At 14.9%, the company’s operating profit margin for the quarter was 47 basis points, or 0.47 percentage point, higher than the year-ago level, but it was lower than the previous three quarters. TCPL’s revenues from the beverage business in India grew 3%. Excluding the Organic India acquisition, growth of its beverage business declined 4% due to subdued demand.
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Headline inflation in India also remains fairly benign with persistent inflation pockets like vegetable prices unlikely to be materially influenced by monetary policy. All in