Nestle sees slowing sales growth in price-conscious Europe

Nestle, the world's biggest consumer food group, says sales and profits are being held back by weak demand in Europe.

Nestle expands Singapore R&D amid Asia market growth

GENEVA: Swiss-based global food giant NestleBSE 1.20 % said Wednesday that it had expanded its research and development operations in Singapore, amid robust Asian market growth.

Consumption growth to spawn many M&As in the FMCG space

India, with one of the fastest growing consumption markets in the world, is critical to the growth plans of multinational consumer companies with a presence here, more so because of the lacklustre growth in the developed markets, as reported in The Economic Times. Many multinational companies such as Nestle, Unilever, Proctor & Gamble, Kraft, Gillette and General Mills have operations in India and, over the last couple of years, several others like United Biscuits and Excelsia have also made an entry, the report adds.