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Amazon’s slice-and-dice distribution offerings to see many more tie-ups

September 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Amazon’s slice-and-dice distribution offerings to see many more tie-ups | FOOD & GROCERY | , , , , , ,

Amazon is banking on multiple levers to expand its reach. Hence, retail as well as FMCG players will see much more action in the coming days as the offline-online partnership gathers momentum…READ MORE

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Walmart pushes for 30% stocking of non-food items

September 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Walmart pushes for 30% stocking of non-food items | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Walmart India chief executive Krish Iyer said allowing retailers to also sell non-food stuff would make the business model viable and allow the company to consider investing in it…READ MORE

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Rahul Bothra appointed Swiggy’s first-ever CFO

September 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Rahul Bothra appointed Swiggy’s first-ever CFO | FOOD SERVICE | , ,

Till recently with agri-business company Olam International in Singapore and Brazil, Bothra has spent over 15 years in senior finance-based roles at Olam and Britannia…READ MORE

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FSSAI training food biz to improve standards of food safety

September 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on FSSAI training food biz to improve standards of food safety | FOOD SERVICE | ,

A training course has been developed for each kind of business and there are a total of 19 such courses…READ MORE

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Come under purview of Food Safety Act, traders told

September 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Come under purview of Food Safety Act, traders told | FOOD SERVICE |

It may be recalled that the traders association have been expressing their opposition to come under the purview of the Food Safety Act citing several disadvantages to their business…READ MORE

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Yippee top gainer in instant noodles

September 27, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Yippee top gainer in instant noodles | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Several lesser known brands such as Joymee, Paam Eatables, Marwari noodles and others too have gained over 2% market share of the Rs 4,000-crore noodle market…READ MORE

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Billionaire Baba: What makes Acharya Balkrishna one of India’s richest

September 27, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Billionaire Baba: What makes Acharya Balkrishna one of India’s richest | FOOD & GROCERY | , , ,

A confidant of Baba Ramdev, Balkrishna holds a 94% stake in Patanjali Ayurved, but he doesn’t take home a salary. Yet, he works for 15 hours a day, even on Sundays and other holidays during the year…READ MORE

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Coke India’s Mukherjee elected ABC chairman

September 27, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Coke India’s Mukherjee elected ABC chairman | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Mukherjee has more than 23 years of experience in the area of strategic planning, sales and marketing operations…READ MORE

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Walmart India may evaluate entering food retail biz

September 27, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Walmart India may evaluate entering food retail biz | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

As per FDI policy in India, no global retailer can sell directly to consumers. The wholesale cash-and-carry channel is the only multi-brand retailing segment in which India allows fully-owned overseas ownership…READ MORE

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Burger King Russia seeks ban on movie ‘It’ as clown looks like McDonald’s mascot

September 27, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Burger King Russia seeks ban on movie ‘It’ as clown looks like McDonald’s mascot | FOOD SERVICE | , ,

The reason for the complaint was that the film’s character Pennywise bears too much resemblance to Ronald McDonald, the face-painted jester that serves as mascot for rival burger chain McDonald’s, and therefore works as an advertisement for the rival fast-food brand…READ MORE

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