Urban FMCG growing faster than listed firms' 4-4.5%, Kantar says share shifting to D2C and quick-commerce

Kantar's K. Ramakrishnan argues urban consumption is healthier than listed FMCG volume prints of 4-4.5% suggest. Growth is leaking to unlisted players, quick-commerce-native brands, D2C challengers and regional insurgents — an incumbent share-loss story, not a consumer slowdown.

— FiledThu, 14 May, 2026, 06:51 IST·First seen Thu, 14 May, 2026, 06:37 IST·Source CNBC-TV18 · Retail

What happened

Kantar's Ramakrishnan says urban FMCG consumption is growing healthier than listed companies' 4-4.5% volume growth suggests. Demand is shifting to unlisted

Key facts

  • 4-4.5% volume growth

Why this matters

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