FMCG Companies Slash Jobs

Several FMCG companies reduced their workforce during the 2025–26 financial year. India's largest FMCG company, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), laid off around 700 permanent employees, while Dabur India reduced its workforce by 573 employees. HUL also adopted a cautious approach to salary hikes, increasing the average salaries of middle-level employees by 6.08%, lower than the previous financial year.

However, HUL increased the average salaries of non-managerial employees by 6.85%, which was higher than the previous year. Dabur India raised the average salaries of its middle level employees by 7.7%. Meanwhile, FMCG companies such as Nestlé India, Marico, and Tata Consumer Products expanded their workforce and also offered better salary hikes during the same period.