Varun Beverages: Genie out of the bottle, grants a wish to all stakeholdersRavi Jaipuria's Varun Beverages Ltd has become a global powerhouse. Starting with one PepsiCo plant in 1987, VBL is now the second-largest ...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
Merged entity of Sapphire Foods, Devyani International likely to cross USD 1 bn annual turnover: Ravi JaipuriaA major merger is set to create a food and beverage giant in India. Sapphire Foods India and Devyani International will combine operations....
06 Jan, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Devyani & Sapphire to merge, form QSR giantDevyani International and Sapphire Foods India are merging operations. This union will create India's largest quick-service restaurant enti...
02 Jan, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
Yum! craves Devyani-Sapphire comboYum! Brands is reportedly mediating a merger between its Indian franchise partners, Devyani International Ltd and Sapphire Foods India Ltd,...
04 Jul, 2025, 09.14 AM IST
Quick service restaurants, soft drink businesses to bounce back this year: Ravi JaipuriaDespite a slowdown in the growth of the quick service restaurants (QSRs) sector and soft drinks, Ravi Jaipuria, chairman of RJ Corp, PepsiC...
09 Jan, 2024, 01.23 AM IST
Burger King may end Pepsi tie-up, sign with rival CokeThe alignment with Coca-Cola is expected to be formalised and announced by the end of next quarter, the executives said. Burger King has be...
19 Sep, 2023, 12.31 AM IST
Devyani International makes strong market debut, lists at 57% premium over issue priceThe Rs 1,838-crore IPO by the largest franchisee of Pizza Hut, KFC, and Costa Coffee in India ran from August 4 to August 6 and was sold in...
16 Aug, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
Varun Beverages to bottle all the Pepsi that India drinksThe maker of Pepsi, Mountain Dew has been divesting its bottling operations globally to operate asset-light businesses across world markets.
19 Feb, 2019, 06.55 AM IST
KFC fine-tunes India strategy, hands over 13 more stores to RJ Corp FirmWhen asked if RJ Corp would be keen to acquire more KFC restaurants in India, chairman Jaipuria said: “We will be happy to acquire more KFC...
27 Nov, 2018, 09.17 AM IST
Pepsi bottler keen to run Costa Coffee even after Coke buyCoca-Cola bought the UK-based coffee chain for $5.1 billion on Friday last week.
03 Sep, 2018, 07.31 AM IST
Swiggy, PhonePe join hands for simplified paymentConsumers can choose from various payment options such as PhonePe wallet, UPI and pay for their food orders seamlessly within the Swiggy ap...
22 Mar, 2018, 02.54 PM IST
PepsiCo to divest distribution of juice portfolio to Ravi JaipuriaIndustry insiders view this deal as a precursor to the beverages and snacks maker divesting its capital-intensive business nationally to fr...
04 Jan, 2018, 05.47 PM IST
Varun Beverages, promoted by PepsiCo bottler RJ Corp, files for IPOA statement issued by RJ Corp said the IPO will entail sale of up to 2.5 crore shares of Rs 10 each, including fresh issue of 1.5 crore sha...
23 Jun, 2016, 02.50 AM IST
Suits & Sayings: The wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors & policy parloursET’s bi-weekly roundup of the wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors & policy parlours
16 Nov, 2015, 04.55 AM IST
Burger chain Wendy's to steer clear of cut-throat price war led by McDonald's and KFCWendy’s may have lost the first-mover advantage in India, but it plans a strategy outside of the cut-throat price war led by McDonald's and...
06 May, 2015, 04.39 AM IST
PepsiCo India divests 4 plants in North India to RJ CorpAs per the agreement, PepsiCo has franchised its beverage business in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pr...
19 Nov, 2014, 09.15 PM IST
PepsiCo divests north India bottling operations to Ravi Jaipuria’s RJ CorpDeal involves transfer of 4 plants & 2 co-packing units spread across UP, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttaranchal, HP & Punjab with over 900 direc...
19 Nov, 2014, 03.26 AM IST