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Mahindra & Mahindra's agri business division recently entered the edible oil space with the 'NuPro' Virgin Kachchi Ghani Mustard Oil. The company also plans to get into dairy and pulses retail segments as well. "Our initial focus in the mustard...

In a study conducted by Great Place To Work Institute in association with The Economic Times, dairy giant Mother Dairy has ranked 39th amongst the top 100 best companies in India 2015 to work for in report. Over 700 organisations...

The state-owned Punjab Agro Industries Corporation (PAIC) is coming up with a multi-product mega food park at Ladhowal in Ludhiana. Over a built-up area of 100 acres, a total of Rs 140 crore will be spent on the project....

Gurgaon-based Hector Beverages Pvt Ltd, which manufactures soft drinks and beverages under the Paper Boat brand, has recently raised Rs 183 crore ($29 million) in Series C round led by Belgium-based investment company Sofina and China's Hillhouse Capital. Existing investors...

Snowman Logistics Ltd, one of the largest integrated temperature controlled logistics service providers in India, is adding 4,500 pallets at the Taloja warehouse situated in Panvel district in Mumbai. With this capacity addition, the total installed capacity tallies to...

The global cheese market is growing strongly, driven by emerging countries such as Brazil, where cheese consumption is expected to triple in less than a decade. However, the top five global brands hold less than 10% of the market....

Dutch beer giant Heineken NV has boosted its stake in United Breweries Ltd (UBL), with the acquisition of Diageo-controlled United Spirits Ltd's 3.2 per cent share in UBL for USD138 million (Rs 872 crore). With this buyout, Heineken's stake...

Two-month-old fresh produce marketplace startup Veggykart is in advanced talks to raise Series A funding of USD 4 million (approx Rs 24 crore) from three investors. “We are expecting to close the Series A funding by the end of this...

The Kraft Heinz Company has announced the completion of merger between Kraft and Heinz. According to a press release issued by the company, the transaction creates the third-largest food and beverage company in North America and the fifth-largest food...

Proctor & Gamble, one of the largest consumer goods companies in India, which has a brandwidth of diverse products from beauty to health to home and beyond has named the 55-year-old US citizen of Indian origin, Al Rajwani, as...

Speciality wheat flour brand Jiwa plans to expand its offline retail presence by retailing its products in general trade stores (pop-and-mom stores) and speciality gourmet stores, by August. Speaking to Indiaretailing, Raghav Gupta, founder of Jiwa reveals, "Up until now,...

With sales of Rs 6,411.27 crore, or about $1.01 billion by the end of fiscal 2014- 2015, Kolkata-based conglomerate ITC's branded packaged foods business is now the third-largest listed food company in India, following Nestle and Britannia. Launched in 2001...

The packaged wheat flour market in India is growing at a CAGR of 19% over the past three years and may likely to be double the current size by end of this decade, according to IKON Marketing Consultant’s latest...