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Festive cheer lifts consumer mood

While consumer expectations grew in both rural and urban regions, the rate of increase was much higher in urban than in rural areas

Festival sales: Consumer firms see robust demand across categories

E-commerce firms and online retailers too have been having swinging times

Patanjali Foods plans to build export portfolio of FMCG, health products

Firm to focus on new launches with high margins and high growth

Adani Wilmar eyes acquisitions to push food business, says CEO

"We are looking at acquiring brands in staple foods and distribution companies to boost our consumer goods offering and reach," Angshu Mallick, CEO of Adani Wilmar said

Digital engineering taking lead in engineering R&D in India: Report

NASSCOM and Deloitte study calls for improving the ease of doing business and addressing concerns about patents

Normal monsoon drives August FMCG sales up nearly 7% in rural areas: Bizom

In comparison, urban sales were up 5.5% month-on-month

Reckitt CEO resign on personal grounds; Durante to hold fort in interim

"The chairman and the nomination committee have begun the process to identify the best long-term candidate to take Reckitt on the next phase of its growth and transformation journey," the company said

Reckitt Benckiser says CEO Laxman Narasimhan to step down at end of Sept

Reckitt Benckiser said its Chief Executive Officer Laxman Narasimhan will step down at the end of September after three years in the role.

Reliance Retail will launch FMCG business this year: Isha Ambani at RIL AGM

Business Standard accessed a presentation, which includes the brands it has taken to general trade

Hindustan Unilever eyes Rs 100-crore run rate for its D2C brands

The comapny has invested not more than a few (Rs)100 crore in its nano factories without giving the exact investment figure

States taxed items consumed by poor in pre-GST era: FM Sitharaman

She also said the government has contained prices of tomato, onion, and potato, while comparing rates with those prevailing in November 2013.

Inflation eats into India's rural demand while green shoots become visible

After a pandemic slump, consumer goods makers are banking on a good monsoon but erratic rain patterns make a sustained recovery open to question

'Right to Repair': Soon, consumers & third-party vendors may fix products

Committee identifies farming equipment, cell phones, consumer durables among sectors for policy

Spices to soaps: Prices of consumer items have spiked up to 32% in a year

There has been a double-digit year-on-year increase in the prices of most spices, with branded coriander costing 16.9 per cent more in June this year than a year ago

BSE FMCG Index nears new high as falling input prices spark optimism

Rural demand another reason for buoyant sentiment towards FMCG stocks

Marico's India business volume declines in mid-single-digits in Q1

The company's Parachute coconut oil also recorded a marginal volume decline in the quarter

Flashback to the future

The sturdy Ambassador flourished at a time when the only other competitor was the Premier Padmini, made with Fiat technology

When it comes to politics, inflation is no longer what it used to be

There is near total political silence around inflation with neither politicians nor their parties caring to take it up

Tata Coffee's Q4 profit rises by 12% to Rs 64.28 crore

The company's profit stood at Rs 57.37 crore during the corresponding quarter of 2020-21, TCL said in a BSE filing

Xgimi Halo+ review: A portable 1080p projector with Android TV 10 OS

The Xgimi Halo+ is ideal for those who want the convenience of portability without compromising on audio and visual experience