Consumer
Latest updates on news, funding, market trends, and innovations driving the consumer industry in India.
Consumer
Footwear retailer Khadim's looking to raise $18M in funding
Kolkata-based footwear manufacturer and retailer Khadim India Ltd, which runs its operations under the brand Khadim’s, is in initial talks ......
Consumer
Publishing services company MPS to acquire US-based content firm Element for $1.8M
Bangalore-headquartered publishing services company MPS Ltd (formerly Macmillan India Ltd), has entered into a binding membership purchase agreement with the ......
Consumer
ChrysCapital emerges front-runner to invest in CavinKare
Private equity major ChrysCapital is understood to be close to picking up stake in Chennai-based personal care products maker CavinKare ......
Consumer
Viceroy Hotels sells Chennai project to Ceebros for $88M
Hyderabad-based Viceroy Hotels Ltd, which develops hotels and restaurants, has decided to sell its ‘Chennai Project Division’ which includes its ......
Consumer
Jain Irrigation raises $10M from Proparco, FMO through FCCBs
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd has raised $10 million from Proparco, the private sector investment arm of the French development agency ......
Consumer
Diageo appoints Indian-origin Ivan Menezes as CEO, faces tough call on India
British spirits major Diageo plc has appointed Ivan Menezes as the new chief executive officer with effect from July 1, ......
Consumer
Lilliput Kidswear hires banker for $74M IPO
Apparel retailer Lilliput Kidswear Ltd is reviving its plans to go public and has hired a merchant banker to see ......
Consumer
French stationery major BIC Group set to complete disputed stake buy in Cello
French stationery major BIC Group is going ahead with the final leg of a pending Rs 790 crore ($160 million ......
Consumer
Blue Ocean Ventures picks majority stake in Sri Lankan travel agency Sunshine
Blue Ocean Ventures, co-promoted by Google India MD Rajan Anandan, has led a small buyout deal involving acquisition of 70 ......
Consumer
Kalaari Capital invests in Chennai-based bakery chain Ovenfresh
Kalaari Capital has picked up a significant minority stake in Ubiquitous Foods Pvt Ltd, which operates the Ovenfresh bakery and ......