Biscuits and bakery company Industries on Friday named Amit Doshi as chief marketing officer. Doshi moves from consumer electronics and personal tech company Lenovo where he was director, marketing for India and South Asia. Doshi, who succeeds Britannia’s former marketing chief Vinay Subramanyam, takes over the new role effective January 17. India’s largest bakery foods … Read more
From Plc to Colgate-Palmolive Co., consumer goods makers in India are facing distribution blues that have nothing to do with pandemic-induced shortages and bottlenecks. The trusted middlemen that brands have traditionally relied on to reach millions of small neighborhood stores in 8,000 towns and 660,000 villages are in revolt. It’s a mutiny that the multinationals … Read more
Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) that sells packaged water, tea, salt and pulses is set to scale general trade distribution of its Sampann brand of pulses, mixes and spices as it spots an opportunity in expanding the brand beyond top metros and going deeper into the country’s mom and pop stores. We want Sampann to … Read more
In May 2021, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) had announced hiring of HUL veteran Sudhir Sitapati as MD & CEO. He joined the Company in October 2021. Sitapati has replaced Nisaba Godrej from the Promoter’s family, who was holding the position temporarily after Vivek Gambhir had quit in the previous year. Nisaba however continues as … Read more
“Beauty products will be a key focus for us from now on along with footwear and underwear”, Noel Tata, non-executive chairman of Trent said in an interview. Key points to note – Simone Tata, Noel Tata’s mother, had helped create Lakme in 1953 as the country’s first cosmetics brand. It was sold to Unilever’s Indian … Read more
Originally founded by Henkel in the 1970s, Creme 21 was acquired by a German businesswoman Antje J Willems Stickel in 2003, and then by Emami in January 2019. Key points to note – Emami had acquired Creme 21 for about Rs 100 crore. This is peanuts compared with what newer beauty brands are getting valued … Read more
The move was widely anticipated after Facebook had invested $6 bn into Jio’s platform unit early last year. Key points to note – Ordering is through “tap and chat” option. Delivery is free and there’s no minimum order value. Payment can be made either via JioMart or cash on delivery. Aim is to utilise the … Read more
Whether you call it self realisation or market compulsions, Gautam Singhania (Chairman) announces what market wanted to hear – Raymond group will be reorganised in five core focus areas – textile, fmcg, real estate, education and engineering. All businesses will be managed by boards that will be made completely professional in the next 12 months. … Read more