Rs 7.5/litre fuel hike squeezes HUL, Nestle, Marico; 2-5% price hikes or grammage cuts loom
A Rs 7.5/litre fuel price hike — Rs 2.61 on petrol and Rs 2.71 on diesel — is pressuring FMCG majors HUL, Nestle, Marico and Dabur on freight and input costs. Trucking costs, which form 55% of distribution, are rising sharply, threatening 2-5% price hikes or pack shrinkage and risking already-fragile rural demand and last-mile delivery economics.
Fuel prices up Rs 7.5/litre amid Middle East crisis pressure FMCG majors (HUL, Nestle, Marico, Dabur) on freight and input costs, likely triggering 2-5% price hikes or grammage cuts, hitting rural consumption and last-mile delivery economics.