Nestle India posts quarterly profit rise on strong demand

Nestle India

21/04/2026 09:50

April 21 (Reuters) - Nestle India NEST.NS posted a 26% increase in quarterly profit on Tuesday, benefiting from strong demand for packaged foods, including KitKat chocolates and Maggi instant noodles.

The Indian unit of Swiss food major Nestle NESN.S said net profit stood at 11.14 billion rupees ($119.12 million) for the fourth quarter ended March 31, compared to 8.85 billion rupees a year earlier.

($1 = 93.5188 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru and Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai; Editing by Harikrishnan Nair)

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