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Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies such as Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), CavinKare and Britannia Industries have decided to increase prices of its products ranging from diapers to biscuits. timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 3/9/10 7:06 PM

The company that lent its name to soap operas is creating a little more drama of its own in the field of charity. Procter and Gamble Co (P&G), a Fortune 500 American multinational that makes a wide range of consumer goods, donated 5.5 million yuan in cash and kind to build 30 schools, including 10 in earthquake disaster areas, under its hope philanthropy program. It says it is committed to providing children in need with a healthy start in life, access to educational facilities and opportu ... english.people.com.cn | 3/8/10 1:36 AM

Consumers should be alarmed to learn that some of the consumer goods they purchase with full confidence as to their quality are harmful concoctions that can ruin their health. story.kenyastar.com | 3/5/10 7:24 PM

The new surcharge food would be levied on essential items like dal, sugar, rice and various FMCG items, making them dearer. www.dnaindia.com | 2/28/10 11:21 AM

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee in his budget raised duties on consumer goods, including cars, tobacco, petrol, diesel etc. www.dnaindia.com | 2/26/10 3:26 PM

Acknowledging that its debt could threaten growth, India said that it would rein in its fiscal deficit by increasing taxes on consumer goods and slowing spending. www.nytimes.com | 2/26/10 10:07 AM

How to get rid of those wrinkles, dark circles and bags under your eyes. Eye circles - Business - Consumer Goods and Services - Arts - Shopping abcnews.go.com | 2/25/10 10:58 PM

GoodSyncGo offers an easy, effortless system for backing up your files. Business - Consumer Goods and Services - Music - Windows - Rock abcnews.go.com | 2/25/10 3:34 AM

Bainang County, Xigaze Prefecture, southeastern Tibet, topped 410 million yuan (60 million U.S. dollars) in terms of the gross domestic product(GDP) in 2009, up 15.17 percent year on year, according to Guisang, the magistrate of the county. The annual net income of local farmers and herders reached 3,910 yuan in 2009, an 18 percent rise over the previous year. The county also witnessed a prosperous market with its total retail sales of consumer goods amounting to 58 million yuan, up 19.2 ... english.people.com.cn | 2/24/10 7:50 AM

Most consumer goods companies have announced price hikes across categories over the last one month or so prompting questions on their move just ahead of the Budget. timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2/23/10 8:20 PM

Amway has sought slashing of import duty on the inputs required for production of consumer goods. economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2/23/10 4:46 PM

The recast will help the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company that is a 49:51 joint venture between the Godrej Group and Sara Lee Corp of the US, to find appropriate placing of its products across modern and traditional retail channels. www.dnaindia.com | 2/22/10 10:07 PM

The consumer electronics industry is seeing its future through a pair of stereo 3-D glasses. Electronics - Stereoscopy - Business - Consumer Goods and Services - Electronics and Electrical www.eetimes.com | 2/22/10 5:01 AM

Tiger Woods makes his case as millions pause to watch, then the world reacts through the media Watches - Business - Jewelry - Consumer Goods and Services - Clocks and Watches abcnews.go.com | 2/19/10 8:44 PM

The first CMOS power amplifier for a 3G handset has been anticipated for a long time, but hasn't quite made it yet. We've asked a few industry insiders to weigh in on whether CMOS is the right process technology for 3G handset power amplifiers. CMOS - Business - Electronics - Consumer Goods and Services - Audio www.eetimes.com | 2/19/10 5:28 AM

Timer Caps help users make sure they take their medication on time. Business - Shopping - Pharmacy - Health - Consumer Goods and Services abcnews.go.com | 2/18/10 5:04 PM

The president has run into many problems getting his projects off the ground. United States - Business - Consumer Goods and Services - Government - Shopping abcnews.go.com | 2/18/10 3:48 AM

Industrial production in the US rose more than anticipated in January as factories churned out more consumer goods and business equipment, leading the recovery of the world’s biggest economy. economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2/17/10 9:55 PM

Consumer product, food and beverage makers to outline strategies for 2010 at industry meeting Business - Food and Beverage - Food and Related Products - Employment - Home abcnews.go.com | 2/16/10 11:28 AM

FRANKFURT - German investor confidence slipped for the fifth month in a row in February amid dim prospects for the nation's retail, consumer goods, steel and chemical sectors, a closely watched surve... story.venezuelastar.com | 2/16/10 11:26 AM

Two Swiss watchmakers take on the German Federal Ministry of the Environment over a proposal to ban tritium from consumer goods. www.topix.net | 2/16/10 7:58 AM

Industrial production in the euro zone dropped by 1.7 percent in December compared with the previous month, indicating recovery remained fragile, the European Union (EU)'s statistics bureau Eurostat said on Friday. In December, eurozone production of intermediate goods decreased by 2.4 percent on monthly basis. Capital goods fell by 1.6 percent. However, durable consumer goods and non-durable consumer goods rose by 0.7 percent and 1.0 percent respectively. Energy increased by 2.1 percent. ... english.people.com.cn | 2/13/10 8:20 AM

Global consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever has been held guilty by a high-powered body under the health ministry of making false and misleading claims on its malted beverage ‘Kissan Amaze' . economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2/13/10 5:17 AM

Calls for rolling back fiscal stimulus and further monetary policy action to prevent the economy from overheating got louder on Friday as industrial production in December 2009 rose the most in 15 years amid strong demand for cars, consumer goods and machinery, all aided by cheap money. economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2/12/10 8:31 PM

