MPW 2023: Parle Agro’s Nadia Chauhan on expanding the business

MPW 2023: Parle Agro’s Nadia Chauhan on expanding the business

Chauhan, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business, is looking to increase distribution reach to 4 million outlets

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Nadia Chauhan, 37, Joint MD & CMO, Parle AgroNadia Chauhan, 37, Joint MD & CMO, Parle Agro
Arnab Dutta
  • Dec 12, 2023,
  • Updated Dec 12, 2023 8:11 PM IST

Parle Agro’s Nadia Chauhan doesn’t like to stay contented. Self-driven like her father Prakash Chauhan, Nadia too aspires to catapult Parle Agro into a holistic beverages firm—that had a turnover of Rs 8,500 crore in FY23. She has now set her eyes on a bigger target. “Our long-term objective is to... expand our portfolio... and set a base of Rs 30,000 crore (yearly revenue).” To that end, Chauhan is looking to double Parle’s distribution to reach 4 million outlets. While she has managed to taste early success with the value-added dairy brand SMOODH with its affordable Rs 10 packs, the formula is now being extended to Frooti with a new `5 pack, which she believes, could be a game changer.

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Parle Agro’s Nadia Chauhan doesn’t like to stay contented. Self-driven like her father Prakash Chauhan, Nadia too aspires to catapult Parle Agro into a holistic beverages firm—that had a turnover of Rs 8,500 crore in FY23. She has now set her eyes on a bigger target. “Our long-term objective is to... expand our portfolio... and set a base of Rs 30,000 crore (yearly revenue).” To that end, Chauhan is looking to double Parle’s distribution to reach 4 million outlets. While she has managed to taste early success with the value-added dairy brand SMOODH with its affordable Rs 10 packs, the formula is now being extended to Frooti with a new `5 pack, which she believes, could be a game changer.

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Arnab writes extensively on India's corporate sector and implications of government policies on businesses, markets and Indian households. With over 10 years of experience in journalism and having worked at national publications like Business Standard, Indian Express and Mint (HT), Arnab is a senior journalist with expertise on corporate finance, consumer economy and related public policies. Apart from world cinema, music and photography, he takes keen interest in geopolitics & Indian polity.

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