Trump-Tehran, EVangelist for Us – time to charge the battery techEven as conflict and chaos linger in West Asia, India is witnessing a happy confluence of choice, cause and cost. This is a once in a lifet...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Unusual impact of silver's rally: No silver lining for mithaiPrices of vark, the edible silver leaf used to garnish mithai, have doubled this year to around Rs 1,400 for 150 sheets, forcing confection...
17 Dec, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
Unilever wants India to have an 'ice-cream moment' this DiwaliUnilever aims to disrupt India's Diwali mithai tradition with its ice cream brands like Kwality Wall's and Magnum, drawing inspiration from...
17 Sep, 2025, 07.18 AM IST
‘Mysore Pak’ renamed ‘Mysore Shree’: Jaipur confectioners drop ‘Pak’ from sweet names to express patriotism; See the new namesIn a wave of patriotic fervor, Jaipur sweet shops are renaming sweets that traditionally end with 'Pak' to 'Shree' following recent terror ...
23 May, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
Motilal Oswal PE buys 25% stake in Lal SweetsLal Sweets follows an omni-channel strategy, retailing its products across 4,000 modern trade outlets, 7,000 general trade outlets, quick-c...
28 Aug, 2024, 12.26 AM IST
Savoury sweetness: Experiencing the seasonal joys of jaggeryPalates addicted to the instant sweetness of refined sugar may no longer appreciate the dark minerally taste of jaggery, and one solution f...
14 Jan, 2024, 10.12 AM IST
Why Indian sweets struggle to become world famousThe article discusses the historical and cultural perceptions of Indian sweets, or mithai, both within India and abroad. It notes that Indi...
11 Nov, 2023, 12.51 AM IST
Mithai prices may stay in sweet spot this festive seasonMithai makers plan to absorb any marginal increase in the cost of their offerings, giving consumers a breather during the most popular fest...
31 Aug, 2023, 12.02 AM IST
BSF exchanges sweets with Pakistan Rangers, Border Guard Bangladesh at int'l border on Republic DayOn the occasion of the 74th Republic Day, in the Fulbari region of West Bengal's Siliguri, the BSF also exchanged sweets with its counterpa...
27 Jan, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
FSSAI's draft norm on front-of-the-pack nutritional labelling will hit small sweet-namkeen makers: CAITIn September, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had issued draft regulations for FOPNL for packaged food companies. ...
28 Nov, 2022, 04.39 PM IST
Reliance Retail partners with 50+ traditional sweets makersThese packaged mithais such as laddos, barfis and pedas, which are being positioned to compete with chocolate brands such as Cadbury and Ki...
19 Oct, 2022, 07.38 AM IST
Gold-dusted pedas & laddoos that cost the moonSuper-luxury mithais priced upwards of Rs 20,000/kg - the new food fashion for HNIs, star items at weddings.
20 Apr, 2019, 06.51 PM IST
Recipe: The dessert to put on your menu this DiwaliThere is nothing like some old-school, homemade mithai.
16 Oct, 2017, 02.41 PM IST
Re 1 candy Pulse hits Rs 300 cr sales in 2 years, MNCs feel the heatThe Re 1 candy clocked Rs 300 crore in sales, beating MNC blue chip brands such as Oreo (Rs 283 cr in sales, launched in 2011) and Mars bar...
08 Mar, 2017, 06.41 AM IST
Dell’s CFO Tom Sweet has a $3-billion target for his team in IndiaDell, which went private in 2013, competes with global rivals Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and IBM in India’s nearly $50-billion IT market.
31 Jul, 2015, 06.08 AM IST
Dell targets $2 billion annual revenue after regaining top spot in PC marketAccording to IDC, which tracks PC shipments, Dell had a 23.1 per cent market share in the first quarter of the year followed by HP with 20....
17 Jul, 2014, 04.59 AM IST
Indian 'Mithais' add sweetness to Diwali flavour; focus on hygiene, new flavoursMithai makers focus on hygiene, new flavours to take on confectionery brands in gifting market.
28 Oct, 2013, 06.34 AM IST