Providing some relief to common man, softening vegetable prices pulled down inflation to over 3-year low of 5.96 percent in March, raising hopes of rate cut next month by the Reserve Bank to boost economic growth.
The Indian Beverage Association (IBA) expects the country's beverage industry to continue to grow in double digits in 2013, despite the recessionary trends being shown by most economies the world over, including the Indian economy.
The bakery industry in the country is seriously considering an alternative packaging material to be used in place of either plastic or polypropylene, which the industry has been using for the past several decades.
Milk Route, the flagship dairy brand of MokshaYug Access (MYA), has now partnered with all leading organised retail stores like Bharti Walmart, Food World, Auchen and general stores to bolster its presence in Karnataka.
The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA) has developed a high quality variety — Litopenaeus Vannamei Broodstock — that is free of specific pathogens for the first time in India.
Jubilant FoodWorks, the master franchisee for Dunkin' Donuts and Domino’s Pizza in India, has set a target to open 12-14 Domino's outlets in Northern India by 2013 end.
Tirumala Milk Products Pvt Ltd, the second-largest privately-owned dairy in South India, will unveil new packaging for its regular milk on the auspicious occasion of Ugadi (the Hindu new year), which falls on April 11, 2013.
The government has imposed a ban on fishing by mechanised and motor boats between 15 April and 31 May, 2013 (47 days) for the conservation of fish resources.
Hot on the heels of its sponsorship of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament, PepsiCo has now announced a one-year partnership with the Asian Football Development Project (AFDP).
The easyday chain of retail stores, owned and operated by Bharti Retail Ltd, is offering farm fresh produce and a wide variety of `Navratra Special’ food items to mark the festival of Navratra starting April 11, 2013.
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) has introduced Royal Gala apples at Fresh Produce India, a forum for the food industry, organised here recently.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital proposed acquisition of American food company HJ Heinz.
The workshop was organised to point out the unsafe ripening practice carried out by the fruit vendors by the use of harmful chemicals like calcium carbide, which are hazardous to the human body.
Coffee exports from India have fallen by 10.3% to 308,916 tons in FY13 compared to 344,356 tons in FY12 due to decreased demand from the European Union and the US.