Watchdog agencies in states such as Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are among those that have made this mandatory. The directive aims to help...

Indian exporters anticipate a stronger festive season with significant order increases. Textile orders from the US for holidays have jumped...

Prices of vark, the edible silver leaf used to garnish mithai, have doubled this year to around Rs 1,400 for 150 sheets, forcing confection...

Sweet shops across India are facing a shortage of silver varakh as prices surged to Rs 1.9 lakh per kg ahead of Diwali. Despite a GST cut o...

Zomato has launched its new campaign, "Mission Diwali," celebrating the spirit of the festival by highlighting the importance of togetherne...

According to industry experts, even though gourmet hampers, home furniture and accessories, such as chic candle stands or crockery, and swe...

The Indian unit of the $35 billion confectionery and snacking company which makes Galaxy, Snickers, Twix, Bounty and M&Ms is straddling its...

“Coronavirus has accelerated the trend of packaged food, including besan, pulses, mithai and namkin,” said Chetan Jain, director of Rajdhan...

In India, the golden ladoo has not entirely replaced traditional mithai like motichoor ladoo and given the laddoos long cultural legacy and...

The hectic shopping spree at the different markets of Chandni Chowk starts more than a fortnight before Diwali.

Bakers are all set to welcome Christmas and New Year with an appetising array of cakes, undeterred by the spiraling cost of the ingredients.

Mithai makers focus on hygiene, new flavours to take on confectionery brands in gifting market.

It has been a cracker of a Diwali for new imported brands, which have taken a big bite of the Rs 250-crore chocolate gifting market dominat...

American Express introduced this gift card for family, friends and business associates in October, just in time for the festival season the...

The four founders of MithaiMate always had an appetite for the sweet things in life. Today, their toothsome biz idea enables parents, child...

It was a sparkle of a Diwali for the consumer goods industry, even while all eyes were set on Saawariya and Om Shanti Om. Britannia cracks ...

It was a sparkle of a Diwali for the consumer goods industry, even while all eyes were set on Saawariya and Om Shanti Om.