CHENNAI/BENGALURU, July 26 (Reuters) – India’s Tata Consumer Products (TACN.NS) reported a smaller-than-expected 24% rise in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as mounting expenses outpaced higher sales of its eponymous packaged food and beverages. The Kolkata, West Bengal-based company said its consolidated net profit rose to 3.17 billion Indian rupees ($38.66 …
Read More »Tomato price shock hits Indian restaurants, cheaper puree sales boom
[1/2]People buy tomatoes from a vendor at a vegetable market in Ahmedabad, India, July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo NEW DELHI, July 26 (Reuters) – Many Indian restaurants are cutting back on tomatoes in their popular dishes and consumer companies are ramping up production of cheaper purees that are flying …
Read More »Colgate-Palmolive’s Indian unit reports Q1 profit rise on demand recovery
[1/2]Colgate toothpaste is pictured on sale at a grocery store in Pasadena, California January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File photo BENGALURU, July 26 (Reuters) – Toothpaste maker Colgate-Palmolive (India)’s (COLG.NS) quarterly profit rose 30.5% on Wednesday, aided by improved domestic demand. Net profit roseto 2.74 billion rupees ($33.40 million) for the …
Read More »India’s Jio Financial Services, BlackRock to launch asset management venture
[1/2]A man walks across the LED board showing the logo of Jio at the ongoing India Mobile Congress 2022, at Pragati Maidan, in New Delhi, India, October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo MUMBAI, July 26 (Reuters) – India’s Jio Financial Services (JIOF.NS), part of billionaire Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Group, …
Read More »Foxconn, chip giants head to Modi’s home state for India conference
[1/3]Visitors gather at Applied Materials and Micron Technology kiosks before the start of ‘SemiconIndia 2023’, India’s annual semiconductor conference, in Gandhinagar, India, July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave GANDHINAGAR, India July 26 (Reuters) – Top executives from Foxconn and semiconductor firms Micron and AMD will this week attend a conference in …
Read More »McDonald’s India franchisee Westlife’s profit misses as costs mount
BENGALURU/CHENNAI, July 27 (Reuters) – Westlife Foodworld (WEST.NS) reported a smaller-than-expected rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday as higher expenses took the shine off increased sales at the operator of McDonald’s (MCD.N) restaurants in West and South India. The franchisee for the U.S. fast-food chain said consolidated net profit after …
Read More »Top shareholders of India’s Cipla looking to sell stake – report
BENGALURU, July 27 (Reuters) – Top shareholders of Indian drugmaker Cipla (CIPL.NS) are in talks to sell a part of their stake in the company to private equity players including Blackstone (BX.N) and Baring Asia, Moneycontrol reported on Thursday. The company is not aware of any event that requires disclosure …
Read More »U.S. chipmaker AMD to invest $400 mln in India by 2028
[1/2]FILE PHOTO-A smartphone with a displayed AMD logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo GANDHINAGAR, India, July 28 (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next …
Read More »Harley-Davidson CEO says India model pre-orders ‘exceeding expectations’
July 27 (Reuters) – Harley-Davidson (HOG.N) said on Thursday that pre-orders were “exceeding expectations” for a new model the U.S. big-bike maker launched this month in India in partnership with a local manufacturer. Harley and British rival Triumph have unveiled their cheapest models globally in India, the largest motorbike market …
Read More »Kishan and spinners shine as India cruise to ODI win over Windies
July 27 (Reuters) – Ishan Kishan’s half-century and some excellent bowling by spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja helped India secure a five-wicket victory over the West Indies in the first one-day international at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday. After electing to field, India dismissed the home side …
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