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.
P&G to buy Merck’s consumer health unit for $4.2 billion
OHIO: Procter & Gamble (P&G) has agreed to acquire Merck KGaA’s consumer health unit for 3.4 billion euros ($4.2 billion), giving it vitamin brands...
Is Coffee Pakistan’s cup of tea?
Tea is part of the country’s cultural fabric: but are young people’s preferences changing that?
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
Can Tapal’s new boss lady defy the odds & retain market leadership?
“You can keep wealth in the family only for three generations,” asserts an ancient Chinese proverb. Similar aphorisms exist elsewhere. “From the cowshed to...
Fauji Foods acquires Fauji Infraveast Foods, cereals business
The move sets the stage for FFL to fulfill its ambition of becoming an FMCG powerhouse in Pakistan
Star-studded premieres of “Peek Freans presents Gluco Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor” held in Lahore and Karachi
KARACHI: Star-studded premieres of “Peek Freans presents Gluco Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor”, the latest animation movie by ARY Films and 3rd World Studios...
Sugar price hike has nothing to do with exports, says PSMA
LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has categorically rejected a news item which appeared in a section of the media that the current...
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
Nestlé Pakistan announces Rs3.38bn profit after tax, down 17.3pc YoY
LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan Limited in a notification to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, released its financial results for the period ended March 31,...
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.
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?
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...
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 General Cosmetics Authority bill approved to regulate cosmetics industry
Global cosmetic market currently valued at $341b
