Parle Agro

FMCG sales in August grew by 6.3 per cent sequentially, according to the latest data from Bizom. Sales had been declining for the previous three months

With 19 single-use plastic items banned from July 1, including the straws, companies including Dabur India Ltd. and Parle Agro Pvt, have been racing to replace them with imported paper versions

It is gearing up to make the six billion paper straws per annum needed by FMCG companies

Juice and beverage giants struggle to meet the impending ban on single-use plastics

K Ganesh, Juggy Marwaha and Venkat K Narayana of Bangalore-based KVN Foundation started by dishing out a modest 500 free meals on March 28 in the FeedMyBangalore campaign

According to information shared by business platform Tofler, Parle Biscuits' FY19 net profit was Rs 410 crore versus Rs 355 crore reported the previous year

With Priyanka Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan as ambassadors and an ad budget of Rs 150 crore, Parle Agro gives its brands a complete makeover