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We have got seasonal impact on business right now: Bharat Kedia, Parag Milk Foods

November 30, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on We have got seasonal impact on business right now: Bharat Kedia, Parag Milk Foods | FOOD & GROCERY | , ,

Bharat Kedia, CFO, Parag Milk Foods says, “we have extended credit period to our distributors so that they are able to extend it to the retailers because retailers are the one who are facing the largest brunt of it.” Edited excerpts…READ MORE

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How food-tech startup Twigly earned top margins through cloud kitchen model

November 30, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on How food-tech startup Twigly earned top margins through cloud kitchen model | FOOD SERVICE | , , , , ,

Even as food-tech start-ups such as Localbanya, PepperTap, Eatlo and TinyOwl fell by the way side in 2015-16, cloud kitchen company Twigly entered the market in August 2015…READ MORE

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Survey: The payoffs of menu simplification

November 29, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Survey: The payoffs of menu simplification | FOOD SERVICE |

Restaurants find measureable success in making options more straightforward…READ MORE

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Four critical steps to renovating a commercial kitchen

November 29, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Four critical steps to renovating a commercial kitchen | FOOD SERVICE |

That the topic of commercial kitchen renovations seems to keep coming up organically in our editorial coverage these days should not come as a surprise. In a mature a mature and competitive industry such as restaurants, operators find themselves needing to renovate a kitchen for a variety of reasons. These reasons range from the desire to refresh an existing concept to introducing a new concept and service style to an existing location and countless other reasons in between…READ MORE

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McCafe rollout aggressive, plan to double outlets in 12 to 15 months

November 29, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on McCafe rollout aggressive, plan to double outlets in 12 to 15 months | FOOD SERVICE | , ,

Quick Service restaurant chain McDonald’s has started to aggressively push its new coffee-house- style food and drink chain — McCafe, with a target of doubling the number from 95, within the next 12 to 15 months…READ MORE

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India represents the third largest workforce within the Ferrero Group: Roberto Grasso, MD, Ferrero India

November 29, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on India represents the third largest workforce within the Ferrero Group: Roberto Grasso, MD, Ferrero India | FOOD & GROCERY | , ,

Italian chocolate maker Ferrero which entered India 10 years ago is now bigger than Nestle’s chocolate division in India with annual sales exceeding Rs 1,500 crore. Roberto Grasso, managing director at Ferrero India, the maker of Nutella spread, Ferrero Rocher chocolate and Tic Tac breath mints spoke about the importance of the Indian market and the company’s proposed investment in the country…READ MORE

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Food Co Chai Thela raises Rs 1.5 crore from Quarizon

November 29, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Food Co Chai Thela raises Rs 1.5 crore from Quarizon | FOOD SERVICE | ,

Chai Thela, a hybrid format of street food outlets and organised sector’s quick-service restaurant, has raised `1.5 crore from micro-venture capital firm Quarizon in its pre-Series-A round…READ MORE

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Uphaar stores to install POS machines soon

November 29, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Uphaar stores to install POS machines soon | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

The Uphaar cooperative stores have been popular among the masses in both urban and rural areas as people prefer buying groceries and other daily items…READ MORE

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Walmart, Best Buy winners as holiday shopping season kicks off

November 29, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Walmart, Best Buy winners as holiday shopping season kicks off | FOOD & GROCERY | , ,

Walmart, Target and Best Buy – and, unsurprisingly, Amazon.com – were early winners as shoppers kicked off the holiday shopping season by splurging on electronics such as ultra-HD TVs and gaming consoles including Sony’s PlayStation 4, analysts said….READ MORE

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How much rent is too much for your restaurant?

November 28, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on How much rent is too much for your restaurant? | FOOD SERVICE |

Rent is your largest fixed expense. Food costs are variable. If your food costs are too high, you can make menu adjustments, portion size adjustments or, as a last resort, change your chef or cook to better manage your food costs. Some high-end restaurants offer financial incentives to their chefs to maintain low food costs…READ MORE

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