Progressive Grocer

At one minute after midnight i.e. 00:01 tonight, iPhone enthusiasts will be able to get their hands on new iPhones (6s and 6s plus) delivered conveniently at their doorsteps, claims Gurgaon-based on-demand hyperlocal mobile app Grofers. Coinciding with the India...

QSR chain Burger King has partnered with Mumbai-based hyperlocal food ordering app, Scootsy, for its home delivery service in Mumbai, the company said in a press release. It said deliveries will be made in 30 minutes from the chain's Lower...

London-listed brewer of Peroni and Grolsch, SABMiller has agreed to sell itself to Anheuser-Busch InBev forUSD104bn (£68bn), in a deal that is regarded as the biggest ever takeover of a British company. The takeover will create a brewing empire that...

The online food retail space, which has gained momentum over the past year with scores of startups taking shots at both grocery delivery and foodservice, is appearing to be struggling for survival already, as funding gets harder to come...

Aashirvaad ghee will make its debut this Diwali as ITC reportedly plans to enter the dairy segment. Extending the product range of its biggest non-cigarette brand, the company is looking to replicate the success it achieved in the unorganised...

On-demand hyperlocal grocery delivery service PepperTap has closed a Series B funding round of USD36 million. The latest funding round was led by Snapdeal along with existing investors Sequoia India and SAIF Partners, the company said. The funding also saw...

Food and beverage major Kraft Heinz Company's Indian affiliate Kraft Heinz India has entered into a partnership with Stop Hunger Now, a non-profit organisation, and Society for Action in Community to launch a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) service in...

A delegation led by Amit Lohani, Founder and Director of the Forum of Indian Food Importers (FIFI), the apex body representing food importers across India, recently met Ashish Bahuguna, the newly appointed Chairman of the Food Safety and Standards...

FMCG major ITC is reportedly planning to launch its range of dairy product starting with ghee, by the end of the current quarter. “We will bring our first dairy product into the market with ghee by the end of the...

India’s consumer packaged goods and retail sectors may not be able to sustain the high growth path solely on consumption-led demand in the wake of structural bottlenecks, said a report prepared by FICCI and advisory firm KPMG released recently. The...

With onion rates touching Rs 80 per kg in retail, PepperTap, a mobile-first grocery delivery service, has said it will offer flat 50 per cent discount on sale of key kitchen item. The offer would be available in 10 cities...

The world's largest kiwi fruit marketer, Zespri International has tied up with Mumbai's Dabbawalas for sampling and selling a new variant of the fruit in the Indian market – The Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit, the company said. The New Zealand based...

Gurgaon-headquartered Digital Food Talk Pvt Ltd, which runs an online food community, Food Talk India, has raised a seed investment of $500,000 from a private investor. “This investment will help us launch the Food Talk Plus mobile application in a...