Patanjali takes takes cue from FMCG players, pivots away from branded franchise outlets
Baba Ramdev
Patanjali
Ayurved had disrupted the market with its natural-herbal proposition, forcing
major fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms to follow the trend. After
growing by leaps and bounds during the past five years,
Patanjali’s turn to follow
the conventional FMCG players Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved
had disrupted the market with its natural-herbal proposition, forcing major
fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms to follow the trend. After growing by
leaps and bounds during the past five years, now it seems it is Patanjali’s
turn to follow the conventional FMCG players
The firm, which so far has
depended heavily on branded franchise outlets for growth,is now looking to
aggressively expand its retail presence by taking the tried-and-tested channel
distribution route that FMCG companies have been relying on for decades
currently has 5,000
distributors, Patanjali has set a target of increasing the number to 25,000 in
the next two years. The move would be crucial to meet the ambitious target of
annual sales of Rs 1,00,000 crore by 2020 set by its co-founder Baba
Ramdev
“While we are continuously
increasing our production capacity, which now stands at Rs 50,000 crore a year
and set to rise to Rs 1,00,000 crore in next two years, it is important that we
expand our retail reach as well,” a company spokesperson said.

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