Colombo's pub quiz ritual: From Barefoot Cafe to Ministry of CrabThe annual 'pub quiz on Wednesday' in Colombo is a tradition that captivates both tourists and locals. The experience includes participatin...
05 Apr, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Bharti Family Office firm to bring US-based food chain PF Chang's to IndiaGourmet Investments currently operates about 16 restaurants of Pizza Express, Chili's and Ministry of Crab and is in talks with prominent m...
07 Feb, 2023, 01.11 AM IST
Agricultural, Marine export bodies may move out of Commerce MinistryAs part of the exercise, it may move apex export promotion bodies of these products – Agricultural and Processed Food products Export Devel...
01 Nov, 2020, 06.31 PM IST
How Sri Lanka is becoming a regional gastronomic hubSri Lankan culinary heritage is the result of a happy marriage between indigenous produce with recipes and spices brought over the centurie...
27 Jan, 2018, 10.34 PM IST
2018 food trends: Haute cuisines from around the worldTake a look at the popular dishes on most menus across the world.
25 Jan, 2018, 12.21 PM IST
More brands on platter may make healthy mixWith three back-to-back private equity deals and more in the offing, the restaurant sector is adopting an FMCG-led strategy of smaller, mul...
15 Jan, 2018, 11.31 PM IST
CybizCorp, Bharti Family Office, TGI Fridays looking to introduce new brands or expandBharti Family Office’s Gourmet Investments is introducing its first domestic seafood brand Typhoon Shelter, besides Sri Lankan chain Minist...
15 Jan, 2018, 12.40 PM IST
Gourmet Investments to infuse Rs 6 crore on Ministry of CrabBy year-end, the company, which runs PizzaExpress stores in the country, said it plans to acquire rights for multiple international food an...
08 Jan, 2018, 02.34 PM IST
Mumbai soon to get its set of floating restaurantsMumbai's skyline may be as spectacular and glitzy as that of any maximum city by the sea but options to see it from the waters have been no...
30 Apr, 2017, 01.18 AM IST
- Ban disposal of micro-plastic into sea, fishers forum urges Centre
The National Fisherfolk Forum (NFF) has urged the central government to ban the disposal of micro-plastic into the sea.
10 Feb, 2017, 08.24 PM IST
Sri Lankan food, a spell-binding mishmash of the island’s historyIf anything, Colombo reminds you just a bit of what Goa used to be — cleaner, greener, small-townish, with less of the dystopian developmen...
31 Jan, 2016, 03.02 PM IST
14 islands under Bhitarkanika national park in Odisha to get a faceliftKalibhanjadia, Sort and Nadiabali islands within the Bhitarkanika national park are known for dense mangrove forests and the creeks and wat...
30 Jul, 2015, 12.33 PM IST
Government pegs marine exports to grow by 20% to $6.6 billion in FY16Marine Products Export Development Authority envisages export of marine products worth $6.6 billion during the year 2015-16, the ministry s...
03 Jul, 2015, 04.47 PM IST
- ZSI monitoring climate change impact on Sundarban animals
To measure the effect of climate change on the flora and fauna of Sundarbans, the Zoological Survey of India has set up monitoring bases in...
02 Jul, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
176 new species of animals discovered in IndiaThe species we have discovered are available only from a very small geographical area. Therefore they may be on the verge of extinction alr...
04 Jun, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
Cricketers Sangakkara and Jayawardene may bring their seafood restaurant 'Ministry of Crab' to IndiaMahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara hope to do in India what Tendulkar and Sehwag could not: win over the taste buds of Indians.
10 Apr, 2013, 06.36 AM IST
- DGFT notifies items under focus product scheme
The government has notified the list of products eligible for export benefits under the Focus Product scheme announced as part of the Forei...
28 May, 2006, 02.19 PM IST