Sectors - Food & Drink  

The Fast food outlet plans to grow here through franchise route

Tea is a natural choice for the tag feels the Government

The food and nightlife were honoured at the awards that have come to be known as the Food Oscars in the capital

Women are managing the show in the Indian alcohol industry

Kellogg's announced that it will acquire snack brand Pringles from P & G

Coca-Cola to bring back Citra - the oldest heritage brand in its portfolio

Pepsico indicates that 'Himalayan' is still part of the JV signed with the Tatas even though the latter wants to sell it in Tata-Starbucks cafes

Tata Coffee is bringing Starbucks in India; may open in the second half of this year

Almost 70% milk in Delhi and 22% in Karnataka is found to be adulterated

KFC, McDonald's are riding on India's increasing appetite for chicken

By next year, Mukesh Ambani's RIL will have its own fast-food business

Biscuit maker Britannia dismisses 42 under performing executives in one day

Domino's India's fast-paced growth encourages it to expand outlets

Coca-Cola has stated that in the next 5 years, it will spend $2 bn in India

Challenging Maaza, Parle Agro is aiming to launch Frooti in returnable glass bottles

Thanks to rising prices and growing consumption, Indian coffee planters & exporters are making profits like never before

After 6 years of taking the brand off the shelves, PepsiCo India plans to re-launch the century-old lemonade

Amul's re-branding itself; working on packet designs and product positioning

Britannia Industries is aiming to cover the entire food and beverage gamut for expansion

Sets up its first flagship store at Hyderabad; Quiznos to open up to 30 restaurants in South India, Goa in next one year

Nestle India's Q2 net up by 10% thanks to great sales

After years of being a hidden player, Parag Milk Foods has joined the big league with its new range of cheese products

India has now emerged as the top three 'innovations' market for multinational food companies

Restaurants in India will source sushi from other countries due to the expanding radiation threat in Japan

India wins World Cup; nation rejoices and so do brands like Nike and Pepsi!

The world's biggest beverage maker, Coca-Cola, will step into the juice market - that is increasingly growing - by offering three variants of Minute Maid juices—orange, apple and grape. At present, the company sells two juice brands—the mango juice-based drink Maaza and Minute Maid, which are all fruit-based products but not pure juices.

Parle Agro will now make Bailley soda available in 600 ml and 300 ml PET bottles. These will be competitively priced at Rs 14 and Rs 9 respectively. This is not the first time that Parle has tried its luck in the soda segment. Far back in 1998, the company has launched the soda only to withdraw it from the market 2 months later mainly due to poor sales.

To boost the agriculture sector and control the rocketing food inflation of the country, Finance Minister announced a number of measures in his budget on Monday.

At a time when sales growth of carbonated drinks has slowed, Coca-Cola has decided to cut down the prices of all its carbonated beverages. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, the bottling arm of Coca-Cola India, has also slightly increased the beverage quantity of its 2-litre PET bottles, while retaining the price point of Rs. 55.

Many futurists have already predicted that in the years to come shoppers will soon have the convenience to swipe their cell phones instead of their credit cards to make purchases. With the entry of coffee-giant - Starbucks – this will soon become a welcome reality.

The world’s largest premium coffee retail chain, Starbucks, has finally announced its agreement with Tata Coffee for a strategic alliance. So, its official now – Starbucks will finally come to India with its range of tasty coffees for the already-obsessed coffee nation.

Britannia Industries has launched ‘Britannia Healthy Start’, a series of ready-to-cook breakfast mixes in upmas, pohas, porridges and oats among other goodies.

Sachin Tendulkar is finally on board for Coca-Cola. But he will not appear in Coca-Cola brand campaigns, as per company executives. The ace batsman will be used in corporate campaigns mostly.

1) Nine Hills Chenin Blanc 2007: after the wine won the trophy as the Finest Red wine at the India wine challenge, Chairman and CEO, Pernod Ricard India Ltd stated, “When we launched our domestic range of Nine Hills wines in Nov 2006 to a limited market, we hardly expected that in a year

Hard Rock Cafe (Bangalore): Has rocking music, drinks and memorabilia of stars like Madonna, U2 and Springsteen. If you’re a rock fan, then this is the place to be. Personally, this one’s my favourite and I’ve always had a great time here. No wonder it tops my list!! 

Sales of both firms (rising at a healthy 20-25% in the past eight to ten quarters) are currently down to single digits. Though neither Coca-Cola nor PepsiCo revealed numbers, beverage industry officials said unit case volume growth is down to about 8-9%. PepsiCo India (beverages) CEO Praveen Someshwar said, “The unusual rains have impacted growth.”

The Lucknow-based Central Institute of Subtropical Research led by Neelima Garg have created wine out of the three types of mangoes available in India, ‘Dussehri’, ‘Langda’ and ‘Chausa’.

According to the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), food inflation rose to 17.65 percent, over 17.22 percent the previous week.

The food is a genetically modified eggplant or brinjal, which uses genes from Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt, to make plants insect resistant. The plant was developed by Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco) using technology sourced from U.S. multinational Monsanto.

Managing Director of Yum! Indian Subcontinent, Niren Chaudhary said the Taco Bell will "offer the latest Mexican delights customised for the tastes of the Indian consumers".