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Investors are losing their appetite for food tech firms
November 3, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Investors are losing their appetite for food tech firms | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016Gone are the days of tasty bets as investments in food technology have gone stale in the first 9 months of 2016. Investments in food technology, which posted a 358 per cent increase in deal value to $504 million in 2015 with 85 deals, registered only 33 deals worth $67 million in 2016 until September, according to data from VCCEdge…READ MORE
KEEP READINGDeadline extension fails to lift spirit of pub hoppers
November 2, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Deadline extension fails to lift spirit of pub hoppers | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016Bengaluru has around 1,300 bars and restaurants out of which only 20 to 30 pubs situated in the CBD have been benefited from the new system, said G Honnagiri Gowda, president of Bangalore Wine Merchants Association …READ MORE
KEEP READINGHuhtamaki PPL to set up plants for flexible packaging and labels in NE India
November 2, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Huhtamaki PPL to set up plants for flexible packaging and labels in NE India | FOOD SERVICE | Huhtamaki, India Food Forum 2016Huhtamaki PPL Limited (formerly The Paper Products Ltd), a part of the Finland-based Huhtamaki group that provides consumer and specialty packaging solutions, plans to invest about Rs 65 crores for expansion and modernisation projects for its flexible packaging and labels businesses in the North East region. While the company will set up a flexible packaging plant in Assam, its subsidiary, Webtech Labels Pvt Ltd, will build a production facility for labels in Sikkim…READ MORE
KEEP READINGCustomer-Facing Technology: Changing the industry one system at a time
November 2, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Customer-Facing Technology: Changing the industry one system at a time | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016Eatsa in San Francisco takes customer-facing technology to the max. No humans work in the front of the house. Customers use tablet computers to place their orders from a menu that features quinoa bowls…READ MORE
KEEP READINGHealth concerns dent the ‘dude food’ sector
November 2, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Health concerns dent the ‘dude food’ sector | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016Diners’ appetite for ‘dude food’ items such as beef burgers and pizza is decreasing as they increasingly opt for healthier food, according to a survey by data and insight company Horizons…READ MORE
KEEP READINGWorld’s leading organic grocer Whole Foods may feed grocery wars
November 2, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on World’s leading organic grocer Whole Foods may feed grocery wars | FOOD & GROCERY | India Food Forum 2016, Whole FoodsGet ready for the grocery wars! Whole Foods, the world’s leading natural and organic grocer, is opening in Greater Victoria this week. Tess van Straaten has a sneak peak…READ MORE
KEEP READINGOreo Fudge Cremes recalled following mislabeling
November 2, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Oreo Fudge Cremes recalled following mislabeling | FOOD & GROCERY | India Food Forum 2016, Oreo Fudge CremesMondelez Global LLC has publicized recall of certain Oreo Fudge Cremes items in US due to mislabeling. The company is recalling a part of its Original Oreo Fudge Cremes and Mint Oreo Fudge Cremes from the market after it was found that milk was not declated in the ingredient list…READ MORE
KEEP READINGShah Rukh Khan can’t make people buy: Bigbasket CEO Hari Menon
November 2, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Shah Rukh Khan can’t make people buy: Bigbasket CEO Hari Menon | FOOD & GROCERY | Bigbasket, Hari Menon, India Food Forum 2016Bigbasket founder and CEO Hari Menon on why he chose to enter the online grocery business, hyperlocal delivery and the challenges ahead…READ MORE
KEEP READING2,000 Amazon food stores won’t disrupt grocery business
October 31, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on 2,000 Amazon food stores won’t disrupt grocery business | FOOD & GROCERY | Amazon, India Food Forum 2016The unconfirmed reports that Amazon is planning to build 2,000 food stores within ten years here in the U.S., beginning with a pilot program of 20 stores by the end of 2018, has the grocery industry in a tizzy. The stores will reportedly be under the Amazon Fresh banner and will be tested in two formats – a more traditional store with shelves and shopping carts and one which is “click & collect” where you order beforehand (or in store on a kiosk) and just pick up…READ MORE
KEEP READINGRMC destroys more than 986kg unhygienic food
October 31, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on RMC destroys more than 986kg unhygienic food | FOOD & GROCERY | India Food Forum 2016The health department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has destroyed over 986kg unhygienic food items in last one week during a special drive ahead of Diwali festival…READ MORE
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