Progressive Grocer

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...

The Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has reportedly found excess lead in Yippee noodles of domestic giant ITC Ltd and will soon file a case. The FDA said that the samples of Yippee noodles, seized from a local...

Teabox, the Siliguri based tea e-tailer, has launched ‘Personalized Tea Subscription Service’ today. This first-of-its-kind program is powered by Teabox’s patent-pending machine-learning technology that personalises and matches every individual’s tastes to a selection of teas, company said in a...

Sydney-based Flavor and Life (FAL) is set to enter the Indian market by setting up a subsidiary to market branded coconut water. The company's flagship brand, Coco Joy, made with natural coconut water will be endorsed by ace cricketer Sir...