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Indians pay more for soaps, shampoos & toothpastes as HUL and P&G get ready for GST

April 10, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Indians pay more for soaps, shampoos & toothpastes as HUL and P&G get ready for GST | FOOD & GROCERY | , ,

Indians are paying more for soaps, shampoos, or toothpastes, but the recent price hikes or altered output strategies may have less to do with input costs or demand than with the goods and services tax (GST) – the biggest change in the taxation landscape since Independence…READ MORE

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Why ITC can do better than HUL in food business

March 31, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Why ITC can do better than HUL in food business | FOOD & GROCERY | , ,

There are lot of regional players doing well in foods, but very few national ones. So, how does the space looks like for the two largest FMCG players -HUL and ITC?…READ MORE

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Noronha, man who runs D-Mart, is worth Rs 900 crore

March 22, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Noronha, man who runs D-Mart, is worth Rs 900 crore | FOOD & GROCERY | , , , , , , , ,

Noronha is now worth more than the combined value of the shares that Sanjiv Mehta, MD, HUL, Y C Deveshwar, chairman, ITC, and Vivek Gambhir, MD, Godrej Consumer Products, hold in their companies…READ MORE

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HUL, P&G, Nirma lose market share to small local brands

March 22, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on HUL, P&G, Nirma lose market share to small local brands | FOOD & GROCERY | , , ,

While they still have a 60% share of the market, their dominance is slipping — by about 90 bps since 2014 and 40 bps in 2016…READ MORE

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Haldiram races past MNCs & regional rivals like HUL’s food division, Bikanervala with revenue of over Rs 4,000 crore

February 20, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Haldiram races past MNCs & regional rivals like HUL’s food division, Bikanervala with revenue of over Rs 4,000 crore | FOOD SERVICE | , , ,

The Indian snack major is now twice the size of Hindustan Unilever’s packaged food division or Nestle Maggi and larger than the India turnover of the two American fast food rivals Domino’s and McDonald’s put together…READ MORE

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How HUL’s Harish Manwani cleaned up competition post liberalisation

August 3, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on How HUL’s Harish Manwani cleaned up competition post liberalisation | FOOD & GROCERY | , ,

Having joined Hindustan Unilever in 1976, Manwani had risen to a senior role as the divisional vice-president of its largest business — detergents…READ MORE

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