Ahead of India’s month-long festive season, starting September, Amazon is planning to start its own food delivery service. The food industry is currently dominated by local startup Swiggy that counts Sequoia as an investor. It is rumored that the E-Commerce giant will partner with Catamaran, founded by Narayana Murthy to add restaurant deliveries to Prime […]
Amazon plans to take over Uber Eats India
Amazon India is in talk with the prominent food order and delivery app Uber Eats for a potential buyout. Although, the talks are at the early stage and the two sides are keenly looking for an alliance in the business. Amazon India is looking forward to expand its footprint in India through its business. The […]
Danone India along with its partners manoeuvres muscle health sensitization drive
Initial founding suggests that 3 out of 5 working professionals have poor muscle heath Every year, July 24-30 is celebrated as the protein week. On this opportunity, Danone India, Arogya World Indian Trust and InBody have come up with an initiative to sensitize 100,000 working professionals in India about the muscle health. The initiative includes […]
PepsiCo all set to develop its Agri-food industry in India
PepsiCo is all set to establish a mega food manufacturing plant in Uttar Pradesh, aimed to scale-up the agri-food business in India. “PepsiCo in India remains Committed to sustainably scaling up its Agri based food business in the country,” said PepsiCo’s CEO Ahmed Elsheikh. Just before the second ceremony for projects worth Rs 65,000 crore […]
FMCG’s digital ambition; not relying on supermarkets for promotion
As the rate of online transactions increase exponentially, the chances increasing sales through better conversion rates by making judicious use of the technology is at one’s disposal. Emerging as one of the highest spending industries on digital media, FMCG’s 33 per cent of the spends are directed towards the digital budget. Incidentally, it is the […]
Nestle cultivates organic growth in India, expects major boost in business
Nestle, a gigantic name in the food and beverages industry, is strongly leading towards adopting an organic approach in India. In an interaction with global media, CEO Ulf Mark Schneider said, “We have been pursuing acquisition everywhere – it’s part of our business model of seeing a growing company in gaining additional market presence. There are opportunities, […]
Cafe coffee Day’s “totally worth it” menu and in-café experience
Café coffee day is one of India’s most preferred hangout place. Popularly known as CCD, its inception can be traced back from 140 years old bean growing tradition. Being the retail chain of Coffee Day Global Limited, CCD’s name is synonymous with great coffee experience. The café differentiates itself from competitors by labelling itself as […]
Horlicks up for a new suitor, Nestle, Unilever among others bid in the initial round
Started by two British-born men, James and William Horlick in 1873, Horlicks is a malt-based drink that is now amongst the biggest businesses that GSK has, in India. The drink came on the Indian turf during World War I with the British soldiers. Presently, three of the biggest FMCG players in the Indian market, Nestle, […]
Tracing the legacy of Rice with Shri Lal Mahal Group — India’s oldest staple rice brand
More than a mere mode of business, agriculture is a ‘way of life’ in India. Apparently because people in India associate food with emotions, nourishment and care and more than just feeding and survival. On that note, the trust and the promise of flavour makes for a strong take for any food brand in the […]
Mother Dairy milk production to surges by huge numbers
A major surge has been witnessed in the Milk procured in the regions like Vidarbha and Marathwada after Mother Dairy Milk manufacturer acquired the state-run Milk Scheme plant at Seminary Hills in 2016. It has reportedly increased by six times. Currently, the procurement by Mother Dairy is said to be around 1.96 lakh litres per […]