From soaps to biscuits, your grocery bill may be headed higher againDabur India anticipates price hikes in Q1 FY27 due to persistent inflationary pressures, particularly in packaging materials, driven by Mid...
08 May, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
Rising costs may hit smaller local Cos, says Unilever CEO Fernando FernandezUnilever has said that supply chain disruptions and rising crude-linked input costs could pressure smaller local competitors in India, pote...
01 May, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
Unilever bets on 'super growth assets' to strengthen India playUnilever is prioritizing smaller, high-growth acquisitions in India and the US, focusing on premium and digitally native brands. This strat...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of more than 25%The probability is high that the earnings of a large majority of sectors will suffer because of the Gulf war. For instance, sectors where n...
30 Mar, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
GST cuts elude detergents, cosmetics; analysts and FMCG players say it's surprisingIndustry experts are surprised that detergents and cosmetics remain under the 18% GST slab despite the govt's restructuring aimed at boosti...
07 Sep, 2025, 08.03 PM IST
Indians go premium to do the laundryPremium detergents now reach 75% of Indian households, driven by liquid variants. Despite the Covid-induced stagnation in overall sales, pr...
04 Nov, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
HUL surfs upcycle as cost, pricing leaderEconomic upheaval has reinforced longer-term trends in consumption patterns. The pace of formalisation is expected to slow with easing infl...
17 Feb, 2023, 11.05 PM IST
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
P&G leverages shifts in habitsHighlighting these changes in consumer behaviour, Procter & Gamble India CEO & MD Madhusudan Gopalan said there’s a noticeable shift toward...
18 Mar, 2021, 08.27 AM 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
Outlook 2019: FMCG innovates to cash in on shift in consumer preferencesPremium detergents in urban markets will continue to grow at 15-20 per cent per annum.
02 Jan, 2019, 03.55 PM IST
HUL to focus on new products, data analytics to boost marginsAnalysts point out that the company can gain more market share in this segment as penetration levels are still in low single digits
08 Jun, 2018, 12.25 PM 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
HUL's soaps and detergents, water purifiers segments to rein in September quarter growthAnalysts are bullish on personal products and expecting the segments of soaps and detergents and water purifiers to drag down HUL's growth.
15 Oct, 2012, 01.35 PM IST
- Detergent prices may rise on duty fears
Prices of detergents could go up by 10-12 % if an anti-dumping duty is imposed, as companies operate on very thin margins.
07 Oct, 2010, 12.24 PM IST
- Reiterate Sell on HUL; price cuts to impact margins: Anand Rathi
Anand Rathi Securities has recommended investors to sell shares of Hindustan Unilever as the company’s plans to cut prices would impact mar...
18 Mar, 2010, 12.47 PM IST
- Hencefroth, Wheel, Fena, Ghadi may cost you more
Economy-segment detergents such as Hindustan Unilever’s Wheel, Ghadi from Kanpur Trading Company and Fena may be more expensive by 10-20%, ...
03 Nov, 2009, 12.05 AM IST