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Nestles resumes manufacturing at Uttarakhand plant
Nestle India has resumed manufacturing of Maggi noodles at its Pantnagar factory in Uttarakhand, after a five-month of non-production at the site due to the ban imposed on sale of the product. This is the fourth factory which is...
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Rise in tomato prices boost demand for puree, ketchup by 25 pc: Survey
Due to steep rise in prices of tomatoes, more and more consumers have turned to ‘quick-fix solutions’ such as tomato purees/ ketchups, demand for which has shot up by 20-25% within two weeks, according to a new survey by...
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Post Elmac Agro acquisition, Mother’s Recipe eyes Rs 70 cr sales in East
With an aim to capture a larger market share in the Indian packaged food industry in the East, Pune based Desai Brothers Ltd(DBL), known for its pickle brand Mother’s Recipe, has recently acquired Kolkata based Elmac Agro Manufacturing Pvt....
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Patanajali Ayurveda denies flouting FSSAI norms
Patanajali Ayurved, the FMCG venture promoted by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, has denied having violated Food Safety and Regulatory Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines for its newly launched Patanjali Atta Noodles.
Read:Patanajali launches 'atta noodles', to enter childcare, wellness sectors
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After onion, tomato prices soar to Rs 60/kg
Just weeks after onion prices finally stabilised in Delhi, tomato prices are seeing a sudden spike. Prices in the retail market reportedly touched Rs 60 per kg in several parts of the city as a rise of Rs 16...
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FSSAI challenges Maggi ban withdrawal
India's food safety authority has appealed to the country's top court against a regional court order overturning a nationwide ban on Maggi instant noodles sold by the local unit of Nestle SA, a lawyer for the authority said on...
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Patanajali launches 'atta noodles', to enter childcare, wellness sectors
Patanajali Ayurved, the FMCG venture promoted by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, has today launched noodles aiming to take on Nestle's Maggi which has returned to the market after a 5-month ban.
Read:Maggi back on shelves
The venture plans to set...
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India's food industry to reach USD 65 bn by 2018: Report
India's food industry is expected to grow 11 per cent annually to reach USD65.4 billion (about Rs 4 lakh crore) by 2018, according to a joint report by IIM-Calcutta and Academic Foundation.
The industry is presently valued at USD 39.71...
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Online players bolster Maggi's comeback
As Maggi stages a comeback on retail shelves after a wait of five months, some online players are leaving no stone unturned to create its recall in a big way.
Where online marketplace, Snapdeal, took a 'flash sales' route to...
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Delight Foods mop up Rs 4 crore from HNI family
Ecommerce platform for Indian food brands Delight Foods has raised Rs 4 crore in its second round of funding.
The round was led by an HNI family office represented by LN Sadani of Lensbridge Capital in Singapore. Existing investors Mape...
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AB InBev finalises USD107 billion bid for SABMiller
Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch InBev says it has finalised the terms of a USD107 billion takeover of SABMiller that will combine the planet’s two biggest brewers and create a company that makes almost a third of the beer consumed worldwide.
As...
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HyperCITY likely to open 'HyperCITY Express' by 2016
K Raheja Corp company HyperCITY Retail (India) which opened its first store in Delhi NCR recently, plans to open express formats by next year.
Speaking exclusively to Indiaretailing, Govind Shrikhande, Managing Director, Shoppers Stop Ltd said, "We had tried an...
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Maggi back on shelves, ties up with Snapdeal for online sales
Nestle India has relaunched Maggi noodles in the country, five months after the popular snack was banned over alleged presence of unsafe levels of lead.
"The rollout has begun today. It has been a challenging period for the Nestle organisation,...
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HyperCITY to open three stores in Delhi NCR this year, first store opens today
After expanding its store network in West and South India, K Raheja Corp company HyperCITY Retail (India) opened its first store in Delhi NCR today. This is the chain's third outlet in North India.
Spread over 38,000 sq.ft, the store...
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