FMCG companies queue up before chemists to ease lockdown pain

Companies selling packaged water, juices, oral care products, hand wash, face washes, chocolates and even instant noodles are accelerating supplies and distribution to chemist channels on an immediate basis, since these retailers are allowed to function through the day despite the restrictions in the wake of the new pandemic wave. Several state governments and local administrations have imposed curfews and restrictions on the movement of people