Boutique ice cream makers seeing a windfall as they increase engagement with consumers directlyLuckily, the winds turned favourable in August. The business not only went direct-to-ice cream gourmands via its own website but also start...
Meet the popcorn man of India: From supplying popcorn machines to selling gourmet kernels, Vikas Suri does it allVikas Suri’s popcorn business was well entrenched until the lockdown closed cinemas. He intends to pop back up by going retail with gourmet...
Turning the Table: How restaurant business is reinventing itself after corona shockThe restaurant industry, devastated by layoffs and shutdowns, is looking for a reset. New business models are emerging, with a thrust on co...
From potted herbs to dips and sauces: How Wingreens became a Rs 100 cr entityWingreens' future looks bright. In FY2020, it claims it was able to double its FY2019 revenue of Rs 50.32 crore. Almost 45% of the company’...
Gloria Jean’s Coffee set to make a comeback in IndiaThe company will now work on a cold kitchen concept and prepare fresh food. The cafés would be about 800-1,500 sq ft with a per-store inves...
Haldiram Bhujiawala buys Coffee Bean franchise for Rs 100 croreThe company has also purchased the Gelato Italiano brand from Everstone Capital as part of a deal by acquiring a majority stake in Pan Indi...
Food delivery firms will fight for a seat at the tableThe swords are drawn in what has become a 5-way battle between top guns, all looking to claim the top spot, with 2018 being the year of har...
Zomato gets Samir Kuckreja on boardThis is not Kuckreja’s first brush with Zomato, with whom he has worked in the past on products such as restaurant booking as also in an ad...
Zomato, TinyOwl, and Swiggy lure restaurants for exclusive listingFor asset-light food aggregators that do not own any stores or inventory, market supply — namely, popular restaurants — are their bread and...
On demand homemade meals gaining ground with companies like Foodcloud, Holachef, BiteclubAlongside the rising popularity of restaurant delivery services, on demand homemade meals are gaining ground as well.
Corporate bigwigs like Amazon's Amit Agarwal, Google's Rajan Anandan invest in DazoDazo, earlier known as Tapcibo, aggregates meals from different partners but does delivery on its own to ensure a seamless process.
Food trucks out to make street food healthyDe3 is serving continental food as an evening snack to college students in B'lore, while Kobri serves idli sandwiches and dosa wraps in Del...
Yum! Restaurants puts KFC business on the block in Western IndiaSlowing discretionary spends have been impacting same-store sales growth and profitability of restaurant chains despite low prices and valu...
New labelling guidelines hit F&B industry hard ahead of the festival seasonWith Diwali just around the corner, liquor majors and restaurants are in a blue funk over their depleted stocks of imported premium liquor.
Bakery chain Ovenfresh aims to double its outlets by year-endFounded by former investment banker Rajiv Subramanian, the company is also in early talks to raise $8-10 million (Rs 48-60 crore).