UK supplier Sykes Seafoods has announced a joint venture with the India’s Royale Marine ImPex to build a new plant in India to source 3,500 metric tons of shrimp annually…READ MORE
KEEP READINGFoodservice companies promoting sustainable food and diets will enjoy a greater boost to their business in the longer term, according to a recent WWF report. The report is the result of a three-year partnership between WWF-UK, the Food Ethics Council and catering company Sodexo. Catering for Sustainability urges foodservice firms to pilot sustainable menus, remove unsustainably sourced ingredients and share best practices across the industry…READ MORE
KEEP READINGLet’s zoom in and look at the unit economics of Zomato’s online ordering business in India, and how things look for them in the future…READ MORE
KEEP READINGAs controversy plagues foods again, brandification will bridge the trust deficit, critical for stakeholders…READ MORE
KEEP READINGThe export turnover of Hindustan Unilever’s (HUL) ethnic brands like Kissan, Bru, Lakme, Brooke Bond and Pears has crossed Rs 1,000 crore. These brands are distributed and marketed among the Indian diaspora in international markets by HUL’s wholly owned subsidiary Unilever India Exports…READ MORE
KEEP READINGLeading retailer, Future Group, has been asked to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation for selling insect-infested cereals, pulses and rotten vegetables to a consumer through their store in a mall in Maradu. Upholding the order of the Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum, Ernakulam, the Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission also directed them “not sell or offer for sale any sub-standard food or contaminated food articles through their outlet”…READ MORE
KEEP READINGKFC is ready to speed up service, thanks to new technology.
On Wednesday, the chain officially announced it was rolling out mobile payment, with system-wide adoption expected to be completed by the end of the summer. With the new payment system, customers can pay with Apple Pay, Android Pay, and Samsung Pay both in stores and at drive-thrus…READ MORE
KEEP READINGWalmart has announced plans to team up with Uber and Lyft on a pilot grocery delivery programme, in a fresh challenge by the US retail giant to Amazon. The big retailer said it would test the “last-mile” delivery with the two ride-sharing groups as well as the delivery startup Deliv in San Jose, California, and Denver, Colorado…READ MORE
KEEP READINGDanone India Pvt. Ltd, the maker of Danone yogurts and Farex baby food, is looking at ramping up its India business, following the merger of its two India units of nutrition and dairy into a single entity in July last year…READ MORE
KEEP READINGKKR India is set to invest about Rs.600 crore in Kwality Ltd, the largest dairy firm in India outside government control, according to two people close to the development. KKR India, the local arm of the New York-based buyout firm, will invest through a structured debt transaction, one of the two people said, declining to be identified…READ MORE
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