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The "storm clouds of food inflation" and drum beats of recession in parts of the world continue in 2023 but FMCG major Nestle India is prepared to stay anchored through various measures it has undertaken, according to the company's Chairman Suresh Narayanan. In his address to shareholders in the company's latest annual report, Narayanan, who is also the Managing Director, said, "at such times, being boringly consistent matters more than being brilliantly erratic." The company's "steadfast focus" on building volumes, expanding in smaller towns and villages under its "RURBAN' strategy with innovations along with "astutely" managing value and simultaneously nudging the premiumisation trend that is driving economic recovery in parts and will fuel momentum, he said. On the future outlook, Narayanan said, "as we look confidently at the year ahead, the storm clouds of food inflation, acceleration of war and indeed the drum beats of recession in parts of the world continue to surround ...

The Swiss processed foods maker has significantly upped investments in its Indian subsidiary to expand its penetration in 'rurban' markets

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Near-term margins, however, may remain under pressure

FMCG major Nestle India on Wednesday launched its own Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) platform, foraying into the fast-growing online channel. The company would launch its D2C platform MyNestl in Delhi-NCR and will expand to other parts of the country, said Nestl India Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan in the earnings statement of the company. This has been "created specifically keeping the consumer needs in mind, I am confident that MyNestl will delight the consumer in every way with curated product bundles, personalised gifting, subscriptions, discounts, and much more," he said. Moreover, consumers can also try gourmet recipes on the site and get free nutrition counselling, Narayanan added. During the July-September quarter, the e-commerce channel contributed 7.2 per cent of Nestle India's sales. It was largely fuelled by new, emerging formats such as 'quick commerce' and 'click & mortar'. Recently, several FMCG companies either have acquired, invested or built their D2C

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The firm currently operates nine plants in India and is eyeing new locations to set up manufacturing capacity

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.

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Nestle warned on Thursday that price hikes could eventually weigh on sales volumes for the maker of Cheerios cereals, Kit Kat bars and Nescafe as it raised its full-year sales growth forecast to 7-8%

Nestle India is looking to tap opportunities in new categories such as 'healthy ageing', 'plant-based nutrition' and 'healthy snacking' to boost growth in the country, CMD Suresh Narayanan said

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"We have delivered double-digit domestic sales, driven by volume and mix," Naryanan said in its earnings release

Nestle group sales reached 22.2 billion Swiss francs, versus a 21.7-billion-franc estimate in the poll.

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