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SECTOR | 11 Sep 2025

Reliance Consumer to invest 1,500 crore in Nagpur food unit by 2026

Business Standard

FMCG firm Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL) will invest over Rs 1,500 crore to set up an integrated facility for food products & beverages at Katol in Maharashtra. RCPL, the FMCG arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government to set up the unit in Nagpur. The unit will provide direct employment to more than 500 people, according to a video posted on the social media account of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The proposed manufacturing unit will commence manufacturing in 2026. As per the agreement, the state government will facilitate RCPL to obtain necessary approvals, clearances and financial incentives. In its annual general meeting last month, Reliance had announced that it "will invest Rs 40,000 crore (USD 4.7 billion) to create Asia's largest integrated food parks with AI-driven automation, robotics, and sustainable technologies, securing lasting cost leadership. RCPL,

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Consumer Durables on 08 Oct, 2025.

Consumer Durables

SECTOR | 09 Sep 2025

Indian FMCG Companies Closely Watching Developments In Nepal

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Chaudhary Group, Nepal's largest multinational conglomerate, has recently also entered into a formal joint venture agreement with the Indian food company Bikaji Foods also.

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Consumer Durables on 08 Oct, 2025.

Indian FMCG firms, including Dabur, ITC, monitoring developments in Nepal

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Consumer Durables

SECTOR | 08 Sep 2025

Consumers to see reduced prices of FMCG products by next month: Godrej MD

Business Standard

Consumers will start getting FMCG products at reduced prices only by early or mid-next month, as goods take time to reach markets with the new MRPs, Godrej Consumer Managing Director and CEO Sudhir Sitapati has said. The reduction of tariff to 5 per cent has also created "some short-term disruptions", as the industry operates on an MRP regime, and dealers and companies are sitting on stocks with high MRPs, he added. "The FMCG sector operates on an MRP regime, and stocks that dealers and companies are sitting on today are at higher MRPs. Simply passing on money to trade does not guarantee that it reaches consumers directly. It will take a little time before new MRPs flow into the market," he said. "By early or mid-next month, consumers will start seeing reduced prices on FMCG products," he pointed out. The all-powerful GST Council last week decided to reduce taxes on most of the common-use goods as part of the government's measure to boost consumer spending, including hair oil, soap

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Consumer Durables on 08 Oct, 2025.

Consumer Durables

SECTOR | 07 Sep 2025

Wipro confident of Santoor overtaking HUL's Lifebuoy as top soap brand

Business Standard

Billionaire Azim Premji-promoted Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting is confident of its brand Santoor dethroning rival FMCG major HUL's Lifebuoy as the market leader in the soap and personal care segment in the next one year, a top company official said. Santoor, which has now become a Rs 2,700-crore-plus brand, has made its way into liquid hand wash and some other adjacent categories, such as body lotion and body wash. "We don't know if we are No. 1 yet, and what the size of Lifebuoy is, but it's a matter of time that we will become number one," Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting CEO Vineet Agrawal told PTI when asked about the brand Santoor and its prospects. He further said, "We have already beaten Lux (another soap brand from HUL) a few years back, and I am confident that we will beat Lifebuoy in maybe a year from now." According to media reports, Lifebuoy, which operates in the hygiene category, is also over Rs 2,000 crore. Like Santoor, Lifebuoy, too, now features in adjacent...

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Consumer Durables on 08 Oct, 2025.

Consumer Durables

SECTOR | 05 Sep 2025

Dabur challenges Colgate as India-US trade tensions hit toothpaste ads

Business Standard

Consumer goods company Dabur, valued at $11 billion, took out a front-page newspaper advertisement this week carrying photos of unbranded toothpaste packs that resemble Colgate packaging

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Consumer Durables on 08 Oct, 2025.

Consumer Durables

SECTOR | 04 Sep 2025

FMCG firms plan to offer more grammage for same price after GST reforms

Business Standard

FMCG players plan to cut prices of large packs and raise grammage in smaller packs as soaps, noodles, coffee, ghee and ice cream get cheaper under new GST rates

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Consumer Durables on 08 Oct, 2025.

FMCG companies to benefit as GST slashed to 5% on key daily essentials

Business Standard | 04 Sep 2025 2 more

Consumer Durables

SECTOR | 02 Sep 2025

Karunesh Bajaj elected Chairman of ABC

Business Line

He comes with a 3-decade career in brand building, marketing strategy and leadership across FMCG and retail

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Consumer Durables on 08 Oct, 2025.

Consumer Durables

SECTOR | 02 Sep 2025

GST Rate Rejig: Which FMCG, Footwear Stocks Will Benefit The Most? Check Goldman Sachs' Picks

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If approved, the overhaul will phase out the 12% and 28% slabs, making daily-use items cheaper and offering a major boost to companies in the FMCG and footwear sectors, said Goldman Sachs.

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Consumer Durables on 08 Oct, 2025.

Consumer Durables

SECTOR | 31 Aug 2025

FMCG companies see benefits in selling BPC items on quick commerce

Business Line

According to Kearney, India's quick commerce grocery market will triple between 2024 and 2027, reaching 1.51.7 lakh crore, with growth extending to cities with populations over 5 lakhs

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Consumer Durables on 08 Oct, 2025.

Consumer Durables

SECTOR | 29 Aug 2025

New energy, FMCG, AI to be next growth engines for Reliance: CMD

Business Line

RIL to invest 75,000 crore in oils-to-chemicals business: Mukesh Ambani

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Consumer Durables on 08 Oct, 2025.