Is Coffee Pakistan’s cup of tea?
Tea is part of the country’s cultural fabric: but are young people’s preferences changing that?
Not much has changed at Mitchell’s. Why then is it amongst the best performing stocks?
Mitchell’s auditors think that the company might have to shut down. The market thinks otherwise
How Butterfly stayed in business and beat back P&G’s Always
In 2018, Always was the premier feminine hygiene product in Pakistan’s retail market. In only a few years, Butterfly has taken away a chunk of their market share. What happens next?
Despite a thriving pharma industry, Pakistan does not manufacture any condoms
The market for contraceptives is massive in Pakistan. Despite this, nearly all of the options available to people are imported.
Engro’s third quarter profit rises 62pc YoY
LAHORE: Engro Corporation, on Monday, in a board of directors meeting held in Karachi approved its financial results for the quarter ended March 31,...
Essential medications unaffordable as pharma companies raise costs
As per DRAP’s earlier notification, pharmaceutical companies have hiked the price on essential medicines
Shopkeepers’ scam adds fizz to profits
Retail prices of Coke and Pepsi remain unnoticed while retailers overcharge consumers day in, day out by as much as 40 percent – making millions over the top, apparently unnoticed
Fate of Pfizer’s consumer business in spotlight after Merck sells its unit
NEW YORK: With the sale of Merck's consumer healthcare business to Procter & Gamble, the spotlight now shifts to the fate of Pfizer's consumer healthcare unit,...
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...
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
Peek Freans presents ‘Gluco Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor’
KARACHI: Peek Freans Gluco, a favourite amongst millions of children and mothers alike, is proud to be the official sponsor of the much-anticipated animated movie,...
A major multinational has been fined Rs 6 crore for deceptive marketing of their soap. They aren’t the only ones
Unilever Pakistan has been fined for deceptive marketing of its product Lifebuoy. This makes them the third FMCG charged with deceptive marketing in the antibacterial soaps segment
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.
Murree Brewery negotiating worldwide distribution deal with Czech brewery
LAHORE: Faced with strict regulations regarding consumption of alcohol in the country, Murree Brewery is looking to venture into freer liquor markets abroad by negotiating...
Unilever third-quarter sales growth picks up with pricing
The company said pricing growth in Argentina was excluded, due to its hyperinflationary status. Including Argentina, sales growth would have been 4.5 percent, the company said
