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Is supplier consolidation good or bad?
August 23, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Is supplier consolidation good or bad? | FOOD SERVICE | foodservice equipment and supplies industry, India Food Forum 2016The foodservice equipment and supplies industry has experienced a significant amount of consolidation of late. In fact, during the month of June, FE&S reported on four dealers buying five different companies. Rapid consolidation like this can make one wonder: If this keeps going on, will there only be one equipment supplier standing?…READ MORE
KEEP READINGNew refrigeration rules set to take effect in March 2017
August 23, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on New refrigeration rules set to take effect in March 2017 | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016Manufacturers of reach-in refrigerators and freezers must comply with new energy efficiency standards as set forth by the Department of Energy by March 27, 2017. New regulations for walk-in refrigerators will take effect in January 2020…READ MORE
KEEP READING3 stealable ideas for grab-and-go counters
August 22, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on 3 stealable ideas for grab-and-go counters | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016Set to open this week in downtown Chicago, Revival Food Hall had one requirement for all of its operators: They had to be totally different from one another. Unlike the Italian- or Hispanic-theme food halls, Revival set out to capture a wide swath of diners—in an area with very high lunch traffic—by compiling a list of stalls that range from tacos and toasts to barbecue and poke. During a preview of the hall, operators showed off some ideas that resonate beyond restaurants to any foodservice operation trying to serve the grab-and-go crowd in a rush…READ MORE
KEEP READINGRanveer Singh is a marketing partner for us: Capital Foods’ Ajay Gupta
August 22, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Ranveer Singh is a marketing partner for us: Capital Foods’ Ajay Gupta | FOOD & GROCERY | Ajay Gupta, Capital Foods, Ching's Secret, India Food Forum 2016, Ranveer SinghChing’s Secret, the Desi-Chinese cuisine brand from Capital Foods launched its latest campaign film featuring Ranveer Singh. Though Singh, may be portrayed as the face of the brand across platforms, Ajay Singh, managing director of Capital Foods, believes the Bajirao Mastani of India’s Tinseltown means more to brands than what meets the eye…READ MORE
KEEP READINGThis festive season, confectioneries to cost more on back of higher sugar prices
August 22, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on This festive season, confectioneries to cost more on back of higher sugar prices | FOOD & GROCERY | India Food Forum 2016, SugarConfectionery items are set to become dearer in the run up to the festival season, driven up primarily by higher sugar prices, said food industry executives…READ MORE
KEEP READINGRestaurants are operating in an increasingly tough environment
August 22, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Restaurants are operating in an increasingly tough environment | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016According to the NRAI India Food Services Report launched last month, the food services market in the country stands at Rs 3,09,110 crore, and is estimated to grow to close to Rs 5,00,000 crore by 2021, at a compounded annual rate of 10 per cent. This growth, fuelled by a young and upwardly mobile middle class ostensibly hungry for new eating-out adventures, is the stuff most restaurateuring dreams are made of…READ MORE
KEEP READINGDesi restaurants going overseas to cater to diaspora and global audience
August 22, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Desi restaurants going overseas to cater to diaspora and global audience | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016When Rohini Dey, former McKinsey consultant and World Bank economist decided to launch Vermilion, an Indian-Latin restaurant first in Chicago and then New York City, she was looking at what she felt was an unmet market niche. It was the mediocrity that passed off as Indian cuisine abroad that spurred her into action: the $8.99 all-you-can-eat buffets; the predictable, mushy, overcooked fare, swimming in oil and nuclear food dyes; and the clunky table settings amid faded visuals of camels and the Taj Mahal’ convinced her about the appetite for honest and genuine fare with a desi twist…READ MORE
KEEP READINGPlating food more accepted now thanks to shows like MasterChef
August 22, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Plating food more accepted now thanks to shows like MasterChef | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016, MasterChefFood styling and plating is pushing newer boundaries each day as restaurants, big and small in the city, try to capture clients’ imagination with their culinary prowess…READ MORE
KEEP READINGBig Bazaar promotes the habit of saving in new Maha Bachat campaign
August 19, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Big Bazaar promotes the habit of saving in new Maha Bachat campaign | FOOD & GROCERY | Big Bazaar, India Food Forum 2016In 2006, Big Bazaar- hypermarket chain initiated the concept of a sale around Indian Independence Day (August 15) – the ‘Maha Bachat’ (great saving) sale. Over the years, this sale has become a calendar event for Big Bazaar loyalists…READ MORE
KEEP READINGNo VAT payable by Subway on franchise fees in Maha: HC
August 19, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on No VAT payable by Subway on franchise fees in Maha: HC | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2016, SubwayFranchise and royalty fees received by Subway Systems India, a group company of the international fast food chain, cannot be subject to value-added tax (VAT) in Maharashtra, according to a recent order of the Bombay high court…READ MORE
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