Global specialty chemical company Ashland has set up a technical research and development center Mumbai to support producers of personal and home care products in India and southeast Asia. The facility will focus on bringing new personal and home care innovations to market and providing technical support that may be...
Scrappy Cavin Kare battles Unilever and Procter & Gamble with innovation and nimbleness
Chennai, India based CK Ranganathan and the company he founded, Cavin Kare, became noticed first with the success of Chik shampoo in single-use sachets that cost half a rupee. Even today most shampoo sales in India are units sold at about 2 cents a piece. As this feature story, shows...
Foreign CPG firms gain market share in India
India's consumer market is growing rapidly both as a result of increasing population and increasing spending power by the population. Tens of millions of Indians join the middle class each year and are ready to spend on branded toilet soap, shampoo, laundry detergent and packaged foods. With the wind in...