Consumer demand in India is expected to strengthen during the upcoming festive season. Companies face rising input costs and intense competition from quick-commerce platforms. Improving purchasing power supports this positive outlook for consumer spending. However, businesses must adapt to premiumization and digital shifts in consumption. Sustained growth hinges on margin protection and faster innovation strategies.

Leading FMCG firms are planning price increases and shrinkflation this quarter. Rising commodity costs and geopolitical issues are driving these necessary adjustments. Companies…

Higher sugar, palm oil and crude-linked costs are prompting FMCG majors like Britannia, HUL, Dabur and others to protect margins