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India's FMCG sector is entering 2026 betting on volumes, not prices

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Dear reader, as 2025, a year of global tumult and volatility, rolls by, Mint's reporters and columnists look around the corner on what is coming in 2026-to help you know what to ... Read More


Star label changes, tax relief to chart course for AC prices

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- India's air-conditioner market is entering a year of price resets and regulatory changes, as changing energy efficiency norms, tax rates, and weather patterns reshape demand ahea... Read More


Perfetti looks beyond Rs.1 candies to drive growth in India

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- NEW DELHI: Perfetti Van Melle, the Amsterdam-headquartered candy maker behind Chupa Chups, Mentos, and Alpenliebe in India, is pushing consumers toward higher price points of Rs.... Read More


Can India move beyond Rs.1 candies? Perfetti Van Melle hopes so

NEW DELHI, Dec. 22 -- Perfetti Van Melle, the Amsterdam-headquartered candy maker behind Chupa Chups, Mentos, and Alpenliebe in India, is pushing consumers toward higher price points of Rs.5 and Rs.10... Read More


Employment in food delivery rises 27% amid rapid expansion

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- India's food delivery sector directly employed 1.37 million workers in 2023-24, up from 1.08 million in 2021-22, expanding at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3%, acc... Read More


Employment in food delivery rises 27% amid rapid expansion

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- India's food delivery sector directly employed 1.37 million workers in 2023-24, up from 1.08 million in 2021-22, expanding at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3%, acc... Read More


Food delivery sees 27% rise in employment, but experts flag a hidden malaise

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- India's food delivery sector directly employed 1.37 million workers in 2023-24, up from 1.08 million in 2021-22, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3%, accor... Read More


'Acquisitions are only a top-up, organic growth drives us': Vineet Agrawal of Wipro Consumer Care

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- After more than four decades at Wipro, Vineet Agrawal is preparing to retire next month as chief executive officer of Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting and managing director of Wipr... Read More


Rural demand surges as GST rate cuts, slowing inflation help to boost consumption

NEW DELHI, Dec. 13 -- India's rural economy expanded and recovered strongly in late 2025, with consumption, incomes and investment improving after a key tax reform and as inflation eased, a survey sho... Read More


GST cuts, easing inflation drive rural demand revival

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- India's rural economy expanded and recovered strongly in late 2025, with consumption, incomes and investment improving after a key tax reform and as inflation eased, a survey sho... Read More