The bi-annual 10-day culinary fiesta, DineFest, is back. This time 42 restaurants across Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru will be dishing out set menus with food at a fraction of the à la carte prices. Here’s what you can expect…READ MORE
KEEP READINGFrom drastically reducing the number of ‘dry days’ in the capital to lowering the drinking age of foreigners and allowing restaurants to serve alcohol in open spaces, the Delhi government’s proposed excise policy is set to bring cheer to many…READ MORE
KEEP READINGMcDonald’s, the world’s largest fast food chain, is junking artificial preservatives across its products in India besides further reducing sodium in its mayonnaise and fries, and calories in sauces, in an attempt to bring in health conscious consumers amid slowing sales…READ MORE
KEEP READINGDomino’s Pizza Inc will begin selling salads nationwide on Monday through a partnership with Ready Pac Foods to broaden the appeal of its menu amid intense competition from other restaurants and retailers, including grocery stores…READ MORE
KEEP READINGWhich is the most profitable retail chain in India? Answer: The defence canteen stores. Its earnings exceeded those of all other chains, including Future Retail and Reliance Retail. The Canteen Stores Department (CSD), which, incidentally, is a not-for-profit organisation, earned Rs 236 crore during FY14-15, according to a Right to Information query. Comparatively, Avenue Supermart, which runs D’Mart stores, made a profit of Rs 211crore that year, Future Retail made Rs 153 crore and Reliance Retail Rs 159 crore…READ MORE
KEEP READINGOne of the country’s largest independent gourmet food retailers Le Marche is on the block and diversified DS Group (or the Dharampal Satyapal Group) is in advanced talks for buying it out, two officials directly aware of the developments said…READ MORE
KEEP READINGThe man who gave India one of its earliest online grocery stores is a passionate singer and even plays the guitar. Having steered BigBasket to among the top players in the segment, he is now dreaming of turning this childhood hobby into a retirement plan…READ MORE
KEEP READINGFoods maker Nestle has ventured into the ready-to-cook children’s breakfast cereal category with the launch of Ceregrow…READ MORE
KEEP READINGIn its 35 years in India, the noodle brand Wai Wai had never pushed itself via a large scale mass-media campaign. That in a hyper-advertised category dominated by Maggi noodles, followed by others like Sunfeast Yippee, Top Ramen etc sounds unreal…READ MORE
KEEP READINGWhile pizzas constitute 6.2 per cent of the total food services market in the country, American cuisine including burgers now account for 7 per cent, revealed the latest NRAI-Technopak India Food Services Report.
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