Pulse candy on track to become Rs 1,000-crore brand in 2 years, says DS Group VCHomegrown FMCG firm Dharampal Satyapal Group anticipates its Pulse candy to achieve Rs 1,000 crore in revenue within two years, exceeding R...
26 Jun, 2025, 03.37 PM IST
Confectionery startup Go Desi raises $5 million in funding led by Aavishkaar CapitalBengaluru-based startup Go Desi secured Rs 41 crore in equity investment from Aavishkaar Capital for business expansion. The Series B round...
03 May, 2024, 05.22 PM IST
Halloween candy prices haunted by weather woes, soaring to spine-tingling heightsConsumers are adapting to these price hikes in various ways. Some, like Jessica Weathers, a small business owner in Shiloh, Illinois, are f...
28 Oct, 2023, 10.23 PM IST
Small-size sugar rush carries revenue to record in FY23The sales of candies, toffees, and chewing gum bars in India broke records in the fiscal year 2022, reaching almost 40 billion units and gr...
18 Jun, 2023, 06.09 AM IST
UPI, inflation and OTT are making toffee makers sweatThe past few years have been especially tough for confectionary companies. But they are now learning to fight new-age battles.
15 Oct, 2022, 09.34 AM IST
Global candy giants Mondelez, Nestle hike prices, feel the crush of domestic rivalsGlobal firms such as Perfetti Van Melle, Mondelez and Nestle either remained stagnant or lost share last calendar year, hurt by higher pric...
05 Mar, 2018, 08.06 AM IST
DS Group planning IPO for "Catch" brand post internal rejigFirms with strong consumer brands are actively exploring opportunities to monetise the portfolio either via public offerings or via the pri...
21 Oct, 2016, 05.29 PM IST
Desi executives lead Cadbury's global operations from India15 Jul, 2016, 12.06 PM IST
Maker of Cadbury chocolates, Mondelez India, appoints Saatchi & Saatchi as creative agencyThe gums and candy brands of Mondelez are handled by Saatchi & Saatchi in the western markets as well as in Asia-Pacific countries such as ...
20 Apr, 2016, 12.56 PM IST
Vasudha Munjal plans expansion of chocolate brand Choko LaVasudha Munjal plans to expand her bespoke chocolate brand Choko La across India and subsequently in six key cities overseas by the end of ...
26 Nov, 2015, 03.22 AM IST
Visit Russia and shop in lavish grocery stores and flea marketsIn Moscow, you'll find unique shopping experiences. and your shopping bags tearing at the seams. GUM, TSUM and Petrovsky Passage are a must...
02 Jul, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
Slowdown makes candies, toffees sweeter than chocolateThe slowdown in Indian consumers’ discretionary spend is impacting chocolate sales, but it hasn’t changed people’s love for “meetha”.
16 May, 2013, 08.53 AM IST
- Parle Products to take legal action against FDA
Biscuits and confectionery products maker Parle Products to drag Maharashtra FDA to court against allegations on Mango Bite.
16 Oct, 2012, 07.53 PM IST
Swad of Success: Regional FMCG firms like Panjon, Bisk Farm, Mapro, and others raising funds to expand operationsAfter a gap of almost four years, TV commercial of the once popular Swad digestive candy hit the screens early this month.
29 Feb, 2012, 01.59 PM IST
- With volatile cotton prices, Marks & Spencer and ITC Wills Lifestyle are using cheaper garments to attract consumers
With volatile cotton prices, 100% cotton garments are being replaced by those blended with man-made fibres such as polyester.
26 Sep, 2011, 02.48 AM IST
- Clothing brands likely to get costlier by 35% this Diwali
For consumers, the choice brands will cost a third more than what they did during the last festival season.
30 May, 2011, 12.56 AM IST
- China tries to reassure pulic over milk scare
China on Saturday scrambled to reassure the public after a toxic milk scandal, announcing that nearly 50 Chinese brands which had been test...
27 Sep, 2008, 10.26 AM IST