Arrow Greentech, a Mumbai based packaging solution provider, said it has received a patent from United States Patent and Trademark Office for self-destructive packaging film which is also water soluble. The water-soluble packaging film will also be embedded with various security elements which will get destroyed irreversibly upon final usage. The whole package along with […]
Clocking a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 16 per cent, the packaged food market in India is expected to have crossed $51.5 million (mn) mark in 2015 as against $25 million in 2010, noted a recent ASSOCHAM-TechSci Research joint study. “In wake of the increasing disposable incomes and growing number of nuclear families, […]
Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting, part of the Wipro group, is buying 100% of Zhongshan Ma Er Daily Products Limited, a Chinese Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, in an all cash deal. “This acquisition will help the company leapfrog into the leading position in South China’s personal care market besides adding critical brands to […]
Uflex, India´s largest FMCG packing company, said it developed a melanin free version of acrylic coated BOPET film used in food packaging and other industries. The company has developed clear transparent film that can be used in conversion, printing, hot fill, retort, pasteurisation and sterilisation among other applications, the Indian packaging solutions provider said. BOPET […]
Yellow Diamond, an Indian snack company that has grown by competing against global biggies like Pepsico, said it signed on Bollywood celebrity Salman Khan as its brand ambassador. “I met with the founders of Prataap Snacks and they shared their journey from small beginnings to becoming one of India’s biggest snack food companies – a “Make […]
Dabur India announced a 1.2% growth in revenue to 1,923 cr from 1,901 for the April-June period as compared to the same period for the previous year, possibly due to reduced sales promotional activities. The sales promotion expenditure came down by 12.5% to Rs 196.5 cr from 224.7 cr. The reduced expenditure in advertisements seems to […]
Godrej is bringing to market a natural, baby safe and non-skin application mosquito repellents range of products which are paediatrician certified, said the company. The baby-safe mosquito repellent market is currently dominated by Odomos which makes mosquito repellent skin cream. Godrej said it expects its product “Good Knight Patches” to be more appealing as it […]
Dabur India Ltd reported a 2.4% growth in Consolidated Net Sales at Rs 2,122.4 Crore for the third quarter despite what it called a challenging business environment and continued softer consumption trend across the industry. The Company ended the third quarter of 2015-16 with a 12.6% rise in Consolidated Net Profit at Rs 318.5 Crore, […]
ITC Ltd, the biggest Indian-owned FMCG brand, said it had not got any information or notice from the government of Uttar Pradesh about excess lead in its YiPPee brand of noodles and pasta. The company was responding to media reports that said that the UP Government’s Food and Drug Administration had detected excess lead in […]
FMCG company Emami Ltd reported a 22.4% increase in Q1 revenue to Rs. 590 crores, while EBIDTA rose by 32.9% to Rs. 100 crores and PAT at Rs. 88 crores grew by 23.9% compared to a year ago. Domestic business in the first quarter grew steadily to achieve a healthy topline growth of 23.4%. Despite […]
Pantene, one of India’s leading hair care brands, announced Bollywood actress and superstar Anushka Sharma as the face of the new and best ever Pantene. “I love experimenting with my hair! Whether it’s my current wob, or a fringe cut or colouring my hair, but with my busy schedule and hectic lifestyle, my hair is exposed […]
