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By Invitation – Bend it like Baba
December 7, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on By Invitation – Bend it like Baba | FOOD & GROCERY | India Food Forum 2016Not too far back in time, the jaggery we ate was dark, the clothes had coarse cotton, edible oils came out of a wooden press and was sold loose, and shikakai and reetha dominated skin and hair care. Even the dals, pulses and rice were unpolished.These simple choices were all that was available for years until refinement through processing seeped in to our daily consumption…READ MORE
KEEP READINGWalmart’s new gas-and-grocery hybrids could become a major threat to Amazon and Kroger
December 7, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Walmart’s new gas-and-grocery hybrids could become a major threat to Amazon and Kroger | FOOD & GROCERY | Amazon, India Food Forum 2016, Kroger, WalmartWalmart is opening a new kind of gas station that offers more than just coffee, snacks, and fuel. The convenience stores, called Walmart Pickup and Fuel, also offer same-day pickup for groceries ordered online…READ MORE
KEEP READINGFoodservice equipment and supplies sales increase 3+ per cent in Q3
December 6, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Foodservice equipment and supplies sales increase 3+ per cent in Q3 | FOOD SERVICE | foodservice equipment, India Food Forum 2016In the third quarter of 2016 sales of foodservice equipment and supplies grew 3.6 per cent overall, according to the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry’s Business Barometer. This was 0.6 per cent less than what MAFSI members forecasted and less than the growth recorded in the first and second quarter, which recorded growth rates of 4.9 and 4.8 per cent…READ MORE
KEEP READINGFamous Dave’s returns to its barbecue roots with redesign
December 6, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Famous Dave’s returns to its barbecue roots with redesign | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016When someone says “barbecue,” Famous Dave’s isn’t at the top of (or even on) many foodie lists, even in its home base of Minneapolis. But the barbecue empire with 134 franchised locations and 44 company-run restaurants is trying to remind diners of its barbecue heritage with a new design…READ MORE
KEEP READINGGovernment needs to distinguish between restaurant and theka: Riyaaz Amlani
December 6, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Government needs to distinguish between restaurant and theka: Riyaaz Amlani | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016, Riyaaz AmlaniThe liquor licence has been a major problem over the past few months. There has been no policy change. People have invested crores to set up a place and have been paying lakhs as rent every month but waiting for a liquor license, as far back as July in some cases. And that after having paid the fee…READ MORE
KEEP READINGMcDonald’s CEO: Chain still plans to expand in the US again
December 6, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on McDonald’s CEO: Chain still plans to expand in the US again | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016, McDonald'sThe chain, based in a Chicago suburb, has seen customer visits slip, with its flagship U.S. market of particular concern as tastes change and competition intensifies…READ MORE
KEEP READINGMcDonald’s sells Singapore, Malaysian franchise to Saudi group
December 5, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on McDonald’s sells Singapore, Malaysian franchise to Saudi group | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016, McDonald'sThe fast-food chain said it transferred its ownership interest in 390 restaurants, more than 80 per cent of which were company-owned, on Dec. 1 to Lionhorn…READ MORE
KEEP READINGThis is why you can no longer enjoy a beer in the Gurgaon winter sun
December 5, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on This is why you can no longer enjoy a beer in the Gurgaon winter sun | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016Haryana government’s move to ban alcohol in open areas has not gone down well with restaurant owners and customers alike…READ MORE
KEEP READINGParty pooper Delhi stalls new liquor licences
December 5, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Party pooper Delhi stalls new liquor licences | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016Under its partly notified Excise Policy 2016, the Delhi government has decided to stop issuing liquor licences to new government and private liquor vends for the current fiscal…READ MORE
KEEP READINGPop-up restaurants go mainstream as top chefs experiment with format
December 5, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Pop-up restaurants go mainstream as top chefs experiment with format | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016, Pop-up restaurantsThe dosa waffle is one of those beguilingly simple dishes that make even the most jaded of food writers sit up and take notice. The clever layering of flavours — mild sweetness and fermented sourness juxtaposed with caramelised notes from pineapple slices on the side — is refreshing for palates numbed by routine onslaughts from hamhanded culinary inventions. It is, therefore, natural that we savour each bite with care, at the end of what has been one of the laziest, longest brunches of this season…READ MORE
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