As per news reports, Britannia is in the process of creating a new position of CEO who will report to the MD, Varun Berry. Mandate is already supposed to have been given to the head hunters to look for a suitable candidate. The step definitely seems to be targeted towards smoother succession of Varun Berry … Read more
The Company has denied allegations of a whistleblower on undue advantage to the promoters at Company’s expense and provided the necessary clarifications. The allegation – Reports surfaced in media that a whistleblower has made a complaint that Asian Paints (APL) entered into a transaction with one of it’s ex-employees Jayram Nadkarni and the company founded … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has trolled Apple CEO Tim Cook on Twitter over Apple’s new $19 cleaning cloth. In celebration of Apple’s new store in Istanbul, Cook tweeted on Friday: “Introducing Apple Bagdat Caddesi, our beautiful new store in Istanbul. We’re glad to be a part of this vibrant community and we can’t wait to … Read more
Global chief executive Alan Jope said the Indian business is emerging stronger from the pandemic but mobility and consumer sentiments remain below pre-pandemic levels. “We are emerging stronger from the pandemic with over 75% of the business winning market share and household penetration continuing to grow well. Mobility and consumer sentiments still remain below 2019 … Read more
American retail giant Amazon has moved the Supreme Court, appealing against a National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order that had allowed the Future Group’s listed companies to hold shareholders’ and creditors’ meetings to clear its proposed transaction with Reliance Retail Ventures. In its application, Amazon has urged the Supreme Court to pass an order to … Read more
In June 2018, Whirlpool had acquired 49% strategic interest in Elica PB India (Elica) to expand the cooking business. Whirlpool has now acquired additional 38% stake in Elica for an estimated $57 mn – bringing the total stake to 87% and consequently Elica becoming a subsidiary of Whirlpool. Elica PB India, is the Indian arm … Read more
The mandate of the group includes analysing current tax structure of all forms of tobacco, including smokeless tobacco, and suggesting various tax rate models for consideration in the preparation of FY23 and future Union budgets. Key points to note – The idea is to have a road map for reducing tobacco demand as per World … Read more