New Zealand food prices surge 3.5% in March 2025, highest in one year; dairy, meat, and chocolate costlierNew Zealand's annual food prices surged by 3.5% in March 2025, marking the highest increase since January 2024. Stats NZ reported significa...
15 Apr, 2025, 09.48 AM IST
Bread prices skyrocket as inflation grips EuropeAs inflation continues to flare, few matters are causing more concern than the cost of a basic loaf. Prices for the most essential food sta...
21 Oct, 2022, 12.47 PM IST
How vanaspati is retracing its route to the great Indian kitchenDalda is the best-known vanaspati, the desi term for the manufactured solid fats broadly called margarine in the West.
11 Sep, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
Own labels turn hot sellers for apparel, grocery retailersMost retailers, especially in the food and grocery segment, introduce their own cut-price versions or private labels of mass-produced produ...
11 Aug, 2022, 12.40 AM IST
Indians buying less despite more shopping trips; small packs seeing higher sales growth: Kantar reportConsumers made 142 trips to stores on average during the year ended April compared to 135 trips during 2020. However, they purchased 966 gr...
29 Jul, 2022, 12.31 AM IST
Bidding war for UK supermarket chain Morrisons heats upThe news of the new offer and the possibility of a continuation in the bidding war buoyed Morrisons' share price. In morning trading in Lon...
20 Aug, 2021, 04.12 PM IST
Amul reports highest ever sales; attributes growth to surge of in-home consumption“With out-of-home consumption significantly impacted during the pandemic, we focused on in-home consumption, re-modelled last mile supply c...
21 Jul, 2021, 09.01 AM IST
Covid lockdown: With eating out in containment, home come the indulgences“While during the early days of lockdown basic essentials got sold, with time some discretionary sales are coming back,” said Devendra Chaw...
30 Apr, 2020, 06.20 PM IST
Retailers, online grocers restrict purchases; put cap on quantity to prevent hoardingRetailers said indications of hoarding came from the increase in average bill values over the past few days and consumers making repeat pur...
07 Apr, 2020, 06.33 AM IST
Coronavirus impact: FMCG firms moving fast to restock storesProduction of essential goods ramped up to meet surging demand caused due to the coronavirus outbreak.
23 Mar, 2020, 08.09 AM IST
Apple pies and iPads sweeten China's dreaded TV exposeSuch is the show's impact that in recent years firms have increasingly prepared for shocks by buttering up consumers.
13 Mar, 2015, 03.30 PM IST
Amazing Avocados: Fascinating nuggets from epicurean historyButter fruit is an appropriate Indian name for creamy fleshed avocados and this was a sign of how far they have come. They used to be rare.
10 Apr, 2014, 09.10 AM IST
Spices Board of India selling spice-flavored chocolatesSpices Board starts selling chocolates infused with chilli, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and cumin in Kochi; to rope in partner for the ventu...
22 Nov, 2013, 11.10 AM IST
- Retail foraging in times of supermarket hopping10 Nov, 2008, 01.57 AM IST
- 'Japan to buy emergency butter imports'
Japan will import 5,000 tonnes of emergency butter supplies to ease shortages that have hit supermarkets and bakeries across the country.
26 Jun, 2008, 02.09 PM IST
- Grain pain: Rationing in US as rice gets pricey
Some outlets have begun rationing rice, the price of wheat flour has gone through the roof, there's no butter on store shelves, and gas at ...
25 Apr, 2008, 09.33 AM IST
- Dairy farmers all cheese for milk
Dairy farmers cheer as milk prices rise to record highs.
11 Aug, 2007, 01.44 PM IST