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The FMCG industry has experienced a 6.6% growth in value, attributed to a 6.5% increase in volume at an all-India level

Demand trajectory across urban and rural markets in India has shown a "slight improvement" sequentially in the March quarter, although it falls short of a full recover, FMCG major Dabur said. Despite near-term consumption pressure, some "green shoots" are emerging such as moderating inflation, improving consumer confidence and increase in government spending. "While urban markets have returned to positive volume growth, rural markets still remain muted," said Dabur in its latest quarter updates. The company expects a "mid-single digit revenue growth" for the January-March quarter in such a scenario. Its F&B business continues to trend at robust levels and will report strong double-digit growth, while healthcare portfolio is expected to be in a positive growth trajectory, it added. Home & Personal Care (HPC) will report low single-digit revenue growth on account of a slowdown in the personal care categories. "Our brands continued to record gain in market shares in most of the ..

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Nestle India said that the company's unaudited financial results for the first quarter ending March 31 would also be considered at the Board of Directors meeting

Biscuit maker Saj Food Products, which is expecting to touch a revenue of Rs 2,500 crore in the 2023-24 fiscal, is eyeing at Rs 5,000 crore turnover in five years, a company official said on Tuesday. The Kolkata-headquartered company, which owns Bisk Farm' brand, is likely to close the current financial year with a revenue of around Rs 2,100 crore. "We are aiming at Rs 5,000 crore of revenue in the next five years. The company expects to touch a turnover of Rs 2,500 crore in the next fiscal, Saj Food Products managing director Vijay Kumar Singh told reporters here. The biscuit maker is trying to expand its distribution network in the east, south and north of the country for achieving a higher revenue next fiscal, he said. The company, currently, has six plants - four in West Bengal and one each in Nagpur and Bangalore. We are building our new plant in Guwahati at an investment of Rs 200 crore and it will be operational by the January-March quarter of 2024, Singh said. The company

After stirring a price war in the soft drink segment with the relaunch of Campa, billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance has entered the personal and home care segment of FMCG, offering products at 30 to 35 per cent lesser price. Experts say "the jury is out" and a competitive offering from Reliance would attract the customers to try its products and evaluate performance, quality and perception in comparison to the same from the established brands. Products of RCPL, the FMCG arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), are available only in selected markets but the company is building a dealer network on a pan-India basis, and the availability of its products will be scaled up across modern and general trade channels. "They are creating a distinct and dedicated distribution network comprising traditional dealer/stockists as well as modern trade b2b channels," said an industry source. It articulates ambitions to be a relevant player in the USD 110-billi

Riding on the opportunity in the cold beverages segment in rural areas, B2B e-commerce unicorn Udaan is planning to expand FMCG vertical reach six-fold to around 10,000 small towns and villages in a year, a senior company official said. The Lightspeed Ventures Partners-backed firm is expecting to double its business in the cold beverages segment on a year-over-year basis in the upcoming summers, Udaan FMCG Business head Vinay Shrivastava told PTI. "Given the wide choice of partner brands available on the platform and our expansion across Bharat through Project Vistaar, we are targeting growth of around 100 per cent YoY in cold beverages on the back of strong demands from retailers/kirana owners in rural markets," Shrivastava said. Udaan has undertaken an ambitious project by the name of "Project Vistaar' to grow the FMCG business and tap rural opportunities. Started in the Ghazipur and Jaunpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, the company is servicing rural markets, having up to 3,000 ..

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Demand for ice creams and cold beverages like Cola have surged because of the onset of early summer and sales are likely to grow in strong double-digits this season, according to top executives of FMCG and dairy firms. The summer season will also get a tailwind in the form of an abatement of the pandemic with increased consumer mobility. This will also help the out-of-home (OOH) segment, where the companies expect a sharp rise in sales after a slump of two years. Companies are ready with new and innovative offerings anticipating strong demand for their products this season and have started building inventory. Mother Dairy, one of the leading sellers of milk, dairy beverage products and Ice creams, said it is already "witnessing a surge in demand" with rising temperature and expects the trend to continue in the coming days. "In line with the same, we have already beefed up our value-chain to cater to any surge in demand across channels. "For a category like ice creams, which is a

With an eye on high-value freight like computer parts, engineering spares, electronic and FMCG, the Indian railways plans to shift to a 'single rate per container regime'

Saffola, the master brand under which Marico offers healthier food options, is now worth Rs 2,000 crore-plus, said Marico MD & CEO Saugata Gupta. About inflation, Gupta told PTI the "worst" is behind and he sees a gradual recovery for the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) segment with rural market making a comeback. The rural FMCG market, which has witnessed a decline in the last 4-5 quarters, is expected to have a turnaround in the next 2-3 quarters, he said. "I think the worst is behind," said Gupta, adding, "Overall for FMCG, we see a gradual recovery, but that has to be led by rural. Urban has been decent." At the industry level, food continues to do well and HPC (home and personal care) category is struggling a bit. This is because, last year, there was significant inflation, he said. As inflation eases, now he expects "better margins" in top-line and said the urban market and modern trade channels are recovering and going back to pre-Covid levels while the general trade is .

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Home-grown FMCG major Marico Ltd on Friday reported a 5.04 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 333 crore in the third quarter that ended December 31, 2022. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 317 crore in the October-December quarter a year ago, Marico said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was at Rs 2,470 crore, up 2.61 per cent during the quarter under review, as against Rs 2,407 crore a year ago. In the third quarter of FY23, revenue from operations grew "with underlying volume growth of 4 per cent in the domestic business and constant currency growth of 8 per cent in the international business," said Marico in an earnings statement. Marico's total expenses were at Rs 2,067 crore, up 2.22 per cent in the third quarter of this financial year. Its revenue from the domestic market was up 1.87 per cent to Rs 1,851 crore in the third quarter of FY23. It was Rs 1,817 crore a year ago. "During the quarter, the FMCG sector in India showed some s

Tapering price growth and weak volumes slowed down growth in the quarter, according to data by NielsenIQ

The FMCG industry expects the government's special focus on the agriculture sector in the Union Budget 2023-24 would help to regain rural growth while providing more disposable income to the middle class and reviving volume growth. Terming the budget as "progressive and growth-oriented", leading FMCG companies such as Dabur, PepsiCo, Marico, Godrej Consumer, Mars, Wipro Enterprises, and Parle Products said, it has potential to revive the demand and propel long-term economic growth. "It's a positive and favourable budget, with the government's emphasis on infrastructure, technology, and entrepreneurship boosting economic growth. On the other hand, farmer-centric programmes, last-mile connectivity, and digitisation will further contribute to the FMCG sector's multiplier effect," said PepsiCo India President Ahmed ElSheikh. Dabur India CEO Mohit Malhotra said the proposal for a 33 per cent increase in overall capital expenditure outlay on infrastructure development will take India ...

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