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Millennial snackers drive specialty food sales, trends

July 7, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Millennial snackers drive specialty food sales, trends | FOOD & GROCERY |

Sales of specialty food and beverages hit $127 billion last year, up 15% from 2014, and much of the growth was fueled by millennials’ snacking trends…READ MORE

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Pepsi cracks experiential scene as brands shift to boutique events

July 7, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Pepsi cracks experiential scene as brands shift to boutique events | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Pepsi has joined a long list of brands shifting budgets to experiential marketing in the form of boutique events…READ MORE

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Tracing the rise of farm-to-fork gourmet in India

July 7, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Tracing the rise of farm-to-fork gourmet in India | FOOD SERVICE |

With several specialty restaurants choosing to grow their own produce, this gourmet is becoming increasingly popular in India…READ MORE

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Open to changes in new standards for food supplements: FSSAI

July 7, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Open to changes in new standards for food supplements: FSSAI | FOOD SERVICE | ,

The Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Food and Novel Food) Regulations was issued last December…READ MORE

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Thin crust: Pizza Hut weighs on Yum China growth

July 7, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Thin crust: Pizza Hut weighs on Yum China growth | FOOD SERVICE | , ,

The firm, which spun off from Yum Brands Inc late last year, said same-store sales rose 3 percent in the second quarter of 2017, driven by a 4 percent jump at fried chicken chain KFC. Pizza Hut’s same-store sales were flat…READ MORE

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Patanjali biz will grow 100 per cent in next 5 yrs: Ramdev

July 7, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Patanjali biz will grow 100 per cent in next 5 yrs: Ramdev | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Spelling out his vision for 2040, Ramdev said that Patanjali would grow to be a Rs 1-lakh-crore industry…READ MORE

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Primark owner AB Foods’ outlook has “marginally improved”

July 7, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Primark owner AB Foods’ outlook has “marginally improved” | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

AB Foods said group revenue from continuing businesses for the 40 weeks to June 2017 was 10 percent ahead of the same period last year at constant currency and 20 percent ahead at actual exchange rates…READ MORE

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Jumbotail gets Rs 55 crore from Nexus, Kalaari

July 6, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Jumbotail gets Rs 55 crore from Nexus, Kalaari | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

The online platform allows traders, manufacturers and brands to sell their products through an app, which has interfaces in Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and English, for ease of use by the kirana store owners…READ MORE

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Craft beer drinkers often judge a beer by its packaging

July 6, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Craft beer drinkers often judge a beer by its packaging | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

It’s hard to imagine today’s U.S. beer market without the craft sub-sector. But that wasn’t always the case. In fact, annual craft sales have grown more than 65 per cent in the past five years, with sales of almost $5.8 billion for the year ended Jan. 28, 2017…READ MORE

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Panera Bread® reaches $1 billion in digital sales

July 6, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Panera Bread® reaches $1 billion in digital sales | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Digital sales at Panera Bread Company – those made via mobile, web, or kiosk – have surpassed $1 Billion on an annualized basis and could double in 2019…READ MORE

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