Consumer

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Everstone-backed OmniActive buys majority stake in fragrance maker Indfrag

Consumer

09 January, 2017

Everstone-backed OmniActive buys majority stake in fragrance maker Indfrag

Mumbai-based nutraceuticals ingredients company OmniActive Health Technologies Ltd has acquired a majority stake in fragrance and specialty chemical manufacturer Indfrag ......

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Consumer

06 January, 2017

ICICI Venture in talks to invest in bakery chain

ICICI Venture, the private equity arm of ICICI Bank, is in advanced talks to acquire a stake in a Mumbai-based ......

Consumer

06 January, 2017

Five developments that will shape consumer sector

2016 was a mixed bag for the Indian economy, particularly the consumer sector, dragged down by sluggish rural demand and ......

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Consumer

03 January, 2017

Vcare in talks for stake sale, hires banker

Chennai-based VCare Group, which runs a trichology clinic chain and sells herbal hair products under an eponymous brand, is in ......

Consumer

03 January, 2017

Govt directive on service charge may prompt restaurants to raise prices

The hospitality industry seems unfazed by the central government’s advisory on the service charge levied by restaurants, with many chains ......

Consumer

03 January, 2017

RBI gives final approval to Paytm Payments Bank

Digital payments firm Paytm has finally got regulatory approval to launch its much-awaited payments bank."Today, the Reserve Bank of India ......

Consumer

02 January, 2017

Everstone invests $35 mn in nutraceutical ingredients maker OmniActive

Everstone Capital has invested $35 million (Rs 238 crore) in Mumbai-based nutraceuticals ingredients company OmniActive Health Technologies Ltd for a ......

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Consumer

02 January, 2017

Biryani Blues raises bridge round from existing investor

Gurgaon-based Thea Kitchen Pvt. Ltd, which runs quick service restaurant (QSR) brand Biryani Blues, has raised fresh capital in a ......

Consumer

09 January, 2017

McDonald's sells most of China, Hong Kong business to CITIC, Carlyle for $2.1 bn

McDonald's Corp has agreed to sell the bulk of its China and Hong Kong business to state-backed conglomerate CITIC Ltd ......

Consumer

27 December, 2016

Good rain, pay hikes buoy consumer mood but note ban spoils the party

Consumer goods companies were upbeat in the first half of 2016, pinning their hopes on an above-average monsoon that would ......

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