The year: 1969. Karsanbhai Patel‚ the son of small-time farmer from Ruppur‚ Gujarat‚ tries his hand at making phosphate-free detergent powder out of a small shed in Saraspur‚ an Ahmedabad suburb. A chemist in a government lab‚ Patel’s entrepreneurial instincts drive him to moonlight for work that would soon become his real professional calling: making a low-cost detergent. When it came to giving a name to his labor of love‚ Patel decided to call it Nirma (after his daughter Nirupama)‚ a brand which
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research concerning growth opportunities in the low-end detergent market in Northeastern Brazil. This report will deal with the issue of whether an entry in the low-end Northeast is profitable for Unilever‚ or if it should rather refrain from entering this market. It is divided into six parts and provides the reader with the following information: the relevant economic factors‚ the current social situation and consumer behavior concerning detergent consume and washing habits‚ the main industry players
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study‚ critically examine HUL’s Marketing strategy (STP) for Wheel since its inception and the reasons for the success of the brand. Solution: Wheel Powder was launched by Hindustan Unilever Ltd. in 1987 in response to the success of Nirma detergent powder - a local Indian brand launched in 1977 by Karsanbhai Patel‚ a well known entrepreneur and philanthropist of Gujarat. Nirma was introduced at a price that attracted the cost-conscious Indian consumer. Prior to 1988‚ Wheel had existed‚ for
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product brands are an SBU. They have over eight different kinds of laundry detergent that are in the U.S. and six brands of the shampoo and hand soap each. P&G also has toothpaste‚ paper towels‚ and tissue that fall in that four brand category with the dishwashing detergents. And then there are the deodorants‚ floor cleaners and skin care potions which each have three brands. I’ve chosen to analyze the Dawn which is a dish detergent. Dawn is in competition with some of the other household care products
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working as junior chemist in Government laboratory. In the night Karsanbhai used to make detergent in the 100 Sq. Ft. back yard of his home‚ using bare hands and bucket. In 1960s and 1970s‚ the domestic detergent market had only premium segment‚ with very few players and was dominated by MNCs. After making the detergent Karsanbhai used to pack it in polythene bag and sold it door-to-door. He priced the detergent at Rs. 3 per kg‚ when the available cheapest brand in the market was Rs. 13 per kg. In
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Company Overview Unilever Nepal Limited is a public limited company engaged in the manufacture of detergents‚ soaps and other personal care products. It was incorporated in 1992. The company was formerly known as Nepal Lever and has a registered business headquarters located in Makawanpur‚ Nepal. It distributes products in the domestic market‚ as well as in other countries such as North America‚ South America‚ Western Europe‚ Eastern Europe‚ Eastern Asia‚ Southeast Asia‚ Middle East‚ Africa‚ and
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ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AT UNILEVER Unilever is a very old multinational with worldwide operations in the detergent and food industries. For decades‚ Unilever managed its worldwide detergents activities in an arm’s length manner. A subsidiary was set up in each major national market and allowed to operate largely autonomously‚ with each subsidiary carrying out the full range‚ of value creation activities‚ including manufacturing‚ marketing and R & D. The company had 17 autonomous national operations
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more portable applicator‚ Tide showed that it values its customer’s input and developed this new product. Company: In 1946‚ Procter and Gamble (P&G) introduced Tide as a heavy-duty laundry detergent. This product was the culmination of research started in the 1920s to develop an effective household detergent. The extended program was due to P&G’s dominance in the household market and history in the soap making industry. James Gamble started his career as a soap maker and later joined forces with
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300‚000 employees in 150 countries with 45 different brands. In 1930 Unilever launched their first detergent soap named sunlight soap. OMO detergent powder was introduced in the year 1957 which was a big success. Unilever extended its products to personal care in the year 1960 and food operations in 1970’s . In 1996 Unilever was exploring growth opportunities in Brazil by marketing detergents to low income consumers. Brazil is the largest country in South America with 8.5 million Sq Km area
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Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat papad popularly known as “Lijjat” is woman’s organization manufacturing different products such as Papad‚ Khakhra‚ Appalam‚ Masala‚ Vadi‚ Gehu Atta‚ Bakery Products‚ Chapati‚ SASA Detergent Powder‚ SASA Detergent Cake (Tikia)‚ SASA Nilam Detergent Powder‚ SASA Liquid Detergent. It is an organization of the women‚ by the women and for the women. The turning point of the institution was in 1966 when it was registered under the Bombay Public Trust act 1950 and also registered
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