Suresh Narayanan

As Nestle India managing director Suresh Narayanan settles down in the Maggi Creative Kitchen, used for cooking demonstration and new recipe development at the company's headquarters in Gurgaon, the talk centres around the instant noodle brand, which went off the shelves in June after the food safety regulator FSSAI slapped a ban citing high lead content and labelling problems.

Food inflation will continue to “wobble” for sometime and it is a phenomenon that companies should be worried about, Suresh Narayanan, chairman and managing director at Nestle India said on Friday. Changing climatic conditions, uncertainty related to El Nino and fluctuation in prices of commodities continue to pose challenges for businesses, Narayanan said.

Nestle CMD Suresh Narayanan emphasized the importance of quality and safety at the Indian Foundation for Quality Management session, stating they are foundational to the company’s success. He recalled the Maggi crisis, noting that strict adherence to quality and safety standards was crucial in overcoming it, highlighting the need for compliance in business operations.

The International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar, hosted its ninth annual convocation to confer post-graduate diploma to students who graduated last year. Suresh Narayanan, chairman and managing director of Nestle India, was the chief guest.

Suresh Narayanan retires from Nestlé India after a decade as CMD, leaving behind a legacy of significant growth and successful navigation of the Maggi crisis. Under his leadership, revenue, profit, and market capitalization surged, driven by innovation and strategic expansion. He's passing the baton to Manish Tiwary amidst positive market recovery signs.

Six months after facing backlash over high sugar levels in Cerelac, Nestlé India launches a new baby food range with no refined sugar. Chairman Suresh Narayanan announced that 14 out of 21 Cerelac variants now contain no refined sugar. This move follows a critical report by Public Eye and IBFAN alleging added sugar in Cerelac sold in India.

Unfazed by yoga guru Ramdev-led Patanjali's anti-MNC campaign, Nestle India today said its commitment to India will be "unwavering" with a history of over 104 years of presence in the country and described itself as "99.9 per cent" Indian.

New Delhi, Oct 5 () Describing 3-month old GST as a "fairly encouraging exercise", Nestle India CMD Suresh Narayanan today said there are a few operational issues that are still being ironed out.

The city corporation is all set to revive a children's play area which is in a dilapidated condition. Commissioner M Prathap who inspected ward 70 on Thursday visited the play area at Chinna sandhu ellai along with the central zone officials and instructed assistant executive engineer Buvaneswari to prepare an estimate to install play equipment and clean the premisessharmila Suresh Narayanan councillor from sukrawarpet said the play area hadn't been in a usable condition for long because of lack of maintenance. "I took up the issue with the commissioner who promised to look into the issue and renovate the play area for the children,"sharmila said she had also taken up the issue of clogged underground drainage with the commissioner. "He instructed the officials to attend to the issue and ensure that the problem didn't recur frequently." The officials also checked the quality of food being sold in stores at sukrawarpet and urged the shopkeepers not to use banned plastic bags.

Students of Bennett University (BU) Batch of 2021 will bid adieu to their college, friends, and faculty in a digital convocation tomorrow

Maggi: Nestle India is reducing the salt content of its best-selling brand Maggi, as the food giant looks to join the ranks of companies that are trying to develop healthier products.

New Delhi, Jul 26 () FMCG major Nestle India today reported an increase of 9.66 per cent in net profit to Rs 263.43 crore for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017 led by volume increase and rebuild of Maggi noodles.

Nestle India’s MD Suresh Narayanan is set to retire in July 2025, with Manish Tiwary from Amazon nominated as his successor. Tiwary brings extensive experience from Amazon and Unilever, poised to bolster Nestle's digital strategies, ecommerce operations, and customer engagement in a tech-savvy market.

Nestle India's CMD, Suresh Narayanan, has stated that the war in West Asia will bring challenges for businesses, including the impact on commodity inflation. Narayanan also highlighted the importance of penetration-led volume growth and cost efficiency management as key strategies for the company. While inflation has decreased, Nestle does not see a strong case for rolling back price hikes. The company will focus on the growing Indian middle class, which is expected to reach 700 million people in the next few years.

Suresh Narayanan, retiring CMD of Nestle India, reflected on the 2015 Maggi crisis as a major career challenge. He successfully revitalized Maggi after a nationwide ban due to safety concerns. Under his leadership, Nestle India saw significant growth, expanding its product portfolio and increasing capital expenditure, demonstrating a commitment to manufacturing in India.

Nestle India will consider introducing new products, including under the Maggi brand, while looking to drive growth of other categories with increased advertising spending, as it looks to overcome the setback from the ban on its flagship instant noodles.

New Delhi, Feb 20 () FMCG major Nestle today said it has taken Rs 100 crore hit on sales due to demonetisation and the sector will take another six months to overcome the impact of the government's move to scarp old high value notes. "We took an impact in November.

New Delhi, Aug 31 () FMCG major Nestle India expects its "registered sales" growth to be impacted till June next year on account of GST. However, sales volume will not be impacted as much, the company said in a investors presentation. "The expected registered sales would be lower.

FMCG company Nestle India on Thursday reported a 20% dip in its net profit at Rs 387 crore for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021, with the company battling inflationary pressure on raw material inputs.

Under attack for high sugar content in baby food Cerelac sold in the country, the Swiss FMCG major is planning to launch the popular infant formula with “no added sugar” in India. The company has already been working to minimize it, but this effort will now gain momentum, according to Nestle’s chairman and managing director Suresh Narayanan who spoke here on Monday.