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Looking to buy small brands, scale them up: Sunil Duggal

August 4, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Looking to buy small brands, scale them up: Sunil Duggal | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

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

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After 35 pc decline since June, chicken prices may remain stable for some time

August 4, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on After 35 pc decline since June, chicken prices may remain stable for some time | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Retail 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

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Mobile Futures makes Mondelez a startup, brings in nimbleness, flexibility

August 4, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Mobile Futures makes Mondelez a startup, brings in nimbleness, flexibility | FOOD & GROCERY | , , ,

Mondelez 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

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Grocery online ordering, at-store pickup service increasing in popularity

August 3, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Grocery online ordering, at-store pickup service increasing in popularity | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

For 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

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TravelKhana forays into South Indian region

August 3, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on TravelKhana forays into South Indian region | FOOD SERVICE | ,

After 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

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Is a Restaurant Recession Coming?

August 3, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Is a Restaurant Recession Coming? | FOOD SERVICE |

A 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

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Happier Meal? McDonald’s nixing some unpalatable ingredients

August 3, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Happier Meal? McDonald’s nixing some unpalatable ingredients | FOOD SERVICE | ,

McDonald’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

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Consumer goods firms plot new paths amid e-commerce boom

August 3, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Consumer goods firms plot new paths amid e-commerce boom | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Consumer 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

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How HUL’s Harish Manwani cleaned up competition post liberalisation

August 3, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on How HUL’s Harish Manwani cleaned up competition post liberalisation | FOOD & GROCERY | , ,

Having joined Hindustan Unilever in 1976, Manwani had risen to a senior role as the divisional vice-president of its largest business — detergents…READ MORE

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The World of Instagram and Food: An Infographic

August 2, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on The World of Instagram and Food: An Infographic | FOOD SERVICE | ,

Instagram 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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