Devraj Lahiri to head ITC's cigarette businessErstwhile chief executive Sandeep Kaul has become a corporate management committee member for ITC overseeing businesses like tobacco, match...
12 May, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
Amid COVID-19 scare, Indians send hygiene product sales soaringFor instance, Chyavanprash, which is considered to boost immunity, has also doubled its penetration in a year, as consumers stocked up the ...
09 Feb, 2021, 08.49 AM IST
E-commerce surge to be biggest consumer trend; India has massive potential but next few quarters crucial: FMCG chiefsExecutives said consumers who switched to online grocery shopping in peak lockdown months are not likely to revert to supermarkets soon, wi...
09 Dec, 2020, 07.14 PM IST
FMCG companies step up new product launches in health and hygiene spaceMost launched hand sanitisers initially, but are expanding their portfolio by entering newer categories such as floor and surface cleaners,...
27 Apr, 2020, 11.38 PM IST
ITC elevates Amitav Mukherji as head of corporate HRMukherji is an economics graduate and holds management degrees from XLRI, Jamshedpur, and Cornell University.
18 Feb, 2019, 10.21 PM IST
ITC appoints new CEO for agarbatti & safety matches businessAs per Rayavaram's Linkedin profile, he was earlier the head of freshness and hygiene verticals in the conglomerate's personal care busines...
08 Oct, 2018, 04.12 PM IST
Meet the final jury of Brand Equity awardsDevendra Chawla is president for Walmart India; until recently he was CEO of Future Consumer (FCL) and group president — food, FMCG, Brands...
27 Mar, 2018, 01.48 PM IST
From nail art to spotless creams: Selfie craze amongst teens boosts cosmetics useIt’s not only girls, who are concerned about their appearance. Boys, too, have taken to products such as hair gels.
21 Dec, 2017, 11.49 AM IST
Change of guard at ITC’s lifestyle armThe change comes at a time when the company is making a strategic shift —people in the know said ITC is trying to make John Players an onli...
28 Feb, 2017, 02.03 AM IST
NALCO to form JV with NINL to produce coal tar pitch“The agreement is part of the new business plan of Nalco to ensure backward integration and sustain the plans for forward integration,” sai...
31 Jan, 2017, 05.26 PM IST
NGOs bat for philanthropic activities of Tata TrustsThe letter has been addressed to boards of TCS, Indian Hotels Co, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Chemicals and Tata Power Co and comprises t...
13 Dec, 2016, 12.51 AM IST
Nalco signs MoU with BARC for research and developmentNalco has signed MoU with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, for Research and Development (R&D) in fields of mutual interest.
11 May, 2016, 05.14 PM IST
ITC makes more management changes; Personal care head Sandeep Kaul to look after cigarettes businessITC has recast its senior management team, continuing the trend of appointing younger executives in critical roles ahead of YC Deveshwar’s ...
14 Apr, 2016, 12.27 AM IST
Marico CMO Sameer Satpathy quits, Mondelez India's Anuradha Aggarwal to succeedThe company said that Satpathy will continue in the company till September 15 to facilitate a seamless transition to his successor.
27 Jul, 2015, 10.17 PM IST
Nalco in R&D pact with Rio Tinto AlcanThe two companies plan to take up several developmental research activities in collaborative efforts under this agreement, Nalco said in a ...
13 Jul, 2015, 06.58 PM IST
Marketers see business growth as cereal moves from breakfast to evening mealKerala could be setting a precedent of sorts in a country where multinationals have had to tweak their global strategies to suit local tast...
26 Aug, 2013, 11.18 AM IST
Sequoia Cap, Norwest Venture invest in start-upsIn December, Mu Sigma, another data analytics firm, raised $108 million ( 580 crore) from General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital.
20 Feb, 2012, 10.51 AM IST