Under Sunil D’Souza, the Tata group’s FMCG arm may have come a long way from its ho-hum days, but it quickly needs a big-ticket acquisition to strike gold.
What names come to mind when considering the top packaged consumer goods companies in India? Straightaway it’s multinationals like Hindustan Unilever, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Nestlé or home-grown ones such as Britannia, ITC, Parle, Marico, Amul and Dabur. The Tata group may be India’s most valued brand, but when it comes to food and beverages—where it is larger than most FMCG players—it isn’t usually top of mind.
This lack of brand recall isn’t for want of trying by Tata Consumer Products Ltd, at least not lately. All through the year, it has made headlines for its attempted acquisitions—be it Bisleri, …
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