FDI in Food retail

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the food sector that allows 100 per cent foreign investment was the priority in the government's ambitious "Make In India" programme. Launching a three-day global conference on the food industry here, Modi said...

In the aftermath of the new initiatives by Government – demonetizing the Rs. 500, 1,000 notes – to flush out black money from the economy and check funding of terror activities and other evils, the much awaited achhey din...

Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal said on Thursday that her recent trip to the UK has been successful and lot of international retail and food processing companies have evinced interest to enter India into joint venture with...

India is all set to organise a three-day roadshow in UK beginning today to attract foreign direct investment in the food processing sector. As per a report in PTI: Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal is leading a team...

US retail giant Walmart along with a food company based out of Brazil are interested in setting up stores in India following the Government’s decision to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the marketing of locally-produced food items, Food...

Making India the most open economy in the world, Modi Government recently announced its second major reform in FDI soon after its radical changes announced in November last year. The Government, since the beginning, has been taking steps to boost FDI in...

The Government on Monday allowed 100 per cent FDI in trading of food products, including through e-commerce, to boost food processing sector in the country. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Government had in...

The Government is expected to permit foreign companies to import certain key ingredients like flavours and preservatives under the proposal to allow 100 per cent FDI in the food processing sector. The Centre may also permit players to retail their...

Even as the government is yet to detail the fine print on its FY'17 Budget proposal to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in processed food retailing (brick-and-mortar), reports now suggest that allowing FDI in online food...