Global consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever has been held guilty by a high-powered body under the health ministry of making false and misleading claims on its malted beverage ‘Kissan Amaze'. timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2/12/10 7:20 PM

Paul Polman, the Unilever CEO entrusted with the task of turning around the fortunes of consumer goods maker, is cracking the whip on Hindustan Unilever, once its crown jewel, to deliver growth as he envies rival Procter & Gamble and Nestle thriving on the fast-growing Indian market. economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2/11/10 11:34 PM

With the effective date of the sunset clause on excise-free manufacturing units nearing, fast-moving consumer goods companies are exploring opportunities to maximise their fiscal benefits. timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2/11/10 7:41 PM

The Kishore Biyani-led Future group is changing gears. In line with its vision to straddle the entire range of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), the firm is focussing on three different touch points. economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2/8/10 3:41 AM

(Re-writes, adds detail, comment.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- When Paul Polman took the helm of Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever PLC (UN,UL) in January 2009, he pledged a reversal of the company's... story.venezuelastar.com | 2/4/10 9:53 AM

Submit your comment Consumer goods group Unilever Plc/NV beat forecasts with a 1.8 percent rise in fourth-quarter underlying sales on Thursday, promising its new-found optimism and recovery under new ... story.venezuelastar.com | 2/4/10 9:32 AM

A report indicates that consumer goods suppliers are pleased with the performance of their RFID deployments, but that they are not yet generally using the technology to improve business processes. www.topix.net | 2/2/10 1:00 AM

The GDP of northeast China's Jilin province was more than 720 billion yuan in 2009, a year-on-year increase of 13.5 percent. The figures were released at the recent Jilin Economic Work Conference, which highlighted the general economic trends during 2009 and set new economic goals for 2010. According to the conference, Jilin's overall revenue was 48.7 billion yuan last year, an increase of some 15.2 percent. Fixed assets and the total retail value of consumer goods were estimated as reac ... english.people.com.cn | 1/29/10 12:13 AM

Short clips of Gorillaz’s upcoming Plastic Beach have been popping up on the animated band’s official Website, and now Rolling Stone has the latest tease of what the Sunday night Coachella headliners have in store on their third album. It looks like Damon Albarn’s cartoon crew has constructed an island made entirely of consumer goods [...] www.rollingstone.com | 1/28/10 5:49 PM

The tire company has rolled out a preview of its Super Bowl commercial. Super Bowl - Business - Shopping - Consumer Goods and Services - Sporting Goods abcnews.go.com | 1/28/10 5:36 PM

Li & Fung Ltd. today entered an agreement to supply clothes and other consumer goods to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that may generate an additional $2 billion of sales in the first year, President Bruce Rockowitz said. www.businessweek.com | 1/28/10 11:42 AM

After White House pushback, Weatherproof takes down the ad of Obama in N.Y. White House - Recreation - Business - Consumer Goods and Services - Shopping abcnews.go.com | 1/27/10 11:24 PM

With consumers chary over spending on high-cost consumer goods, Indian entrepreneurs are increasingly buying pre-owned products online, according to a study by e-commerce portal timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 1/25/10 6:46 AM

Many evacuate their homes for fear of mudslides. Mudslide - Recreation - Business - Weather - Consumer Goods and Services abcnews.go.com | 1/22/10 2:49 AM

Varun Industries, maker of steel consumer goods, plans to build a 120,000-tonne stainless steel plant at a cost of Rs 230 crore in Jodhpur as part of its backward integration programme. economictimes.indiatimes.com | 1/21/10 7:43 PM

The Supermarket Guru rates 5 new products on the market. Watches - Business - Watch - Jewelry - Consumer Goods and Services abcnews.go.com | 1/21/10 6:47 PM

The combined sales volume of China's supply and marketing cooperatives rose 14.75 percent year on year to exceed 1.23 trillion yuan (180.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2009, the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives (ACFSMC) announced Monday. Despite the adverse effects of the global economic slowdown, the cooperatives' total retail sales of consumer goods rose 27.13 percent to 337.6 billion yuan from a year earlier. The ACFSMC statistics indicated that the rural consumer m ... english.people.com.cn | 1/18/10 10:11 PM

Two more products are cited in odor complaints, according to the FDA. Food and Drug Administration - Business - Consumer Goods and Services - Shopping - Home and Garden abcnews.go.com | 1/15/10 11:21 PM

Tylenol recalls more of its over-the-counter products. Tylenol - Business - Consumer Goods and Services - McNeil Laboratories - Johnson & Johnson abcnews.go.com | 1/15/10 10:21 PM

ITC, 31.7% owned by British American Tobacco, is India's top cigarette maker. It also has interests in consumer goods and apparel, and agri-business. www.dnaindia.com | 1/14/10 12:46 PM

Iran's Guardian Council, a powerful legislative body, approved the controversial subsidy reform bill to cut government subsidies on key consumer goods, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Wednesday. The Guardian Council approved the bill in its latest meeting since it was not in contradiction with the constitution and with the Islamic law, Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, spokesman of the Guardian Council, told Fars without more elaboration. The Iranian Majlis (parliament) recently ... english.people.com.cn | 1/13/10 11:48 PM

US consumer safety chief warns parents to take cheap metal jewelry away from their children Jewelry - Business - Shopping - Jewellery - Consumer Goods and Services abcnews.go.com | 1/13/10 11:43 PM

Grocers say the real spike will be in vegetable prices. Business - Watches - Jewelry - Consumer Goods and Services - Shopping abcnews.go.com | 1/13/10 7:40 PM