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Nestle India clocks double digit growth on the back of in-home consumption
NEW DELHI: Nestle India has clocked total sales of Rs 3,525 crore in Q3 2020 ending on September 30, 2020. Domestic sales as well as total sales grew at 10.2 per cent and the total profit during this period was Rs 587 crore. As a result, the company has announced an interim dividend of Rs 135 per equity share.
The FMCG company registered double digital growth in key brands boosted by in-home consumption. Interestingly, the demand for ‘Out of Home’ channels has also improved during the quarter. Also, the e‐commerce segment grew by 97 per cent, contributing about 4 per cent of domestic sales.
Nestle India chairman & MD Suresh Narayanan announced that the company has planned an investment of Rs 2,600 crore over in India over the next three to four years. This is to augment their existing manufacturing capacities, as well as towards the construction of a ‘state of the art’ factory in Sanand, Gujarat, he added.
“I am extremely proud of my team, our distribution partners, hundreds of suppliers including MSMEs, many thousand farmers, agencies, service providers large and small, as well other stakeholders in our business, for their determination, anticipation, tenacity, imagination and sheer hard work that has helped us achieve a strong performance this quarter. This has been achieved in the face of daunting challenges in operations thrown at us by this pandemic. We are proud of our 108‐year long association with the nation and nearly six‐decade long manufacturing journey,” Narayanan said.
The quarter witnessed growth driven by an improved supply situation, with factories returning to normal output. Key brands like Maggi Noodles, Maggi Sauces, Kitkat, Nestlé Munch, Nescafe Classic & Nescafe Sunrise witnessed double digit growth on the back of increased in-home consumption.
“Demand in ‘Out of Home’ channels improved during the quarter but continues to be impacted due to the overall environment. We continued our strong performance in the e‐commerce channels, which grew by 97 per cent and now contributes about 4 per cent of domestic sales,” the company stated in its Q3 earnings report.
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Content India 2026 opens with a copro pitch, a spice evangelist and a £10,000 prize for Indian storytelling
Dish TV and C21Media’s three-day summit puts seven ambitious projects before an international jury, and two walk away with serious development money
MUMBAI: India’s content industry gathered in Mumbai this March for Content India 2026, a three-day summit organised by Dish TV in partnership with C21Media, and it wasted no time making a statement. The event opened with a Copro Pitch that put seven scripted and unscripted television concepts before an international panel of judges, and by the end of it, two projects had walked away with £10,000 each in marketing prize money from C21Media to support development and international promotion.
The jury, comprising Frank Spotnitz, Fiona Campbell, Rashmi Bajpai, Bal Samra and Rachel Glaister, evaluated a shortlist that ranged from a dark Mumbai comedy-drama about mental health (Dirty Minds, created by Sundar Aaron) to a Delhi coming-of-age mystery (Djinn Patrol, by Neha Sharma and Kilian Irwin), a techno-thriller about a teenage gaming prodigy (Kanpur X Satori, by Suchita Bhatia), an investigative crime drama blending mythology and modern thriller (The Age of Kali, by Shivani Bhatija), a documentary on India’s spice heritage (The Masala Quest, hosted by Sarina Kamini), a documentary on competitive gaming (Respawn: India’s Esports Revolution, by George Mangala Thomas and Sangram Mawari), and a reality-horror competition merging gaming and immersive fear (Scary Goose, by Samar Iqbal).
The session was hosted by Mayank Shekhar.
The two winners were Djinn Patrol, backed by Miura Kite, formerly of Participant Media and known for Chinatown and Keep Sweet: Pray & Obey, with Jaya Entertainment, producers of Real Kashmir Football Club, also attached; and The Masala Quest, created and hosted by Sarina Kamini, an Indian-Australian cook, author and self-described “spice evangelist.”
The summit also unveiled the Content India Trends Report, whose findings made for bracing reading. Daoud Jackson, senior analyst at OMDIA, set the tone: “By 2030, online video in India will nearly double the revenue of traditional TV, becoming the main driver of growth.” He noted that in 2025, India produced a quarter of all YouTube videos globally, overtaking the United States, while Indians collectively spend 117 years daily on YouTube and 72 years on Instagram. Traditional subscription TV is declining as free TV and connected TV gain ground, forcing broadcasters to innovate. “AI-generated content is just 2 per cent of engagement,” Jackson added, “highlighting the dominance of high-quality human content. The key for Indian media companies is scaling while monetising effectively from day one.”
Hannah Walsh, principal analyst at Ampere Analysis, added hard numbers to the picture. India produced over 24,000 titles in January 2026 alone, with 19,000 available internationally. The country now accounts for 12 per cent of Asia-Pacific content spend, up from 8 per cent in 2021, outpacing both Japan and China. Key exporters include JioStar, Zee Entertainment, Sony India, Amazon and Netflix, delivering over 7,500 Indian-produced titles abroad each year. The top importing markets are Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, the United States and the Philippines. Scripted content dominates globally at 88 per cent, with crime dramas and children’s and family titles performing particularly strongly.
Manoj Dobhal, chief executive and executive director of Dish TV India, framed the summit’s ambition squarely. “Stories don’t need translation. They need a platform, discovery, and reach, local or global,” he said. “India produces more movies than any country, our streaming platforms compete globally, and our tech and creators win international awards. Yet fragmentation slows growth. Producers, platforms, and tech move in different lanes. We need shared spaces, collaboration, and an ecosystem where ideas, technology, and people meet. That is why we built Content India.”
The data, the pitches and the prize money all pointed to the same conclusion: India is not waiting for the world to discover its stories. It is building the infrastructure to sell them.
