Patanjali eats into Colgate, HUL share in oral care spaceColgate’s overall share fell 210 basis points to 49.4% in year-to-March after key brands — Colgate Dental Cream, Active Salt and Cibaca — l...
10 May, 2019, 07.49 AM IST
Companies drop 'triclosan' after US FDA banLeading soap maker Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has already phased out triclosan from both its soaps/handwash and toothpaste products, a spokes...
16 Mar, 2019, 11.38 AM IST
Colgate to piggyback on ayurveda for global innovationColgate had been steadily losing its market share in recent years with consumer taste increasingly shifting towards natural or herbal brand...
30 Oct, 2018, 03.50 PM IST
Herbal brands like Baba Ramdev's Patanjali dent Colgate's toothpaste shareColgate’s share by value in the country’s Rs 7,500-crore toothpaste market stood at 49.9% in May — the latest month for which data is avail...
13 Jul, 2018, 07.57 AM IST
Destocking in India hurts Colgate-Palmolive’s APAC salesAsia Pacific region accounts for about 18% of its global sales. The Indian unit will report quarterly earnings performance on August 3.
22 Jul, 2017, 01.07 AM IST
GST to level up MNCs’ playing field against Dabur, Patanjali in oral careHUL looks committed to passing on the net benefits from new tax rates to consumers.
22 May, 2017, 01.43 PM IST
Credit Suisse upgrades Colgate India to outperform on GST tailwindsThe government on Thursday announced GST rates, and said that some items of mass consumption currently taxed at 25-28% will be moved to the...
04 Nov, 2016, 12.07 PM IST
Dabur Red toothpaste rides herbal wave, moves to 3rd slotWhile Colgate Dental Cream and HUL’s Close Up maintained their shares at the top two slots in the Rs 7,600-crore toothpaste category, Dabur...
09 Aug, 2016, 03.17 AM IST
Colgate to battle Patanjali's Dant Kanti with herbal toothpaste VedshaktiCibaca Vedshakti seems to be aimed squarely at the Baba Ramdev led Patanjali, which has challenged the multinational’s dominance.
01 Aug, 2016, 09.43 AM IST
Taking note from Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved, Colgate plans to launch newer products in 'natural' spaceAggressive growth of Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved in the oral care segment has made market leader Colgate-Palmolive take note for the fi...
02 May, 2016, 11.12 AM IST
Patanjali eats into Colgate's toothpaste market shareHaridwar-based Patanjali Ayurved, run by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, has garnered a 4.5% market share in the toothpaste segment, a report said.
29 Jan, 2016, 10.42 AM IST
Colgate shines bright as HUL loses sheen in oral care marketWhile Colgate-Palmolive gained volume market share in 2014 at 56.7% as against 55.9% in 2013, HUL's share declined to 21.5% from 22.8% in 2...
08 Feb, 2015, 12.39 PM IST
With high competition in oral care business, Colgate may do well in personal & home careIn its pursuit to push oral care brands, Colgate Palmolive India has probably lost sight of its personal products and household care brands.
22 Aug, 2014, 02.29 PM IST
Toothpaste companies rush to brush up on whiteWith its 'Visible White' variant, where Colgate-Palmolive claims to offer whiter teeth in just a week, the company joins HUL's Pepsodent an...
05 Jul, 2013, 11.25 AM IST
Colgate's stock faces downgrades post March quarter resultsWhile Edelweiss and Fortune maintain a hold on the stock, Emkay downgrades it to hold and HDFC Securities and Antique Stock Broking cut it ...
29 May, 2013, 01.01 PM IST
- Colgate moves to protect lead in oral care marketing
Colgate-Palmolive (India) has upped the ante to protect its turf in this small but growing segment of the Rs 2,700-crore toothpaste market.
16 Jun, 2011, 06.48 AM IST
- HUL's oral care market shrinking
Even as the Indian toothpaste industry is growing at about 15% annually, Hindustan Unilever is seeing a slowdown in growth.
17 Dec, 2008, 12.33 AM IST