HUL Q4 Preview: Volume recovery or margin illusion? Here's what the consumer giant may show in earningsHindustan Unilever is set to report its March quarter results. Growth is anticipated from increased sales volumes. The demerger of its ice ...
29 Apr, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
In war, anything can happen; in investing, only management matters. 6 stocks from different sectors with upside potential of up to 27%Net margin is a useful metric. It tells you how much profit remains after costs, interest, and tax are deducted from revenue. But it does n...
26 Apr, 2026, 06.12 AM IST
FMCG sector set for steady Q4 on rural demand and volume growthThe FMCG sector anticipates a steady March quarter, buoyed by stable rural demand and urban recovery, despite subdued pricing in some segme...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.01 AM IST
Amul hits ₹1 lakh crore in sales; MD says India could be dairy to the world within a decadeAmul's remarkable growth signals a bright future for India's dairy sector. Recent GST cuts are a game-changer, benefiting farmers and consu...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
US Stocks: Unilever shares fall on investor concerns about food business spin-offUnilever shares dropped as investors worried about a potential food business split. This comes soon after the company separated its ice cre...
18 Mar, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Kwality Wall's listing date announced as HUL gets trading approval for demerged entityHindustan Unilever Ltd secured approvals from BSE and National Stock Exchange of India to list demerged ice-cream arm Kwality Wall's on Feb...
13 Feb, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
GST reforms: Grocery essentials to be cheaper by nearly 15%Following GST reforms, prices of essential groceries like biscuits, soaps, and noodles are expected to decrease by 10-15%, potentially boos...
04 Sep, 2025, 07.37 PM IST
Ice-cream lovers beware: GST body drops a sugar bomb on softy mixThe GST Authority for Advance Rulings - Rajasthan bench ruled that softy ice-cream mix's primary component is sugar, not milk. Thus, it att...
22 Oct, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
Softy ice cream mix not dairy produce, attracts 18 pc GST: AARSofty ice cream mix in vanilla flavour, containing 61.2% sugar and 34% milk solids, is not classified as a dairy product and will attract 1...
21 Oct, 2024, 06.19 PM IST
The curious case of GST on ice cream parlours: To tax at 5% or 18%It was expected that the GST regime would resolve this issue and put an end to this controversy. Even though the earlier issues were resolv...
15 Nov, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
Ice-cream parlours facing a meltdown over 18% GST levyThe plea stems from the fear of getting notices asking them to pay the higher levy retrospectively from July 1, 2017 — when India moved to ...
27 Oct, 2021, 09.37 AM IST
Same GST slab for ice-cream sold anywhere: Finance ministryThe government said a GST of 18% should be levied on ice cream even when they are sold inside a parlour. Earlier, ice creams attracted 5% t...
07 Oct, 2021, 06.30 AM IST
GST of 18% applicable on ice creams not 5% from here on: government tells taxmenThe government said that a GST of 18% should be levied on ice creams even when they are sold inside a restaurant. Earlier ice creams attrac...
06 Oct, 2021, 08.06 PM IST
Lawyers are smiling as GST set to fuel litigation waveEven before the planned July 1 roll out, about 100,000 indirect tax appeals were clogging India’s judicial system at the end of March, 2015.
27 Jun, 2017, 10.42 AM IST
Selling ice-cream is service, must be taxed more: Tax authoritiesThe tax authorities feel that ice-cream served by Amul, Vadilal and a host of others retail vends constitute a service and should be taxed ...
26 Jun, 2013, 05.49 AM IST
- Higher VAT squeezes cola, ice-cream cos margins
Higher value-added tax (VAT) rates and raw material costs have hit the margins even as sales failed to match the rising temperature, partly...
05 May, 2010, 05.29 AM IST
- Tax authorities seal Top N Town's office in Bhopal
The Commercial Taxes Department of Madhya Pradesh has raided the factory and retail outlets of Top N Town, the ice-cream brand of Ramanis.
07 Sep, 2007, 12.40 PM IST