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Restaurants are seeing their profits devoured by landlords and labor costs

February 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Restaurants are seeing their profits devoured by landlords and labor costs | FOOD SERVICE |

Diners keep coming, but some restaurateurs are throwing in the towel in the face of the changing economics of hospitality…READ MORE

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Tesco to cut deputy manager roles at UK convenience stores

February 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Tesco to cut deputy manager roles at UK convenience stores | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

It said the changes would result in a net increase of about 1,500 positions, increasing the number of staff serving customers on the shop floor…READ MORE

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Tostitos’ new party bag knows when you’ve been drinking and will even call you an Uber

February 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Tostitos’ new party bag knows when you’ve been drinking and will even call you an Uber | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Doritos might have crashed out of the Super Bowl after a decade of fun ads, but Frito-Lay still has a few party tricks up its sleeve for this year’s big game. The chip maker’s Tostitos brand has made a limited-edition “Party Safe” bag that can tell when you’ve been drinking, and will help you get home safely from that Super Bowl party…READ MORE

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Mondelez sees opportunity in ‘power brands,’ e-commerce

February 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Mondelez sees opportunity in ‘power brands,’ e-commerce | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

New channels like e-commerce and what the company calls its “power brands” represent growth opportunities for Mondelez International…READ MORE

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Tetley sets a Guinness World Record, introduces new range of vitamin tea

February 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Tetley sets a Guinness World Record, introduces new range of vitamin tea | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Tata Global Beverages launched a new range of Tetley Super Green Teas under their Tetley portfolio at a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® record-setting event at NSCI in Mumbai recently. At a Zumba concert, led by the new face of Tetley in India – Sourav Ganguly, actress Neha Dhupia, actor and presenter Shibani Dandekar and renowned Zumba Education Specialist, Shwetambari Shetty along with 2000 people in capes set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® record for the largest gathering of people wearing capes, amidst much fanfare….READ MORE

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Suresh Prabhu set to announce Indian Railways’ new catering services policy

February 27, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Suresh Prabhu set to announce Indian Railways’ new catering services policy | FOOD SERVICE | ,

Railways will announce a new catering policy which shall separate the functioning of its cooking and food distribution onboard. The new catering policy to be announced by railway minister Suresh Prabhu envisages fulfilling aspirations of public regarding healthy and hygienic food as it was flooded with complaints against food quality…READ MORE

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From chaos to calm in the kitchen

February 27, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on From chaos to calm in the kitchen | FOOD SERVICE |

Banish scenes of vitriolic cooks barking orders a la Hell’s Kitchen. Today, chefs are all about being zen and making their workspace stress-free and exciting…READ MORE

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Why food tech in India is more than just a bubble

February 27, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Why food tech in India is more than just a bubble | FOOD SERVICE |

The food tech industry has seen a rapid transition from being perceived as technology focused on preservation, processing and manufacturing of food to now being all about food delivery and business aggregation online…READ MORE

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The reasons why restaurants run out of steam so soon

February 27, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on The reasons why restaurants run out of steam so soon | FOOD SERVICE |

Globally, the failure rate of a restaurant is estimated at 90 per cent within the first year–India has an additional set of challenges…READ MORE

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IRCTC in deal with in-flight caterer

February 24, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on IRCTC in deal with in-flight caterer | FOOD SERVICE | , ,

The IRCTC has joined hands with the Casino Air-Caterers and Flight Services (CAFS), a part of the Casino Group of Hotels, to run its food plaza at the station. “We are planning to set up vegetarian, non-vegetarian and Chinese food joints. Besides, a cafe will be opened which will serve burgers and sandwiches,” said George Dominic, CEO of CAFS…READ MORE

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