Indian FMCG braces for fresh price hikes as raw material basket climbs 8-10%
Systematix Research flags H1 FY27 as the next wave of 3-7% price hikes and grammage cuts across food and personal care, as palm oil (+11%), Brent (+32%) and HDPE (+56%) squeeze gross margins by 50bps YoY. Volume-led recovery now hinges on how much pricing consumers absorb.
Systematix Research warns Indian F&B and HPC companies will likely push further price hikes and grammage cuts in H1 FY27 to offset 8-10% raw material inflation, driven by surging palm oil, crude, and HDPE packaging costs.