Friday, January 9, 2026

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?

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,...
Medicines

Essential medications unaffordable as pharma companies raise costs

As per DRAP’s earlier notification, pharmaceutical companies have hiked the price on essential medicines 

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...

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,...

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.

The lockdowns devastated consumer spending, but food and pharmaceutical companies remain resilient

Pakistan consumer companies, a handy catch-all term, is a bit of a misnomer. The trajectory of a company’s revenue and profitability depends entirely on...

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

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...

Fauji Foods had its best year to date. Could it have been better?

The FMCG company earned its highest profits in 2024, but a deep dive shows the true nuances of these numbers

Coca-Cola, US State Department to use blockchain to combat forced labour

NEW YORK: Coca-Cola and the United States (US) State Department along with two other companies said on Friday they are launching a project using...

FBR to integrate FMCG manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors into Digital Invoicing System 

Plan targets to connect approximately 10,000 FMCG entities with Digital Invoicing System to enhance tax monitoring, curb leakages

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,...

Cigarette smuggling increases by 39%, claims largest cigarette company

70 new cigarette brands have cropped up in the last two months