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No magic button for Maggi growth: Suresh Narayanan, Nestle India

June 21, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on No magic button for Maggi growth: Suresh Narayanan, Nestle India | FOOD & GROCERY

Nestle is doubling the number of Maggi variants to 12 as it looks to regain the market share of the popular snack brand, says Narayanan…READ MORE

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India sells cheapest, most accessible coke: Coca Cola COO James Quincey

June 20, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on India sells cheapest, most accessible coke: Coca Cola COO James Quincey | FOOD & GROCERY

Coca Cola will accelerate re-franchising, selling of its bottling businesses globally, by 2017-end, the beverage giant’s global president James Quincey said in a Deutsche Bank Global Consumer conference call on Thursday night. “We are going to go from being about 18% of the global bottling volume to about 3% concentrated largely in the Asian countries and in India,” he said…READ MORE

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How food prices have swung and impacted budgets

June 20, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on How food prices have swung and impacted budgets | FOOD & GROCERY

Here’s a look at how food prices have swung and impacted our budgets from 2014 till May this year…READ MORE

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Blending a better beverage

June 17, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Blending a better beverage | FOOD SERVICE

For a concept centered on blended beverages, keeping noise in check is as much a consideration as functionality when choosing equipment. “If you have four or five [standard] blenders going, you can’t hear the person taking your order. It’s really loud,” says Davis Jaeger, food scientist and product development manager of Smoothie King…READ MORE

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Food turns into compelling biz, but will investors get their money’s worth?

June 17, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Food turns into compelling biz, but will investors get their money’s worth? | FOOD SERVICE

When I lived in Mumbai in the ‘90s, the food scene was hardly a scene. Restaurants were scarce and non-Indian food was found mostly in hotels. My local joint trumpeted an ‘international menu’ but everything came with a desi twist…READ MORE

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Uber launches meal delivery service London

June 17, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Uber launches meal delivery service London | FOOD SERVICE

Ride-hailing company Uber launched its meal delivery service app UberEATS in London on Thursday, the second European city where users will be able to order food to their home, entering a burgeoning British market…READ MORE

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Remember Ultra Doux shampoo? L’Oreal’s bringing it back as Ultra Blends

June 17, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Remember Ultra Doux shampoo? L’Oreal’s bringing it back as Ultra Blends | FOOD & GROCERY

L’Oreal India Pvt. Ltd has reintroduced its popular Ultra Doux natural shampoo from the 1990s as Garnier Ultra Blends as part of a worldwide relaunch, as the maker of Garnier and Maybelline brands bets on the rising interest in natural and organic haircare….READ MORE

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ITC goes hyperlocal to boost its food portfolio

June 17, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on ITC goes hyperlocal to boost its food portfolio | FOOD & GROCERY

ITC Ltd, using its wide distribution network, is working on two sales strategies with an aim to expand its packaged food business. In a bid to widen its product offerings in the mass-market segment, the tobacco-to-hotels conglomerate is launching products that are relevant to a particular town, state or community with a potential to grow it nationwide over time…READ MORE

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HUL’s crore-plus salary club falls by a quarter last fiscal

June 17, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on HUL’s crore-plus salary club falls by a quarter last fiscal | FOOD & GROCERY

The number of executives at Hindustan Unilever who drew 8-digit salaries fell by a quarter last fiscal as the country’s largest consumer goods maker fought slowing sales growth and declining profit in challenging macroeconomic environment. About 129 HUL managers took home more than a crore of rupees in annual salary in the year to March 2016, against 169 a year ago…READ MORE

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FDI in food processing: Govt may put conditions for investors

June 16, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on FDI in food processing: Govt may put conditions for investors | FOOD SERVICE

The DIPP may put certain conditions for foreign investors in the Cabinet proposal for allowing FDI in food processing sector…READ MORE

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