ChrysCapital has a Rs 3500 crore craving for Theobroma & Belgian Waffle, plans to create investment platform combining brandsIt has a 60-day window to submit a binding offer for Theobroma and is aiming to finalise the terms of acquisition of Bloombay Enterprises, ...
27 Sep, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
Cake makers unlikely to slice pricesThough size of Indian bakery industry is about Rs 21,000 crore, cakes account for only a minor slice, while breads and biscuits make up a l...
09 Dec, 2017, 12.51 AM IST
Bakery giant Monginis revives Southern plans after 20 years, opens shut plant in HyderabadThe company has revived one of its old plants in Hyderabad for this venture and plans to set up a new factory in Andhra Pradesh by 2018 and...
20 Feb, 2017, 10.38 PM IST
Cash crunch hits cake makersWhile increased payment through the electronic mode has cushioned bakers in cities, their counterparts in the smaller markets have had to r...
24 Dec, 2016, 12.46 AM IST
GST, competitive logistics, e-mandis and food processing parks may integrate to sell daal at Rs 20/kg and mangoes at Rs 10/kgExperts said that after the bugs had been ironed out and the investment put in place, prices of food items such as lentils and fruits could...
04 Feb, 2016, 06.11 PM IST
Competition heats cake market; changing taste, consumption rise transform Rs 2k-crore sectorCompetition is intensifying in the Rs 2,000-crore organised cake market. Sensing the potential, biscuit majors like Britannia and ITC are f...
25 Dec, 2015, 04.20 AM IST
The transformation of Sabarmati from a parched riverbed with puddles of industrial effluents to a bustling, swanky riverfrontOther cities including Vadodara and Surat in Gujarat, Pune, Varanasi and Chennai propose to replicate this urban infrastructure project.
24 Jan, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
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).
06 May, 2014, 04.00 AM 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
Why only Christmas? Corporate orders & demand in metros spur customized cakes businessChristmas may be the traditional time for cakes but a growing number of Indians are ordering specialized ones round the year.
22 Dec, 2013, 06.48 AM IST
Christmas Cookies: Bakers undeterred by spiraling cost of the ingredientsBakers are all set to welcome Christmas and New Year with an appetising array of cakes, undeterred by the spiraling cost of the ingredients.
16 Dec, 2013, 05.57 AM IST
Bakery chains log on to e-commerce sites for food retailingThe home-bakeries & chains are giving the large but unorganized market some shape, and going online is step one.
16 Nov, 2013, 06.04 AM IST
Budget 2013: Dried nut prices set to soften after customs cutThe customs duty on hazelnuts has been brought down from 30% to 10%, which is expected to bring down their cost to the level of other dried...
02 Mar, 2013, 12.54 PM IST
- Cake prices jump on huge hike in input cost
Prices of all key raw materials such as flour, sugar, oil, milk and milk-based products are hovering at an all-time high.
24 Dec, 2010, 05.25 AM IST
- The Growth of Organised retail and entrepreneurship
The growth of organised retail and the flutter of entrepreneurship amongst the educated youth has meant small desserts have translated into...
02 Jan, 2009, 01.55 AM IST
- Spencer's to focus on food & bakery services
Spencer’s Retail has decided to focus on food and bakery services in its stores in a bid to position itself on the ‘retailtainment’ platfor...
20 Sep, 2008, 03.21 AM IST
- Hindustan Unilever sells Modern Foods to Switz Group
Middle East-based Switz Group, owned by Mumbai’s Khorakiwala family, is set to buy Modern Foods from Hindustan Unilever (HUL), bringing an ...
07 Dec, 2007, 12.58 AM IST