In this issue

The cover story in this issue is about Nestle’s rural gambit. After the lockdown, the company has donned a ‘plural (urban plus rural)’ avatar. The world’s biggest food company gets around 25 percent of its revenue from rural India. The company now intends to explore tailor-made products for semi-urban and rural markets. Nestle’s big bet on rural India comes at a time when, especially during the pandemic year, villages showed immense resilience and growth for FMCG players. That apart, this edition is also an ‘Investment Special’ with stories on the rising demand for commodities, gold as an investment option and the best ways to save your money and get lucrative returns.

The IPO Routes for India's Internet Unicorns

Will sebi’s new recommendations make public listings easier for india’s internet-based startups?

10 mins

The Hottest Party In Investment Town

SPACs, the current rage on Nasdaq, offer a quicker way for new-age Indian companies to list in the US markets, tap fresh investors, and raise capital

9 mins

Electric Ambitions

Bhavish Aggarwal’s Ola Electric is setting up a two-wheeler manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu to herald an EV revolution that is likely to make it a frontrunner in the segment

10+ mins

V for VILLAGE

CITY SLICKER NESTLÉ IS AGGRESSIVELY FANNING ACROSS RURAL INDIA IN SEARCH OF ITS NEXT LEG OF GROWTH. NIRVANA FOR THE MAGGI MAKER, FOR SURE, WON’T BE A TWO-MINUTE GIG

10+ mins

‘WE ARE NOT AN EMPTY CALORIE COMPANY'

There is more to Suresh Narayanan than just being chairman and managing director of Nestlé India. He is a timekeeper. After joining the world’s largest food company in 1999 as executive vice president for sales in India, he was elevated to managing director in August 2015 when the Swiss multinational found itself in crisis management mode in India. Narayanan didn’t have the luxury of time to save the blockbuster product of Nestlé India, Maggi noodles, which regulators banned for allegedly excess lead content. Every second was used judiciously to restore the brand’s credibility and trust. “It was an existential crisis,” he recalls. Apart from firefighting on a war footing, Narayanan looked at the silver lining. “In every crisis, there is an opportunity.”

5 mins

Women Investing In Equity Markets - LADIES OF THE TICKER

Despite challenges of culture and access to capital, female participation in trading and investing is increasing, though cautiously

10+ mins

Who Moved My Gold

The yellow metal, also a hedge for stock market volatility, reacts more to real interest rates and not nominal interest rates

4 mins

Poised for Take Off

Harpreet A De Singh, the first woman pilot hired by Air India, is entrusted with the responsibility of turning around the fortunes of its subsidiary Alliance Air as its first woman CEO

10+ mins

Razorpay's ‘Full Stack' Ambition

The fintech unicorn has gone beyond payments into neo banking and facilitating loans and insurance. The dream is to become the only financial platform a business will ever need

10+ mins

Perfect Match

As IPL gets bigger in scale and viewership, marketing tie-ups with the tournament are fetching greater visibility and returns for brands across sectors

10 mins

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