Aarti Gill built a plant-based nutrition startup from a rejected bank loan to a sale worth roughly 1,680 crore rupees by focusing on simplicity and category creation rather than rapid scaling.
The portfolio of three brands generated $782.6 million in Q1 revenue, up 138 percent year over year, with Alani Nu leading the charge.
Crude-linked raw materials have jumped 60 to 70 percent since the Iran war began, pushing Indian consumer goods firms to raise prices and cut pack sizes in June.
Leading Indian consumer goods makers are preparing fresh price hikes on soaps, detergents, biscuits, and beverages to offset inflation from crude oil, packaging costs, and geopolitical disruptions.
Crude oil volatility is pushing Dabur, Britannia, HUL, and others to raise prices or reduce pack sizes while holding price points steady in rural markets.
Leading brands across food, beverages, and personal care are signaling further price increases as crude-linked inflation and supply-chain disruptions squeeze margins.
Leading consumer goods makers are preparing calibrated price increases on soaps, detergents, biscuits and beverages as inflation pressures persist from crude oil volatility, packaging and fuel costs.
Leading consumer goods companies cite crude oil volatility, logistics costs, and supply chain disruptions as they prepare another wave of price increases and pack size reductions.
The German dairy giant adds tofu and alternative milk production to complement vegan yogurts already in its portfolio.
The FMCG company is balancing inflation at 10 percent with modest retail price hikes while reducing pack weights in smaller formats.
Brands chase "paperisation" to meet consumer demand, but the switch only succeeds for certain products and requires retailer and waste-manager support to avoid passing costs to shoppers.
A surge in consumer demand for protein-fortified products has created supply bottlenecks and cost pressures for food and beverage makers.
The U.S. grocery chain's e-commerce surged in Q1 2026, but comparable-store sales lagged due to deflation, pharmacy policy changes, and reduced SNAP enrollment.
Retailers report muted near-term impact from surging fuel costs, but executives warn that food prices could rise as energy costs ripple through farming, processing, and transport.
The French dairy group buys Ingenuity Foods' Brainiac and Little Brainiac brands to expand its North American snack portfolio.