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Market

Colgate sails steady in Q2 as Patanjali is now a distant memory

If Patanjali continues to maintain a low profile, then Colgate and other toothpaste makers can coast along in relative comfort. That then is the chief risk to watch out for

2 min read30 Oct 2018
Industry

Patanjali relents on discounts at retailers as growth stalls

There is increased competition from rivals, with new launches in herbals, naturals space, and aggressive pricing

3 min read14 Sep 2018
Mint-lounge

Indian consumers pick natural products over ‘chemicals’

Perception is working in favour of natural product companies. About 98% of the respondents in the survey seek complete transparency from manufacturers

1 min read6 Jul 2018
Market

Patanjali’s gambit is paying off in toothpaste wars

The share of Patanjali Dant Kanti in the toothpaste market more than doubled to 6.7% from a year ago, lowering the share of the top three brandsColgate, Pepsodent and Daburto 86.8% from 92% in 2012

1 min read24 May 2018
Companies

Patanjali turns pace setter for FMCG companies in India

From Amway to Colgate, companies are increasingly focusing on herbal and ayurvedic products, a trend started by Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved

4 min read9 Mar 2018
Industry

Toothpaste prices rising only in ayurvedic segment: report

Equirius Capital data shows Colgate, Hindustan Unilever and Dabur has slashed prices of most of their toothpaste variants since March 2017 but Patanjali kept the same price

2 min read9 Oct 2017
Industry

New sect of Patanjali households emerging in India: report

Of the 100 million households that Patanjali reaches, 49 million are urban households of which 43% tend to buy Patanjali for at least 3 categories of products

2 min read29 Jul 2017
Companies

Patanjali Dant Kanti’s popularity boosts production at JHS Svendgaard

JHS Svendgaard, a contract manufacturer for toothpaste makers Colgate, Dabur and HUL, expectsd to see full capacity utilization by the end of this fiscal

2 min read15 Nov 2016
Companies

Patanjali plans to leave its bigger competitors behind soon

Baba Ramdev claims Patanjali will cross Rs10,000 crore in revenue by March 2017

2 min read27 Apr 2016

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