Ecozen wins Rabobank Food Loss Challenge Asia

India |  News | 17 Nov, 2018

Indian start-up Ecozen Solutions has won the inaugural Rabobank Food Loss Challenge Asia, which was launched to highlight agri-tech solutions to the growing global problem of food loss and ...Read more

Sustainable Science takes DSM to the top

India |  News | 15 Oct, 2018

Singapore - More than 14 years of integrating science, business strategy and sustainability was recognized today as Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in nutrition, health and...Read more

DSM expands with opening of 2nd Animal Nutrition & Health premix plant

India |  News | 15 Oct, 2018

Singapore - Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in nutrition, health and sustainable living, today officially opened its second animal nutrition & health premix plant in Ja...Read more

Arjuna rebrands its all-natural turmeric extract

India |  News | 03 Oct, 2018

Arjuna Natural Ltd., India's leading manufacturer and exporter of standardized botanical extracts for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries has announced that it has established a dir...Read more

Coca-Cola on the hunt for Horlicks

India |  News | 10 Sep, 2018

Singapore - Coca-Cola is preparing to make a bid for GlaxoSmithKline property Horlicks, for an estimated US$3.9 billion. Coca-Cola's interest in the Indian malted milk drink busi...Read more

Roman Laguarta to replace Indira Nooyi as PepsiCo CEO

India |  News | 07 Aug, 2018

According to PepsiCo Inc., Indra Nooyi will step down as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company, effective 3 October. The board of directors has elected Ramon Laguarta, who has be...Read more

PepsiCo India reduces sodium content in its crisps

India |  News | 25 Jul, 2018

PepsiCo India has cut the amount of sodium included in its Lay’s crisps in order to promote healthier diet choices for consumers. The sodium content has dropped by 13-15 per cent. Pe...Read more

Beverage companies go rural to push healthier drinks

India |  News | 20 Apr, 2018

Singapore- Rural and semi-urban segments currently account for 60% of the juice market in India and have been growing faster than metros, according to data from US-headquartered PepsiCo, wh...Read more

Chai Point raises $20M series C funding

India |  News | 20 Apr, 2018

Singapore- Organised tea firm Chai Point has raised $20 million in latest funding round led by private equity firm Paragon Partners. The series C round also saw participation from all its e...Read more

Coca-Cola launches no-sugar variant of Thums Up

India |  News | 12 Apr, 2018

Coca-Cola India has launched a no-sugar variant of its Thums Up Charged cola as it aims to offer Indian consumers more no- and low- sugar beverage options. The launch comes after the compa...Read more

McDonald's lags behind Domino’s in India as ordering biz booms

India |  News | 02 Apr, 2018

Singapore – Even as McDonald’s tries to woo Indian stomachs with such menu items as the McAloo Tikki, a legal dispute with a key franchisee partner, Connaught has put it on the ...Read more

India leads the packaged tea market in 2017, followed by China

India |  News | 14 Feb, 2018

According to a research by market intelligence agency Mintel, India was the world’s largest packaged tea market in 2017, consuming a total volume of 678,200 tonnes worth of packa...Read more

Industry responds to Indian Union Budget 2018

India |  News | 01 Feb, 2018

“Bharat, or Rural India, has been the key focus of Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley’s Union Budget for 2018-19. It presses all the right buttons and ticks all the right boxes w...Read more

Keventer Agro plans expansion in north east India

India |  News | 26 Sep, 2017

Kolkata-based Keventer Agro Ltd, a group outfit of the Rs. 1,800-crore Keventer Group, looks to expand its dairy business by entering the north-eastern markets and strengthening its footpri...Read more

Scientists use bacteria for fortifying food with riboflavin

India |  News | 08 Sep, 2017

Although found in various foods like eggs, green vegetables, milk and meat, there are numerous cases of riboflavin or vitamin B2 deficiency occurring on a regular basis. To help solve this,...Read more

IKEA ensures vegetarian options in the Indian menu

India |  News | 30 Aug, 2017

The world's biggest furniture retailer IKEA is also a top restaurateur, and its characteristically Swedish menu helps sustain the stamina of shoppers at the giant DIY stores. The retailing...Read more

Everstone Group ropes in Ajay Kaul as senior director

India |  News | 23 Aug, 2017

Food and beverage (F&B) industry veteran Ajay Kaul has joined Everstone Group as Senior Director to support growth in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) business of its food platform F&...Read more

Coca-Cola to invest $1.7b in Indian Agri Ecosystem

India |  News | 07 Jun, 2017

The Coca-Cola Company, its bottling partners and its fruit suppliers and processors in India, will contribute $1.7 billion and more in the agri ecosystem of the country over the next 5 year...Read more