Packaged food sales witness uptick as in-home consumption gains momentum during the second pandemic wave
April 13, 2021
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Categories such as staples, salted snacks, frozen products, breakfast cereals have witnessed an uptrend in sales in recent days
With the second wave of the pandemic hitting the country, packaged food companies have witnessed an uptick in demand for their products at retail stores as well as e-commerce channels as in-home consumption has regained momentum. Categories such as staples, salted snacks, frozen products, breakfast cereals, ready-to-eat products and biscuits among others have witnessed an uptrend in sales in recent days.
Arvind Mediratta, MD & CEO at METRO Cash & Carry India, said that the trend of home consumption continues and in the last fortnight itself, the company has witnessed a 3 per cent rise in the overall processed food segment.
Lesson learned during pandemic to help FMCG firms, retailers as cases spikes
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Send As COVID-19 cases are surging in several cities amid the second wave of the pandemic, leading retailers and FMCG companies are cautious this time to ensure a bare minimum impact on their supply line and stocks.
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Applying the lessons learnt from the Lockdown, the companies are ensuring a minimum disruption in their supply chains and are reaching out to customers directly after getting orders through portals, app, or social media platforms such as WhatsApp. We have absorbed all the learnings from the past year with regard to disruption in the supply chain and evolving consumption and buying behaviour of customers. We are now better equipped to ensure enough stock availability for our customers, especially the kiranas, said
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Dabur India Executive Director-Sales Adarsh Sharma said it is applying learnings from the last year to ensure minimal disruption in supplies.
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Amid surging COVID-19 cases in the country, FMCG companies say they are applying learnings from the last year when nationwide and several localised lockdowns impacted their manufacturing and supply chain, to mitigate impact of any future disruption. Emami Ltd Director Harsha V Agarwal said based on the earlier experience, the company is well prepared to manage any sudden local lockdown and resultant uncertainties, if any.
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New Delhi, March 11 : Industry body FICCI has urged the government to include the retail industry in the list of frontline workers and among the early recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine.
In a letter written to health minister Harsh Vardhan, FICCI Secretary General Dilip Chenoy said that country s retailers have been on the front lines throughout the pandemic ensuring seamless flow of goods, products and services to people. Their early vaccination would not only ensure their own safety, but also help break the potential transmission of the virus to the larger communities they serve, he wrote to the minister.