Haldiram Snack to invest Rs 300 crore in Bihar; will set up manufacturing plantHaldiram Snack is set to spice up Bihar's economy with a Rs 300 crore investment in a new manufacturing plant. The 12-acre facility in Biht...
20 Dec, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
Blackstone eyes 20% stake in Haldiram's snacks at $8 billion valuation, sources sayBlackstone has scaled back its ambitions in its pursuit of India's popular snack maker Haldiram's. Initially aiming for a majority stake, t...
14 Nov, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Bhujia worth billions: The global race for a bite of Haldiram'sGlobal investors are vying for a minority stake in Haldiram Snacks Food Pvt Ltd. Prominent suitors include Bain Capital, Temasek Holdings, ...
17 Oct, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
Haldiram's Stake Sale: Temasek in talks for over $1 bn stake in India’s biggest snack makerTemasek Holdings is in early discussions to acquire a 10%-15% stake in Haldiram Snacks, potentially valuing the company at $11 billion. The...
04 Oct, 2024, 11.26 AM IST
From Bikaner to Blackstone: The success story of humble Haldiram'sSince 2016-17, several private equity firms including General Atlantic, Bain Capital, Capital International, TA Associates, Warburg Pincus,...
14 May, 2024, 08.27 PM IST
A $1 billion bite: When it comes to crunch, desi snack packs are 'King' for Haldiram’sIn the year ended March 2023, Haldiram's snacks sales hit ₹9,215 crore ($1.1 billion), a 19% increase from a year ago, according to Nielsen...
28 Sep, 2023, 11.20 AM IST
Bikaji Foods IPO: An expensive bet on fast-growing snacks businessIncorporated in 1995, Bikaji Foods International, was founded by Shiv Ratan Agarwal, grandson of the founder of the Haldiram brand. It is t...
03 Nov, 2022, 06.25 AM IST
Bhujia to billions: Ganga Bhishen's Haldiram's has now become $3 bn biz empireKellogg wants to buy a stake in Haldiram's, which it has valued at $3 billion (excluding a Kolkata branch).
11 Jul, 2022, 04.35 PM IST
What’s the secret behind epic Haldiram's 'bhujia'? Kunal Bahl convinced it’s got to do with ‘foo-foo dust’The Snapdeal founder shared some ‘bhujiya’ gyan on Twitter.
07 Sep, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
Haldiram sales cross $1 billionThe brand, split into three geographic entities with almost a dozen companies, posted a combined revenue of Rs 7,130 crore during FY19, acc...
06 Feb, 2020, 12.32 PM IST
Bikaneri Namkeen hits $1 billion sweet spotHaldiram, Bikaji and Bikanervala had combined sales of Rs 7,042 crore in 2018 as per Nielsen data.
08 Apr, 2019, 09.47 AM IST
Haldiram topples PepsiCo; regains top spot as country's largest snack companyHaldiram posted sales of Rs 4,224.8cr in the year ended Sept, compared with PepsiCo’s Rs 3,990.7cr from brands like Lay’s, Kurkure & Uncle ...
21 Dec, 2017, 06.48 AM IST
Haldiram races past MNCs & regional rivals like HUL's food division, Bikanervala with revenue of over Rs 4,000 croreThe brand, that experts feel, could have more than Rs 5,000 crore in retail sales, has survived through disputes and break-ups in the origi...
20 Feb, 2017, 07.34 AM IST
Maharashtra FDA gives clean chit to Haldiram snacksMaharashtra FDA has given a clean chit to the samples of Haldiram snacks after testing them for possible excess lead levels.
03 Aug, 2015, 11.28 PM IST
Bikaner’s bhujia empire: How Agarwal family runs Rs 5,000 cr business covering 500 productsAgarwals do business under several brand names and the family members are involved in bitter court battles over who can claim the brand nam...
19 Sep, 2013, 06.49 AM IST
Desi namkeen replaces potato chips, finger sticks as top seller in branded salty snacks marketBranded namkeen like dal, chivra & bhujia accounted for 52% of total salty snacks sales of Rs 9,400 cr in the year ended June.
26 Sep, 2012, 10.21 AM IST
Indian students carry mangoes and Maggi when flying abroad to study: Virgin StudyPassengers leave behind books to make space for a pressure cooker! There has also been an incidence where a passenger actually checked in a...
27 Jul, 2011, 01.22 PM IST