Boxes of Brooke Bond Taj Mahal and Red Label teas, both manufactured by Hindustan Unilever Ltd., are displayed for sale at a general store in Mumbai. (Photographer: Vivek Prakash/Bloomberg)
Two brands of India’s largest consumer goods maker entered the Rs 5,000-crore club in the year ending March—at a time the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted supply chains and hurt demand.Sales of Surf Excel detergent and Brooke Bond tea more than doubled to Rs 5,000 crore and above between FY19 and FY21, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. said at an analyst meet on Sept. 9.India witnessed record spikes in Covid-19 infections last year, overwhelming it...