Heat wave ensures best ever sales of ACs and refrigeratorsMarch witnessed more than 20 per cent on year sales of ACs and refrigerators. Ice-cream sales demonstrated a similar growth pattern.
Heat waves to result in record sales for ACs, soft drinks & ice creams; Voltas, LG & Coca-cola see brisk salesAC sales up over 50% last fortnight; early onset of summer likely to result in record sales for these product segments, say experts.
Sugar prices at five-year low, falls Rs 70 per quintalMarketmen attributed persistent fall in the sweetner prices to heavy stocks on sustained supplies from mills against weak demand from bulk ...
Budget 2014: Excise duty hike would lead to slowdown in the sector: Indian Beverage AssociationThe association, which represents FMCG majors like Coca Cola India, PepsiCo India and Dabur, said the duty hike would lead to a price rise ...
Tamil Nadu-based maker of Bovonto grape drink plans to expand into southern statesKali Aerated Water Works, a Tamil Nadu-based softdrinks maker is finally looking to establish its presence outside its home state.
- Coca-Cola profit misses estimates
Coca-Cola posted first-quarter profit that fell short of analysts' projections as earthquake damage squeezed margins in Japan and total rev...
- Apex court notice to Centre, CBEC on Coca-Cola's plea
The Supreme Court has issued the notices on a petition filed by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverage against the department’s notice asking the fir...
- Pepsi plans ultra-cheap softdrink to fight anaemia in India
Pepsi is revisiting its roots with an ultra-cheap softdrink that will aid fight against anaemia in women in rural India.
- Soft-drink volume up, profits down at Coca-Cola
Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola Co reported a drop of 10 per cent in first-quarter profits, citing costs to restructure its German distribution.
- Rasna evaluating JV in Saudi Arabia
Soft-drink maker Rasna on Wednesday said it is evaluating a joint venture in Saudi Arabia and planning to enter the health beverage market ...
- Rasna to set up new facilities abroad
Soft-drink maker Rasna plans to scale up its manufacturing capacities in the overseas locations as it seeks to better the 15 per cent growt...
- Sugar rises on better offtake
Sugar prices rose by Rs 10 a quintal on the wholesale sugar market on Saturday on better offtake by soft-drink makers.
- SC dismisses Kerala govt’s appeal against PepsiCo
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Kerala High Court’s verdict quashing an order of a panchayat that cancelled the licence of soft-drin...
- Softdrink makers may pay heavy price
Soft-drink makers are likely to bear the brunt of the govt's proposed cess on use of ground water by cos.
- 'Coca-cola's Kent surprised by market woes'
Coca-Cola president Muhtar Kent said he was unpleasantly surprised by the problems the soft-drink maker faced in North America, the Atlanta...
- Flavours to offset onslaught on colas
For Rajeev Bakshi, chairman of PepsiCo India, the past month or so has virtually been ‘hell revisited.’
- Deadly drinks: Malathion found in soft drinks
A new CSE study finds Malathion, a pesticide that can damage human brain in some softdrink samples.