Country Delight, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) fresh foods brand has raised around USD 20 million (around Rs 164 crore) in a funding round led by Singapore’s sovereign fund Temasek, which is one of its backers. In addition to Temasek-owned asset management business Seviora, which invested through its agriculture and food-focused investment vehicle, Seviora T3F Fund, another […]
The Hershey Company appointed Luigi Mirri as general manager of India on January 1, 2024. Mirri served as the general manager of APAC, and now will expand his responsibilities to include India, the company said in a statement issued on Tuesday. He has spearheaded the expansion of the brand footprint in critical markets, such as […]
India’s FMCG sector is expecting double-digit volume-led growth on diverse catalysts in the year 2024 after struggling with challenges in the year 2023, the news agency PTI reported. Weaker festive demand, rainfall deficit, unseasonal rains and high commodity prices made the year difficult. Marico MD and CEO Saugata Gupta expects the demand situation to improve […]
Mappletree Logistics Trust (MLT) has proposed to acquire a Grade A warehouse in Farukhnagar in the Delhi National Region (NCR) for USD 14.5 million for 900 million rupees, according to a report by a leading media house. The acquisition by MLT is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of the financial year 2024 […]
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care reported a surge of 36.44 per cent in its net profit at Rs 210.69 crore for the first quarter ending in September, compared to the same quarter last year. The company, which follows the July-June financial year, had reported a profit after tax of Rs 154.41 crore in […]
Toothpaste maker Colgate-Palmolive (India)’s quarterly profit rose 30.5 per cent on Wednesday, aided by improved domestic demand. Net profit rose to Rs 274 crore for the quarter ended 30 June compared to Rs 210 crore a year earlier. Steady rural demand pick-up and some ease in domestic retail inflation helped Indian consumer goods companies log […]
