Belgian Waffle Co: What's fueling India Inc's hunger pangs?India’s food and beverages sector is seeing a surge in dealmaking as domestic and global investors chase fast-growing, brand-led businesses...
22 Dec, 2025, 02.09 PM IST
Sweet deal: Vixar takes a 45% slice of Belgian Waffle Co for Rs 770 croreVixar, formerly Arpwood Partners, has acquired a significant minority stake of approximately 45% in The Belgian Waffle Co. for about ₹770 c...
22 Dec, 2025, 07.02 AM IST
QSR deals cooking; Prosus on India betsHappy Tuesday! Investors are crowding around India’s fast-growing QSR chains. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
25 Nov, 2025, 09.03 AM IST
Fast food, fast growth: Investors queue for quick-service restaurantsIndia’s quick service restaurant (QSR) sector is sizzling again. Multiple deals are in motion as fast-expanding chains attract serious inve...
25 Nov, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Investors hungry for stakes in India’s food and beverages sectorIndia's food and beverage sector is witnessing significant investor interest, with deals and discussions intensifying across QSRs and packa...
21 Jul, 2025, 05.58 PM IST
SKFS acquires Mirah Hospitality to grow its food services business pan-IndiaSKFS Group is acquiring Mirah Hospitality & Gourmet for Rs 80 crore. Mirah Hospitality, which operates 30 outlets across its brands like Ra...
15 Nov, 2024, 02.03 PM IST
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
How the humble Samosa is getting a QSR revampWith its QSR stores, Samosa Party is targeting the $3.65 billion unorganized samosa market. After tasting early success, the founders want ...
28 Jun, 2022, 09.31 AM IST
We have reduced the debt burden, the worst is over: Coffee Day Enterprises’ new CEO Malavika HegdeI am bullish on both the cafe and vending businesses. Both businesses will need to pass a few more hurdles before they flourish, says Coffe...
13 Jan, 2021, 09.39 AM IST
What's brewing? Coffee Day stock doubles in grey market in 5 days!Off-market dealers says the company is likely to be back on track this year. They are buying the management view at the AGM, where it asser...
07 Jan, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
Sweet news for food delivery companies like Zomato, Swiggy; volumes up, order values tooThe upward swing comes in a quarter where these food delivery apps saw a significant dip in orders to less than 3,00,000 per day in April a...
29 Jul, 2020, 10.33 AM IST
McDonald’s cooks up new Indian breakfast menu including masala dosa burgersThe new menu, a combination of continental and Indian options, will be launched by the weekend, initially in Mumbai and then across India.
11 Jan, 2017, 12.36 AM IST
A look at five offbeat food ventures which are experimenting with new ideasOne good thing about living in India now — when interest in food as entertainment is at an all time high — is the potential to innovate and...
14 Mar, 2016, 10.37 AM IST
How more and more Indians are turning to restaurant business & living out their gourmet dreamsSome have invested vast sums — partnering with friends, particularly those endowed with property — calling in consultants to do everything ...
11 Jan, 2015, 07.04 AM IST
- Cafe business becomes big draw as Bangalore's chic set splurge
Rising income levels and a tendency to splurge on eating out is becoming a big business opportunity in the city.
17 Sep, 2010, 07.08 PM IST
- Eateries cash in on rising income, willingness to spend
Bangaloreans’ rising appetite for kheema dosa and crisp bacon is transforming the city’s posh neighbourhoods into high streets as former fl...
17 Sep, 2010, 05.26 AM IST
‘India must use this inflection point to move forward rapidly’Chanakya’ of modern times, CK Prahalad, in talk with ET avowedly said “I want India to lead...”
15 Jan, 2009, 03.30 AM IST