Parle Melody: The ₹1 soft power twist Modi served to Meloni and the worldPrime Minister Modi's gift of a Parle Melody toffee to Italy's Giorgia Meloni symbolised India's evolving soft power. Beyond traditional ex...
21 May, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
India becomes largest market for KitKat globally for NestleIndia is now the world's biggest market for KitKat. This iconic chocolate wafer bar has seen accelerated growth. Nestle India attributes th...
17 May, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
What Milton Hershey Saw at the 1893 World’s Fair That Led to Hershey ChocolateThe 1893 Chicago World's Fair inspired Milton Hershey. He saw machines that could make chocolate on a large scale. This gave him a new pers...
29 Apr, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Essentials, staples drive Reliance's FMCG business, qcomm push hits retail marginsReliance's consumer goods arm is seeing strong growth. Daily essentials are now its biggest revenue source, bringing in ₹8,800 crore in FY2...
27 Apr, 2026, 06.21 AM IST
Parents beware! Kids’ favourite eclairs, mango bites & more chocolates found unsafe. 109+ Telangana manufacturers flagged for serious violationsA recent Telangana food safety drive inspected 109 confectionery establishments, uncovering widespread issues with product quality and safe...
01 Apr, 2026, 10.39 AM IST
Reliance Consumer Products to bring Finnish Fazer’s chocolates to IndiaReliance Consumer Products Limited has partnered with Finland's Fazer to produce, market, and distribute premium chocolates in India. This ...
06 Mar, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
DS Group forays into chocolate segment; acquires Luvit Chocolate & ConfectioneryDharampal Satyapal Group which owns popular brands like Pass Pass, Chingles and Pulse has now entered the chocolate and confectionary segme...
06 Jun, 2023, 01.47 PM IST
Reliance completes acquisition of Lotus ChocolateRCPL completed the acquisition of a 51% stake in Lotus Chocolate for an aggregate consideration of Rs 74 crore and subscribed to non-cumula...
25 May, 2023, 04.02 PM IST
Toys bring great (Kinder) Joy to Ferrero in IndiaFerrero India makes 900 million toys, of which 270 million are used for domestic consumption and the rest are exported, either as part of K...
23 Dec, 2017, 12.14 AM IST
Chocolate makers lose some appeal in a ‘slowing’ IndiaMondelez, India’s largest chocolate maker, and Nestle’s chocolate division saw sales rise by about 6% each in the year ended March 2017
28 Nov, 2017, 12.43 AM IST
Nestle to cut sugar in Milkybar by 10 per centThe chocolate market in India is estimated to be Rs 7,500 crore and Nestle has a 15 per cent market share in the same.
13 Sep, 2017, 09.08 PM IST
Parle enters luxury chocolate segment with Friberg brandThe bar format comes in three different Swiss chocolate flavours which include Lait Suisse Chocolat, Noir Suisse Chocolat and Lait Caramel ...
02 Nov, 2016, 05.33 PM IST
Chocolate consumption to grow fastest in China, IndiaBesides India and China, other middle-income markets from where the highest percentage of growth is expected over the next five years inclu...
14 Jul, 2015, 12.25 PM IST
Puratos India to invest Rs 50 crore by 2017Puratos India plans to open a new manufacturing plant early next year, which is expected to be five times larger than its current plant.
20 Feb, 2014, 02.31 PM IST
Hybrid consumer boosting growth in value and premium chocolate: RabobankAccording to a new report from Rabobank, processing companies and chocolate confectioners looking to capitalise on the hybrid trend will ne...
22 Jan, 2014, 03.45 PM 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
- Cadbury looks beyond chocolate
Cadbury is importing big brands from its global portfolio to prop up its sugar confectionery sales.
24 Feb, 2007, 04.00 AM IST