FMCG sector in urban markets may see a turnaround, December quarter data shows"With the tax benefits provided in the budget affecting the urban consumer, we do see some short-term consumption impetus, which is expecte...
17 Feb, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
FMCG volume growth slows amid higher prices and rainsGrowth for daily household products and groceries has nearly halved by volume in both urban and rural areas due to inflation and incessant ...
27 Oct, 2024, 11.58 PM IST
FMCG sales growth rate falls by a third in April-June quarter: Kantar and NielsenIQ dataIndia's FMCG market growth decelerated to 4% in the April-June quarter, down from 12.2% the previous year. The slowdown was influenced by p...
09 Aug, 2024, 05.07 PM IST
Chai ke saath snacks? Indians just love to nibble all the timeA Kantar report disclosed that out-of-home snack consumption in India rose by 44% as of April-end, outpacing the global average of 14%. Ind...
28 Jul, 2024, 11.24 PM IST
Out of home snacking is now the ‘in trend’South Asia managing director of Kantar, that tracked out-of-home consumption for the first time. “ We seem to be bigger snackers out of hom...
15 Apr, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
89 per cent of Indian consumers are concerned about food inflation: StudyFor Indians, snacking is a daily staple as 76% of people in the country snacking at least twice a day. In fact, early morning snacking is q...
31 Mar, 2023, 07.28 PM IST
Convenience food, premium packs countering FMCG slideThe movement is similar to that of lifestyle products in the consumer durables segment, where demand for mass-priced merchandise is under p...
12 Dec, 2022, 06.44 AM IST
More smaller packs of staples sold in 2021While consumers bought smaller packs more frequently, cos slashed grammages to keep prices unchanged amid escalating costs that impacted vo...
21 Feb, 2022, 11.46 AM IST
Rural India now as resilient as urban regions in FMCG salesFor instance, hand sanitiser volume sales have become much bigger in rural India reaching almost 4.44 crore households as compared to 4.26 ...
26 Nov, 2021, 07.26 AM IST
Rural markets equaling urban in terms of sales volume of personal care, home hygiene products: KantarFor instance, hand sanitiser volume sales has become much bigger in rural India reaching to almost 4.44 crore households as compared to 4.2...
25 Nov, 2021, 05.55 PM IST
Snacking and Cold Beverages outperformed expectations: KantarThese segments saw huge panic buying during the first wave last year when consumers hunkered down in their homes due to coronavirus-related...
18 Nov, 2021, 09.05 PM IST
Packaged foods and hygiene products expand reachSegments such as spices, salty snacks, noodles, talc, dishwash, insecticides, toilet and bathroom cleaners, saw penetration, or the number ...
18 Nov, 2021, 08.14 AM IST
FMCG market shrinks 0.5% in Q2 on higher base, low demandA year ago, September quarter growth was the highest in three years, helped by an increase in hygiene category purchases and out-of-home sn...
01 Nov, 2021, 09.08 AM IST
Top brands grow faster riding trust amid the pandemicBig companies have been aggressive in trying to ensure their top brands reached consumers across the country amid the pandemic-induced lock...
10 Aug, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
FMCG volume growth in September quarter at 4.9%, highest in 3 yearsThe market, which grew 5.3% in urban areas, would have grown much slower at 0.8% without the Covid effect, according to a study by global c...
08 Dec, 2020, 06.56 AM IST
Taste beats health in lockdown: SurveyConvenience food and snacking market saw an unprecedented surge in the period March-June. At the same time, healthy variants of these two c...
11 Jul, 2020, 10.10 AM IST
September quarter sees revival in rural grocery demandData for September just showed a sharp recovery, even as economy is likely to have slipped further.
29 Nov, 2019, 09.15 AM IST