Sunday, January 4, 2026

Is Fauji Foods finally standing on its own two feet?

After years of using the Fauji Foundation as a financial crutch, Fauji Foods reports consecutive profit growth for the first time

Matco signs agreement for expansion of rice glucose and rice protein plant

KARACHI: Matco Foods Limited has signed an agreement with Beijing Meckey Engineering Co for the supply of a rice glucose manufacturing plant with a capacity of 20,000 tonnes...

Pakistan General Cosmetics Authority bill approved to regulate cosmetics industry

Global cosmetic market currently valued at $341b

Najam Sethi appoints ex-PSL marketing head as Mitchell’s new CEO

Mitchell’s Fruit Farms Limited (MFFL), in a notification issued to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), has announced the appointment of Naila Bhatti as its...

Pakistan’s candy kings

EBM and Mondelez are firmly placed in their positions as market leaders. But there is one local competitor that promises to show some fight

Philip Morris claims tobacco sector at risk as illegal cigarette trade skyrockets

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's documented tobacco sector is facing a grave threat as the illegal cigarette market continues to skyrocket, resulting in substantial losses to the...

Mondelēz: Coming to a shaadi, and eid near you. At least that’s what they’re hoping for

Is an endless balance sheet, and demographics enough to shift cultural trends?

FMCGS have great second quarter

Nestle Pakistan and FrieslandCampina Engro half-year results show a robust FMCG sector

High food prices continue to plague KP residents after Ramzan

PESHAWAR: Residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are voicing their frustration with the local district administration's inability in controlling food prices that have failed to...
Consumer industry

Consumer sector profits dip 26pc in 2019

LAHORE: The profitability of Pakistan’s consumer sector- staples, pharmaceuticals and discretionaries- witnessed a decline of 26pc year-on-year in 2019, led by consumer discretionaries, where...

Sepia Solutions successfully deploys Google G Suite in Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan

KARACHI: Sepia Solutions, a Google Cloud partner in Pakistan, has successfully helped Colgate Palmolive Pakistan Limited to migrate from the legacy system to the latest,...

Companies like Engro follow regulations. So why then do some investors still get shortchanged?

There are many issues with companies buying back their own shares. This one change in regulations can fix at least one of those.

FIA starts inquiry into monopoly, irregularities in food ministry’s department

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) has launched an investigation into the alleged irregularities and monopoly of private firms in the Department of Plant...

Lt Gen Anwar Ali Hyder (Retd) elected Chairman of Fauji Foods

Leadership change effective November 26, 2024

Olivia bluntly copies BBlunt commercial

LAHORE: A 40-second commercial featuring India’s Kareena Kapoor endorsing Olivia hair colour brand owned by Pakistan’s Maskatiya Industries seems to have stirred up a...