‘I loved that but felt terrible’: Sarabhai vs Sarabhai actor on accidentally eating a chicken sandwich as a lifelong vegetarianPopular actor-director Deven Bhojani, known for his vegetarianism, recounted two incidents of accidentally eating non-veg food. Early in hi...
02 May, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
Fish, meat & West Bengal elections: It’s about money and not politicsWest Bengal Elections BJP vs TMC: Political campaigns in West Bengal are creatively using fish and meat, staples of Bengali culture, to con...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
Can you make tasty foods from peels, roots, stems and leaves? The Bengali connection behind zero-waste cooking trendBengalis have long practiced zero-waste cooking. Food scraps are transformed into flavorful dishes. This tradition stems from historical fa...
22 Apr, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
Tourism and hospitality ecosystem: Will it get hit harder due to the war’s second-order effect? 20 stocks to keep an eye onThe one thing that impacts the tourism and hospitality sector most is war. The reason is simple: Flights get disrupted, and the urge to tra...
31 Mar, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
‘Veg Chilli Chicken’ from Chandigarh sparks online buzz, revives veg vs non-veg debateA Chandigarh food stall's "Veg Chilli Chicken" has sparked online amusement and debate, highlighting India's evolving dietary preferences. ...
20 Jun, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
Zomato introduces “veg mode” fee; scraps move after social media backlashLast year, Zomato rebranded its ‘pure veg’ mode as ‘veg only’ and scrapped plans to introduce a separate colour-coded fleet exclusively for...
17 Jan, 2025, 02.56 PM IST
Onion, tomatoes makes average veg food plate costlier in March by 7%Rise in veg plate cost due to onion, tomato, and potato surge, while non-veg plate costs decline. Divergence in food plate costs predicted ...
04 Apr, 2024, 04.29 PM IST
View: Zo, Zomato, nice, quick U-turn before you ended up unleashing veg vigilantesWhy did Zomato introduce this shudh initiative? Because, according to Goyal, India has the largest percentage of vegetarians in the world. ...
23 Mar, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
Zomato renames ‘pure veg’ mode to ‘veg only’ amid social media rowFood delivery platform Zomato faced a major social media backlash after its decision to use the term ‘pure veg’ and have delivery personnel...
21 Mar, 2024, 10.57 PM IST
Thali cost eases sequentially in December as tomato and onion prices declineIndia's thali cost declined nearly 4% in December due to easing prices of tomatoes and onions post-Christmas, according to a Crisil report....
08 Jan, 2024, 01.41 PM IST
Move over meat! Eateries increasingly catering to rising demands of vegetariansLines are blurring and restaurants are paying more attention to their vegetarian foodies.
14 Mar, 2018, 01.47 PM IST
Charoen Pokphand Foods forays into packaged foods business in IndiaCalling India a "key market" for the company, CP Foods India Senior Vice President Sanjeev Pant said, "The packaged foods industry is estim...
07 Jun, 2016, 07.05 PM IST
Johnny Rockets of US plans 20 restaurants in India in 5 yearsCalifornia-based fast-food chain Johnny Rockets made its India debut earlier this year with two stores in the National Capital Region.
16 Apr, 2014, 04.30 PM IST
KFC creates a veg menu for IndiaExecutives at the company say the new menu will help them satiate high local demand for vegetarian options.
10 Apr, 2014, 11.48 AM IST
70% of the Pizza sold are vegThe second largest pizza seller in the country, Pizza Hut, a brand of Yum! Restaurants, is also banking on its vegetarian customers.
21 Nov, 2013, 04.39 PM IST
KFC increasingly putting vegetarian items on its Indian menu to cater to customersKFC menu is throwing up a number of vegetarian items such as Veg Zinger, Veg Snacker and Veg ZingKong. Question is will customers bite.
09 Sep, 2012, 11.13 AM IST
- Protest over meat at Birla's outlets
Marwari associations are protesting over stocking of non-veg food at retail outlets of Aditya Birla group.
29 Jun, 2007, 03.13 PM IST