Agritech startup WayCool Foods to provide Esops worth up to Rs 400 croreThe company recently said that it has given out Esops worth Rs 250 crore for all 1,500 employees on the back of strong growth.
07 Feb, 2022, 10.42 PM IST
With big firms moving in, Uttar Pradesh's food processing industry is all juiced upThe government tried to dismiss the act as having been done by miscreants and some policemen on night duty who had remained unaware of the ...
28 Oct, 2021, 05.54 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh government rolls out food and beverage projects to woo farmersProgrammes are being held strategically to mark the inauguration or foundation stone laying of important projects, with the chief minister ...
03 Oct, 2021, 12.00 PM IST
Harsimrat Kaur Badal launches a portal to monitor prices of tomato, onion and potato“The government is aiming to strike balance between the interests of farm producers and consumers through this monitoring system that will ...
26 Feb, 2020, 09.01 PM IST
We will increase focus on restroom business: M Lohia, Merino GroupIn an interaction with ET, Madhusudan Lohia, director, Merino Group discusses the market, opportunity in the restroom segment, experience o...
22 Dec, 2018, 05.49 PM IST
Govt mulls new category to impose import duties on hi-tech productsOfficials say some countries have already used the flexibility available in the Harmonised System of Nomenclature of goods to raise duties ...
25 May, 2018, 07.16 AM IST
After PepsiCo's Lays and ITC's Bingo, Balaji Wafers to now challenge McCain India in the potato snack segmentNeel Kotak, MD and CEO at Iscon Balaji, said, “We will have a number of potato speciality products, including Indianised innovations to com...
04 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Potato product companies urge government to waive 30% import dutyLast week, the government had asked Nafed and Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium to explore the possibility of importing potato from Eu...
20 Oct, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Merino Industries to set up new manufacturing plant in GujaratThe plant is expected to be operational by year 2017. "We are looking at a second manufacturing plant in Gujarat with an investment of Rs 5...
14 Sep, 2014, 11.57 AM IST
It’s no small potatoes as prices climb 20% on low harvestPrices of Lay’s popular packs at Rs 5, 10 and 20 have not been changed and contribute close to the majority 90% of its business.
24 Jun, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Poor crop has raised potato prices; leaving snack-makers in a spotCurrent prices of processing potato varieties from Chip Sona to Lady Rosetta is in the range of Rs 12-15 a kg in wholesale market of Azadpu...
23 May, 2014, 12.33 PM IST
- Homegrown potato wafer brand Balaji to now make potato flakes
The new plant of potato flakes will come up near Boriavi, a small town between country's milk capital Anand and Nadiad.
05 Mar, 2013, 03.19 PM IST
Budget 2012: Biscuits should be exempted from VAT line, says FICCIBiscuits are a food product of mass consumption across all economic and geographical groupings across India. It is significant that biscuit...
29 Feb, 2012, 12.31 PM IST
- Murugappa chalks out plans to build infra, realty biz
The $3-billion diversified Murugappa group has chalked out big plans to tap the business opportunities in infrastructure and residential pr...
01 Jul, 2009, 07.23 PM IST
- Young entrepreneurs changing agri-business in India
A new flock of young entrepreneurs is changing agri-business in India. In the process they are creating wealth for themselves and others.
06 Oct, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Minting money with oil
As he prepares for this interview at his office in Mandi Mullanpur in Ludhiana district, JP Singh seems like another broker bitten by the n...
20 Aug, 2007, 04.23 AM IST