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 2018There is increased competition from rivals, with new launches in herbals, naturals space, and aggressive pricing
3 min read14 Sep 2018Perception 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 2018The 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 2018From 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 2018Equirius 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 2017Of 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 2017JHS 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 2016Baba Ramdev claims Patanjali will cross Rs10,000 crore in revenue by March 2017
2 min read27 Apr 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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