Varun Beverages Ltd, PepsiCo's largest franchise bottler, on Monday reported a more than twofold jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 81.52 crore for the quarter that ended December 31, 2022, led by volume growth and improved net realizations. The company, which follows the calendar year as its financial year, posted a net profit of Rs 32.59 crore during the October-December quarter a year ago. Its revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at Rs 2,257.20 crore, up 27.89 per cent as against Rs 1,764.93 crore of the corresponding period last fiscal, Varun Beverages Ltd (VBL) said in a regulatory filing. VBL's "sales volumes grew by 17.8 per cent in Q4 CY2022 to 132.0 million cases," said the company in its earning statement. Its PAT increased 150 per cent in the October-December period, which is a "seasonally weak quarter". Its "net realization increased by 6 per cent to Rs 164 primarily due to price hike in select SKUs, rationalised discounts/incentives, an
PepsiCo India has also been gaining market share in India since the start of 2022.
When compared with some of its other markets like Brazil, the India business of PepsiCo remained below par
Sales of snacks under the company's Frito-Lay North America unit, rose 7% in the quarter
For PepsiCo, sales of snacks under the Frito-Lay North America unit rose 7% in the second quarter ended June 13, while Quaker Oats surged 23%
Total revenue rose 2.1 per cent to $15.71 billion