Nestle backs stricter food labelling norms, says transparency key for consumersNestle’s global CEO Philipp Navratil has backed FSSAI’s tighter food-labelling scrutiny and supported front-of-pack disclosures, saying con...
Colgate may get costlier as input inflation returnsColgate-Palmolive India may increase product prices further due to rising commodity costs. The company is protecting vulnerable consumers w...
Gold prices are soaring, but buyers are still stepping up festive purchasesGold prices have surged significantly, encouraging consumers to buy the yellow metal. Expectations of further price increases are driving p...
FSSAI crackdown in consumer interest, says Britannia chief Rakshit HargaveBritannia Industries MD Rakshit Hargave backed FSSAI’s crackdown on packaged foods and beverages, saying consumer interests should be prote...
Small packs make big gains as budgets shrink and costs riseWith inflation on the rise, Indian shoppers are favoring compact product packaging. This shift not only reflects changing consumer habits b...
Titan's strong Q3 growth driven by gold FOMO; jewellery sale ticket sizes grow but buyer numbers stay flat: MDTitan achieved a strong third quarter. Higher gold prices spurred customers to buy more valuable items. A fear of missing out drove sales d...
₹2 shampoo, ₹5 biscuit packs: Magic price tags no longer cast a spell on shoppersIndians are increasingly choosing larger or higher grammage packs of daily essentials, moving away from ₹5 and ₹10 products. This shift ref...
How shrinkflation spiced up a snack maker's fortunesLeading FMCG companies such as HUL, Dabur and Britannia have in the past passed on the increase in raw material costs to the consumer by se...
Medium to long term outlook for FMCG companies strong, margin expansion to continue: Kaustubh PawaskarKaustubh Pawaskar says: “We should expect some improvement in demand from Q1 of FY2025 since inflation has also reduced and companies are p...
FMCG companies make pack sizes bigger as inflation coolsFast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms that reduced pack sizes last year in an attempt to absorb rising costs are putting back grammage as...
As inflation soars, sale of low-unit price packs jumps; FMCG firms go for grammage cut, bridge packsRecently several companies have reduced the grammage of their products available at popular price points, ranging from soaps to noodles, ch...
Nestle examining show-cause notice on GST benefits"I respect the authority for the order they have passed. However, it is very unfortunate that despite all the evidence that we had provided...
Passing on GST cut: National Anti-Profiteering Authority may not object to higher quantities over lower pricesFMCG cos that raised the quantity of their packaged products instead of reducing prices can breathe easy as NAPA will accept higher grammag...
FMCG companies to extend tax benefits to customers, slash pricesThe companies such as Patanjali, ITC, HUL and Marico are either slashing the prices of goods or increasing the grammage of the product on d...
- Rising gold prices: Diwali jewellery sales fall by 25-30%
Gold & diamond jewellery sales fell in grammage terms during Diwali due to increasing gold prices & shift to coins and bars.
- Festive gold sales saw good grammage jump
Leading jewellery companies say that sales in grammage have increased by 10-45% in the festive period from the same period last year.
- Noodle pkts to weigh less, as input costs rise
Unable to to abandon the Rs 10 price point, some companies are reducing grammage.