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

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages’ appoints Nair as executive director, HR

India |  News | 29 May, 2017

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCB), one of India’s largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, has appointed Seema Nair as executive director, human resources (HR)....Read more

CSIR-CFTRI to encourage food processing start-ups

India |  News | 26 May, 2017

To encourage and promote start-ups in the food processing sector, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, in association with Kautilya Entrepreneurship and Manag...Read more

Amul to invest nearly $390m in expanding capabilities

India |  News | 26 May, 2017

India’s Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) plans to invest the equivalent of almost $390 million over the next three years to expand the processing capabilities of...Read more

TeamonkGlobal launches green tea variants

India |  News | 26 May, 2017

Online tea shop TeamonkGlobal has launched such new variants of green tea as Sozen Orange Tea, Yoshin Lemon Green Tea and Zoho Lemongrass Green Tea.  Sozen Orange Tea is a strong anti...Read more

Activ8me launches nutritional foods & drinks

India |  News | 26 May, 2017

Activ8me, a leading provider of innovative fitness products, has launched a full range of products, including healthy and nutritional foods and drinks and a machine with an assortment of ha...Read more