This document provides an overview of the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry in India. Some key points:
- FMCG was a rapidly growing sector from the 1980s-1990s but started losing momentum in the 1990s due to lack of innovation. Growth resumed in 2006 as consumers upgraded to better products.
- FMCG products have quick turnover, low cost, and don't require much consumer thinking. Major companies include Nestle, Unilever, and Procter & Gamble.
- India is an attractive FMCG market due to its large population and domestic market, low consumption levels, changing lifestyles, and cost advantages for production.
- FMCG companies segment markets based