CEO Fernandez calls India the group's largest exponential growth opportunity, pledging to avoid the premium-beauty miss it suffered in China. HUL, where premium already contributes 33% of revenue, is targeting a 50% premium share by importing super-premium brands across prestige beauty and wellness.

ET Small Business · 6/2/2026, 3:22:55 PM

Hindustan Unilever has inaugurated Unilever's third global fragrance hub at IIT Bombay, part of a €100M worldwide programme. The AI-enabled facility will drive premiumisation across shampoos, body washes, deodorants and detergents, anchoring India as a strategic R&D and growth market for the FMCG major.

Business Standard · Companies · 6/2/2026, 6:26:52 AM

Unilever's third global Fragrance House launches at IIT Bombay, anchoring a €100M AI-led fragrance chemistry programme. India-developed scents will feed HUL brands like Dove and global markets, with AI tools cited to cut development time by 50%.

ET Small Business · 6/2/2026, 5:35:35 AM

Hindustan Unilever inaugurated India's first Unilever Fragrance Hub at IIT Bombay, making India the third country globally with such a facility. Part of Unilever's €100M global fragrance investment, the hub will support HUL's premiumisation strategy across shampoos, body washes, deodorants, and detergents.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 6/2/2026, 4:22:43 AM

Hindustan Unilever has inaugurated the Unilever Fragrance Hub at IIT Bombay, the third global site under parent Unilever's €100 million fragrance R&D programme. The Mumbai centre will deploy AI and consumer insights to accelerate premiumisation across shampoos, body washes, deodorants and detergents.

ET Small Business · 6/2/2026, 4:00:25 AM

Post-IPO Chtrbox head Raj Mishra backs ASCI's crackdown on 1,609 misleading influencer ads, with 97.3% of violations on digital. Flags shift to performance-linked deals forcing rate rationalisation, and positions AI influencers as complements to human creators in the $250B global creator economy.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 6/1/2026, 1:05:13 AM

Magnum Ice Cream Company is reformulating its India portfolio from vegetable-fat frozen desserts to milk-based ice cream, slashing prices by up to 30% and adding local flavours. The $200M India business is accelerating capex toward a 1 million cabinet distribution target.

Business Today · Latest · 5/29/2026, 8:00:08 AM

Magnum Ice Cream CEO Peter ter Kulve is reformulating Kwality Wall's entire portfolio to milk-based by next year, cutting prices up to 30%, adding local flavours, opening 8 factories and rolling out 1 million cold cabinets to chase India's $2B ice cream market growing 11%.

ET Retail · 5/29/2026, 5:13:11 AM

Spun out of Unilever, Magnum Ice Cream is anchoring a ₹900-crore Global Capability Centre in Pune and a METSA HQ in Mumbai, quadrupling factories and rolling out 50,000 deep-freeze cabinets. Quick-commerce tie-ups with Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart underpin a premiumisation play despite an FY26 net loss of ₹385.6 crore.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 5/29/2026, 3:27:12 AM

Magnum Ice Cream CEO Peter ter Kulve is reformulating Kwality Wall's entire portfolio to milk-based, cutting prices up to 30%, adding local flavours and rolling out 1 million cold cabinets to expand reach in a $2B Indian market growing 11% where per-capita consumption is just 0.6 litres.

ET Small Business · 5/29/2026, 12:23:41 AM

Unilever's $33B food divestment unlocks a $15.7B war chest for beauty M&A, anchored by emerging-market plays like India's Minimalist and Secret Alchemist. The pivot positions it against L'Oréal, Estée Lauder and Puig, even as shares slid 7% on the reshape.

Business of Fashion · Retail · 5/21/2026, 4:27:01 PM

Unilever-owned Ayurvedic brand Indulekha says its Bringha Hair Growth Serum delivered 11,000 new strands in 90 days, 74% A:T ratio improvement and 97% hair-fall reduction in its second clinical trial—positioning it against 3% Redensyl serums in India's crowded scalp-serum category.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 5/19/2026, 2:01:54 PM

Unilever is redirecting half its marketing budget from paid media to a 300,000-strong global creator network, up from 10,000 two years ago. HUL mirrored the shift, lifting influencer count 17x in a year and hiking digital spend 40%. Analysts flag fatigue and cost risks as nano-creators flood the funnel.

Financial Express · BrandWagon · 5/14/2026, 1:32:50 AM

A wave of CEO exits swept India's FMCG sector in 2025, with HUL, Britannia, Nestle India, Diageo and PepsiCo among those changing leadership as boards lose patience amid weak volumes, urban demand slowdown and inflation-hit margins.

CNBC TV18 · Retail · 5/13/2026, 10:25:39 PM

Premium home décor player PURE Home + Living has appointed Sukhleen Aneja, formerly SVP at Nykaa's house of brands, as CEO. She will lead retail expansion, omnichannel growth, product development and customer experience, bringing two decades of consumer experience and a track record of 250% revenue growth.

India Retailing · 5/13/2026, 10:23:46 PM