Flat and fabulous: Why UFO peaches deserve a bigger bite in IndiaFlat peaches, also known as Saturn or doughnut peaches, remain relatively unknown in India despite their striking shape, juicy sweetness, a...
17 Aug, 2025, 08.28 PM IST
ChrysCapital buys 85% of Theobroma, founders to own restChrysCapital has acquired approximately 85% of Theobroma Foods, a pan-India bakery chain, from the founding family and ICICI Venture in a d...
12 Aug, 2025, 05.00 AM IST
PE funds line up to take a bite of Belgian WaffleThe Mumbai-based firm, owned and operated by Bloombay Enterprises, competes with players like Theobroma and other western dessert players s...
06 Jul, 2024, 09.39 AM IST
More Indians fall head over heels for condom variantsDotted, ribbed and ultra-thin designs help condom business hit five-year high, grow 13% by value last year compared with 7% in 2022.
17 Mar, 2024, 05.00 AM IST
Why Indian sweets struggle to become world famousThe article discusses the historical and cultural perceptions of Indian sweets, or mithai, both within India and abroad. It notes that Indi...
11 Nov, 2023, 12.51 AM IST
Weikfield Foods set ambitious target of doubling revenue in next three yearsThe 65-year old privately held company was till recently an extremely conservative player in the Indian FMCG space though last fiscal it gr...
22 Sep, 2021, 07.35 PM IST
Cupcakes, scones, lemon bars: High tea is taking over the humble 'chai' with biscuitsHigh tea also makes for Instagram-worthy pictures.
11 Feb, 2019, 11.11 AM IST
Bengaluru adds a healthy twist to Chistmas with plum cakes, gingerbread made from milletMillet-based Christmas goodies are also a way to support indigenous grains.
17 Dec, 2018, 08.07 AM IST
Food for the soul in the Middle East: Go for the Turkish coffee, stay for the MezzeThe Middle East is one of the most interesting regions to travel to and its food makes it even more worthwhile.
06 Dec, 2018, 07.31 AM IST
Times of vegetarianism: Bengaluru eateries are creating offbeat dishes with jackfruitExperts say that jackfruit is the next big thing as it mimics meat and is a natural sweetener.
02 Aug, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
Paan turns over a new leaf as FMCG“We sell about a lakh paan pieces a month,” said Pankaj Shah, fourth-generation entrepreneur of Chandan Mukhwas, a Mumbai-based supplier of...
17 Sep, 2016, 02.56 AM IST
Why buy when the same can be cooked at home, new mantra of Indian consumersThis indicates that while consumes are cutting down on eating pizza and burgers at stores like Domino’s, Pizza Hut or McDonald’s, they are ...
14 Sep, 2016, 04.42 AM IST
- Gujarat, Delhi devour 30% of ice cream in country
Cold treats seem to be a hit with Amdavadis. The city consumes more ice-cream than bigger cities like Mumbai and Pune, says a report by the...
07 Apr, 2012, 09.30 AM IST
- Cairn's Rs 5000-cr borrowing prog gets highest rating
Energy major Cairn India said on Wednesday that its Rs 5,000-crore domestic borrowing programme to fund oil fields development in Rajasthan...
31 Mar, 2010, 02.35 PM IST
- Sweet taste of success for Weikfield
Weikfield has a strategy of choosing segments where the competition is not the big food daddy. It prefers to concentrate on segments that a...
10 Mar, 2010, 02.09 AM IST
- Now, ice-creams go designer
After specially-designed costumes, accessories, sets, and mandaps in big fat Indian weddings, it is ice-creams that are now going designer.
20 Dec, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- Food biggies wake up to mithai magic
Food companies are turning to traditional dairy products with a fresh zeal.
17 Aug, 2007, 01.25 AM IST