The Rajkot brand is the undisputed leader in four states that national food giants haven't been able to penetrate yet; Chandubhai Virani's refusal to sell has paid off, and now the company is now eyeing a pan-India presence
A bunch of regional brands are today bigger than their MNC rivals in the states that they operate in, and their ambitions are far from over
Though HUL's move to roll out a campaign—pH ki nahin CS (common sense) ki suno—will blunt the 'misleading pH-only' weapon of Sebamed, it might end up giving the much smaller rival what it always wanted: More footage, more pH points, and more noise