Patanjali takes takes cue from FMCG players, pivots away from branded franchise outlets

1. Patanjali takes takes cue from FMCG players, pivots away from branded franchise outlets Baba Ramdev Patanjali Ayurved had disrupted the market with its natural-herbal proposition, forcing major fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms to follow the trend. After growing by leaps and bounds during the past five years, Patanjali’s turn to follow the conventional FMCG players Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved had disrupted the market with its natural-herbal proposition, forcing major fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms to follow the trend. After growing by leaps

2. and bounds during the past five years, now it seems it is Patanjali’s turn to follow the conventional FMCG players.The firm, which so far has depended heavily on branded franchise outlets for growth,is now looking to aggressively expand its retail presence by taking the tried-and-tested channel distribution route that FMCG companies have been relying on for decades currently has 5,000 distributors, Patanjali has set a target of increasing the number to 25,000 in the next two years. The move would be crucial to meet the ambitious target of annual sales of Rs 1,00,000 crore by 2020 set by its co-founder Baba Ramdev.. “While we are continuously increasing our production capacity, which now stands at Rs 50,000 crore a year and set to rise to Rs 1,00,000 crore in next two years, it is important that we expand our retail reach as well,” a company spokesperson said. Article Source by:Business Standard