of Rs68,000 crore by 2020
Samsung wins US Supreme Court appeal in $399 mn damages payment to Apple
07 Dec 2016
The apex court held that since the alleged copying of designs involved only parts of the product, the patent violator need not pay the entire profit from the sale of the product as damages
Patanjali CEO Balakrishna ahead of Ruias, Nusli Wadia in rich list
14 Sep 2016
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is only the face of Patanjali, the fastest growing FMCG brand in the country, as 94 per cent of the brand is owned by its chief executive Acharya Balakrishna
Patanjali plans to go global with 'swadeshi' products
12 Sep 2016
Patanjali is also planning to enter the fashion and apparel market with the launch of Indianised jeans to cash in on the young consumer
'Yogi' Deveshwar to step down as ITC chief in February
22 Jun 2016
Yogesh Chander Deveshwar, who led tobacco company ITC Ltd to a diversified group with interests in farming to hotels and information technology over a 20-year period - the longest in Indian corporate history - is finally stepping down
Ramdev's Patanjali sees revenue doubling to Rs10,000 cr in FY17
27 Apr 2016
Annual sales of Rs10,000 crore will put the local consumer goods major ahead of multinationals like Nestle, P&G and Colgate in India
HUL Q3 net down 22.42% at Rs971.40 crore
15 Jan 2016
LeTV showcases array of gadgets for Indian debut
06 Jan 2016
US consumer goods major Newell Rubbermaid acquires rival Jarden for $15 bn
15 Dec 2015
The combined entity, to be renamed Newell Brands, will create a $16-billion consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of leading brands
ITC Q2 net up marginally at Rs2,431 crore
31 Oct 2015
Indian FMCG firms doing better than multinationals: study
20 Oct 2015
A better sales mix, scaled-up benefits and greater cost controls have helped domestic FMCG firms' margins to grow faster than those of their multinational rivals'
ITC 1Q net profit marginally up at Rs2,265 crore
30 Jul 2015
ITC’s food business revenue hits $1-billion mark
30 Jun 2015
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