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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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
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...