McCain Foods has elevated its India managing director Vikas Mittal to also lead its businesses in South East Asia, Korea and Taiwan, joining the growing ranks of India executives in global roles.
Mittal, who has so far been leading the India and South Asia operations, said sales have recovered post pandemic and in December the company closed the gap over the previous year.
“Growth in the retail business has accelerated with increased in-home consumption; we also expect the out-of-home business to be at last year’s level in the next couple of quarters,” Mittal said.
“It’s natural that retail growth will slow down as consumers start eating out but we are confident that new occasions and users we have acquired in the past six to nine months will stick, allowing retail growth to sustain,” Mittal said.
Mittal said going forward, the company is accelerating investments on digital technology, safety systems, reducing carbon footprint, employee and community engagement.
Mittal holds an MBA in Marketing & Finance from IIM-Lucknow, and a BE degree in Mechanical from Delhi Technological University.
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