Faced with competition from Patanjali, the 132-year-old Dabur is planning to leverage the growing popularity of ayurveda by acquiring smaller brands at home and overseas. Dabur India Chief Executive Officer Sunil Duggal shares his plans…READ MORE
KEEP READINGRetail prices of chicken may not see a drastic fall in August even though demand is expected to be weak given that the period coincides with the Hindu holy month of Shravan during which many believers give up non-vegetarian food…READ MORE
KEEP READINGMondelez has been supporting and collaborating with startups from the time it wasn’t even called Mondelez. Back in 2012, when the now US-headquartered company was a part of Krafts Food, it had launched a program called ‘Mobile Futures’. As the name suggests, Mobile Futures brought brand managers from the organisation to work with startups on mobile marketing concepts…READ MORE
KEEP READINGFor the convenience, being able to order groceries online and having them ready for pickup when you get to the supermarket, cannot be beat. No hunting for a parking space. No walking up and down aisles looking for that odd item that’s not where you expected it to be. No standing in the checkout line…READ MORE
KEEP READINGAfter recording more than five lakh food orders from major cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Kolkata, TravelKhana.com announced its expansion in the Southern India region with 20 new stations…READ MORE
KEEP READINGA pair of damning reports predict some dark times ahead for the industry. Paul Westra, an analyst with Stifel, issued a report that announced the firm is taking a bearish stance on all restaurants and issued a “restaurant recession outlook.” On the same day, Jefferies analyst Andy Barish issued a report that called this the top of the restaurant cycle…READ MORE
KEEP READINGMcDonald’s, which is trying to shake its image for serving processed junk food, said Monday it’s eliminating some unpalatable ingredients from its most popular menu items…READ MORE
KEEP READINGConsumer goods maker Reckitt Benckiser has ramped up its efforts to sell items such as condoms and vitamins online, aiming to capture new revenue streams as traditional markets get more competitive…READ MORE
KEEP READINGHaving joined Hindustan Unilever in 1976, Manwani had risen to a senior role as the divisional vice-president of its largest business — detergents…READ MORE
KEEP READINGInstagram is synonymous with pictures of food. It’s incredible that #food has been used 160 million times and counting. It isn’t just regular people posting images of their dinner anymore and it is now big business…READ MORE
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