Bikaji founder Shiv Ratan Agarwal passes away at 74Shiv Ratan Agarwal, the visionary founder of Bikaji Foods International, has passed away at the age of 75. Agarwal was instrumental in tran...
23 Apr, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
India Inc pulls back a bit from Gulf as cracks widen across operationsIndian consumer companies are scaling back West Asian operations due to steep losses and a fivefold surge in container costs amid the US-Is...
14 Apr, 2026, 08.14 AM IST
Kuch namkeen ho jaaye: Crunch time in FMCG sectorTraditional Indian snacks, or namkeen, have dominated the FMCG sector, with sales reaching nearly 50% of the salty snacks market in 2023-24...
20 Jan, 2025, 07.13 PM IST
Bikaji Foods acquires 53% stake in Hazelnut Factory for Rs 131 crore; to compete in QSR spaceBikaji Foods International has acquired a 53.02% stake in Lucknow's Hazelnut Factory for Rs 131 crore through its subsidiary. This strategi...
16 Oct, 2024, 08.09 PM IST
Wipro Consumer to buy Kerala based spice and food brand BrahminsThis acquisition comes after Wipro’s announcement of its entry into the food business in India last year and its ambition to become a signi...
20 Apr, 2023, 03.20 PM IST
Love eating crunchy Bhujia? It has a royal history that you should knowFew people are aware that the humble bhujia did not actually have low beginnings. Instead, it is thought to have royal origins according to...
10 Apr, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
D2C ethnic food brand Spice Story partners Jayanti Herbs for offline expansionAt present, Spice Story, a direct to consumer company, operates largely through an online network and 1200 stores in the physical space. Th...
01 Nov, 2022, 12.47 PM IST
Alpha Capital invests Rs 80 crore in ethnic wear brand ShreeThe brand plans expansion into Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Ma...
08 May, 2019, 11.20 AM IST
Paper Boat to foray into traditional Indian snacksThe foods portfolio will focus on traditional Indian snacks only, and will follow the same model as its beverages, Hector Beverages co-foun...
15 Nov, 2016, 12.03 AM IST
Ethnic online marketplace Craftsvilla is looking to scale up its food businessBut the company is not looking to raise more funds to expand its food and handicrafts businesses despite the lean timeline for doing so.
11 Nov, 2016, 09.02 PM IST
Ethnic drinks take fizz out of global juice flavoursRetail trade insiders say that, Indian flavours such as mango, litchi, pomegranate and guava have overtaken international ones such as appl...
28 Apr, 2016, 01.19 AM IST
Online marketplace Craftsvilla plans to enter Southeast Asian market by the end of JulyIn each market, it plans to begin with 100 local sellers and tie up with domestic gateways for country specific compliance on payments.
08 Jul, 2015, 02.34 AM IST
- MTR still under-leveraged brand: Sanjay Sharma
Five years after MTR Foods was acquired by Norwegian foods group Orkla Brands International, the formeris in no hurry to bring in Orkla's p...
25 Jul, 2012, 05.38 AM IST
- MTR Foods eyes Rs 1,000 crore revenue by 2015
Bangalore-based MTR Foods today said it is aiming for nearly three-fold jump in its revenues to Rs 1,000 crore in the next three years.
24 Jul, 2012, 06.50 PM IST
- ADF stores emerge as one of the largest processed foods companies
The Rs 101-crore ADF Foods has 200 to 300 ethnic Indian food products under brand names like Ashoka, Camel, Aeroplane, Khansaama and Truly ...
25 Aug, 2010, 01.28 AM IST
- Future Group to soon launch ethnic wear brand
The Future Group will launch an ethnic wear brand and a fresh food brand within the next six months as the country’s largest retailer plans...
10 Jul, 2010, 01.53 AM IST
- Patak’s to turn up in AB Foods’ plate
Curry is British, but Indian Curry Kings eventually turn their eyes and hopes homeward. Associated British Foods, the £6 billion internatio...
30 May, 2007, 05.16 AM IST