Hindustan Unilever bets on price hikes, cost cuts to counter Mideast-driven pressuresHindustan Unilever reported an 18% profit jump. The company is using cost cuts and price hikes to manage volatility from the Middle East wa...
30 Apr, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
Strong HUL can make Horlicks buy workDouble-digit growth potential in medium term, 800-1,000 bps margin expansion likely.
02 Apr, 2020, 09.08 AM IST
Horlicks Technology: GSK & Steer Engineering settle IP issue out of courtGSK, in a statement, said: “Using STEER’s state-of-the-art technology, high quality extruders, and dedicated personnel, the project has bro...
07 Jan, 2020, 12.50 PM IST
How Unilever's departing CEO outbid Nestle in Horlicks racePaul Polman agreed to pay about $1 billion more than his closest rival Nestle for GSK's consumer business.
05 Dec, 2018, 06.38 AM IST
Buyer beware! Horlicks comes with a set of challengesThe scramble for Horlicks underlines the immense brand value of the product. GSK’s Horlicks and Boost brands have strong positioning in Ind...
27 Jun, 2018, 05.46 PM IST
Why are Horlicks, Complan on sale? An Amitabh Bachchan tweet might explainHorlicks and Complan, another iconic malt-based drink, might be on sale today for different reasons, but they are operating in a segment wh...
21 Jun, 2018, 08.16 PM IST
Experts urge Amitabh Bachchan to dissociate himself from 'Horlicks'A GSK Consumer spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday: “Horlicks has been a trusted household name for over 100 years and has been s...
07 Jun, 2018, 07.42 AM IST
Whoever buys Horlicks must reckon with better informed consumers in a Rs 7,000 crore marketWhen brands like Horlicks and Complan were talking to mothers of the world, PediaS ure smartly took a different route to reach the moms: pa...
01 Apr, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
GSK may put iconic Horlicks for sale to fund $13-billion Novartis dealGSK is initiating a strategic review of Horlicks and its other consumer healthcare nutrition products to support funding the Novartis deal.
28 Mar, 2018, 11.22 AM IST
Continued pressure on Horlicks, destocking negatively impacted nutrition business: GSK27 Jul, 2017, 02.43 PM IST
Women’s Horlicks scores big for GSK with Rs 100-crore salesClose to three-fourths of the sales of Women’s Horlicks have been driven by key markets of the flagship Horlicks — eastern and southern sta...
07 Aug, 2014, 04.02 AM IST
GSKCH to expand product offerings under Horlicks brandLast year, GSKCH launched Horlicks Pro Mind, which is specifically focused on cognition in children.
16 Mar, 2014, 11.18 AM IST
- GSK Consumer: Will pushing Horlicks into new categories destroy the brand?
In a radical departure from convention, GSK Consumer is pushing Horlicks, its superbrand, into new product categories. The strategy could b...
03 Feb, 2011, 01.28 AM IST
- GSK to invest Rs 300 crore in Horlicks relaunch
Packaged consumer goods company GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH) said it would invest over Rs 300 crore on repositioning origina...
14 Sep, 2010, 12.59 AM IST
- Horlicks pins its hope on Asha
Horlicks is for the first time tapping the bottom-of-the-pyramid with a new sub-brand-Horlicks Asha.
24 Nov, 2009, 12.35 AM IST
- GlaxoSmithKline to expand its Horlicks brand
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare is planning to extend its Rs 1,200-crore flagship brand Horlicks into 8-10 new product segments over ne...
12 Jun, 2009, 12.46 PM IST
- UK regulator finds Horlicks ad claims too tall
An inadvertent slip-up by a Nepali TV broadcaster has landed GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare’s (GSK) single-largest brand in India, Hor...
24 Oct, 2008, 02.25 AM IST