Surf Excel is now a $1-billion brandSurf, the original market leader in the detergent category, was evicted from the top spot in 1985 by Ahmedabad-based Nirma's eponymous bran...
16 Feb, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
Surf Excels as HUL’s top brand, nets over Rs 5,000 crore in salesSurf, launched 60 years ago, recorded sales of Rs 5,375 crore in the past year with a market share of 17.9%, industry executives citing Nie...
25 Feb, 2020, 09.25 AM IST
Soap opera: Eye on Future, HUL launches laundry brand after 30 yearsHUL's new laundry brand launch is reminiscent of its introduction of Wheel detergent in 1988 to take on Nirma.
16 Jul, 2019, 09.48 AM IST
No Wheels enough to catch up with Ghari; detergent maker maintains market shareThe detergent brand is now bigger than the next 3 popular brands — Wheel, Sunlight and Nirma — put together in economy segment.
14 Dec, 2017, 03.53 PM IST
HUL, P&G, Nirma lose market share to small local brandsIn 2016, listed laundry behemoths Hindustan Unilever and Procter & Gamble either lost market share to regional and local brands or showed s...
22 Mar, 2017, 01.27 AM IST
Hindustan Unilever launching a raft of Ayurvedic products to counter PatanjaliGiven HUL’s determination to take on Patanjali, and the latter’s aggressive future plans, 2017 may see another classic corporate battle in ...
29 Dec, 2016, 07.54 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
Nirma story again? How Ghari, Mamy Poko are giving HUL, P&G a run for their moneyGhari is made by Kanpur-based RSPL (Rohit Surfactants) is fast narrowing the gap with HUL that has three brands in the segment — Wheel, Rin...
08 May, 2015, 10.57 AM IST
HUL to roll out India’s first liquid detergent Surf Excel Liquid at Rs 230/litreHUL is betting on the country’s upgrading affluent consumers to push liquid detergent, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the US de...
10 May, 2013, 06.30 AM IST
- How Ghari overtook FMCG majors Lux and Surf to be No. 2 detergent brand in quick time
It took 15 years for Ghari to hit Rs 500 cr in sales. The next 10 years saw it adding another Rs 1,700 cr and be second only to Hindustan U...
06 May, 2011, 11.57 AM IST
- Nirma set to delist soon as company gets good investor response
The formal announcement on the exit price being offered to the public shareholders is expected on Wednesday, a source said.
31 Jan, 2011, 06.54 AM IST
- Nirma bid to unlock value via delisting
FMCG major Nirma's move to delist from the bourses may have confused analysts and industry captains alike, but its 65-year-old founder Kars...
14 Oct, 2010, 07.05 AM IST
- Nirma's surprise delisting plan stokes sell-off buzz
The surprise announcement by the Rs4,600-crore Nirma to delist itself is being viewed as a decision taken by a fiercely-private person to k...
11 Oct, 2010, 01.50 AM IST
- Wipro secret on Unza’s out
The Unza deal, the largest acquisition by an Indian FMCG company, has clearly taken industry by surprise.
14 Jul, 2007, 01.33 AM IST
- And now Wipro the FMCG co, buys Unza
Wipro on Friday reminded the world of business that it takes its non-IT portfolio as seriously as its IT business, by sealing the largest t...
07 Jul, 2007, 05.12 AM IST
- Pump In $: Coke plans varsity in India
The concept of corporate universities has been since the late '80s & it’s now Coke’s turn to pump in dollars.
10 Jun, 2007, 12.19 AM IST
- FMCG’s fast moving once again
The FMCG sector is living up to its ‘fast moving’ tag again, with the top 15 FMCG companies .
03 Nov, 2006, 01.39 AM IST