India developing sea protocols for fresh fruits, vegetables to promote exports through ocean routesIndia is developing sea protocols for fresh fruits and vegetables like bananas, mangoes, pomegranates, and jackfruit to promote their expor...
INI Farms gets Rs 16 crore investment from ESG First FundINI Farms, a leading exporter of fruits and vegetables in India, has received a $1.95m investment from the ESG First Fund managed by Aavish...
'Grow in India’ might have a greater chance of success for now than ‘Make in India’The boom in commodity prices, supply chain disruptions and the war in Europe provide a unique insight into what India can achieve if it is ...
Startup Agrostar acquires INI Farms; eyes combined turnover of over Rs 1,000 cr in next fiscalThrough this acquisition, AgroStar will help farmers in marketing their products in the domestic market as well as overseas. It serves farm...
Pune-based AgroStar fully acquires INI FarmsFollowing this acquisition, AgroStar will provide market linkage solutions for the domestic and export markets to its large network of farm...
War, wheat and eggs give India a recipe for export victoryThe warring countries, Russia and Ukraine, are the world’s leading producer and exporter of wheat and other agri commodities. As their supp...
More clarity, please: Exporters want Govt to define the contours of the new Foreign Trade PolicyWith the new FTP likely to be announced in October, exporters are hoping it will have well-crafted policy measures that will give them a le...
Time to move over, mango; it’s a banana republicWhile grapes continued to be the sweetest fruit for Indian traders, with shipments worth more than Rs 2,400 crore in 2020-21, according to ...
Companies look for alternative ways to market and store fruits and vegetables during lock down"We are directly selling fruits and vegetables in the radius of 100 km from our sourcing centres. Apartments and housing colonies are emerg...
INI Farms joins hands with US-based Munger FarmsThe strength of The Munger Companies in North America shall be leveraged to distribute Indian pomegranate, arils and pomegranate juice in U...
WayCool in talks with PEs to raise $25 millionThe Chennai-based startup is in early stages of talks with food and agri-focused global funds and impact funds, according to two people awa...
Future Group, InI Farms form Rs 60 crore venture to source pomegranates, bananasFounded in 2009, InI Farms works with farmers and currently processes and exports pomegranates and bananas under the Kimaye brand.
Future Group enters into a 50:50 JV in a Rs 60 crore project with InI FarmsThe per annum requirement of pomegranates and bananas of the Future group is about 7000 tonne to 8000 tonnes.
Unilazer Ventures picks up 25% stake in EkStop Shop for an undisclosed amountProceeds will be used by the Mumbai-based EkStop Shop, which runs the e-commerce website EkStop.com, to build its technology, hiring and ex...
Ronnie Screwvala puts profit first in social impact ventures, eyeing 30% annual return in 7 yrs from Unilazer investmentsScrewvala has ample cash to do this: 2,000 crore that he earned by selling his 50%, held via UTV, in Walt Disney India to its American pare...
Entrepreneurs who made big exits and turned active investorsRather than route their investment through secondary vehicles like mutual funds, they are floating their own primary vehicles.
- Ronnie Screwvala's Unilazer Ventures picks up 45% in INI Farms
Unilazer Ventures has picked up close to 45% shareholding in INI Farms, an agriculture firm that grows pomegranates, for Rs 20 crore.