Indian FMCG braces for fresh 3-7% price hikes as raw material costs surge in H1 FY27
Systematix Research flags 8-10% input cost inflation hitting F&B and HPC players, with palm oil up 11%, Brent crude up 32% and HDPE packaging up 56%. Companies expected to lift prices and trim grammage to defend margins, with gross margins already contracting ~50 bps YoY.
Systematix Research warns Indian F&B and HPC companies will likely raise prices further and cut grammage in H1 FY27 to offset 8-10% raw material inflation, with palm oil, crude and HDPE packaging costs surging and gross margins under pressure.