Foods / beverages
World may run out of chocolate in less than 40 years, warn experts
02 Jan 2018
It has been known for some years now that the world is running out of chocolate. Now, experts have put a time frame on this – it could happen in the next 30-40 years because the crop will be harder to grow in a warming climate
McDonald’s, CPRL’s Bakshi trade charges over food quality
29 Dec 2017
The spat between McDonald's India and its estranged partner Vikram Bakshi got even more bitter on Thursday, with Bakshi claiming the fast food chain follows “different standards” for India than in other countries and has continuously ignored the food quality concerns raised by him in the past four years
McDonald’s spat: supplier under pressure to resume supplies
27 Dec 2017
CPRL, which operates McDonald’s outlets across east and north India, threatens to sue supplier Radhakrishna Foodland, while Justice Singhvi, appointed by the NCLT as CPRL administrator, has asked it to resume supplies
Internal spat leads to closure of McDonald’s across east, north
26 Dec 2017
A total of 84 outlets have been hit due to supplies being cut off by Radhakrishna Foodland, apparently as a result of the ongoing spat between McDonald’s and Vikram Bakshi
Germany's Delivery Hero sells Foodpanda to Ola
20 Dec 2017
The deal involves the transfer of Foodpanda's India business to Ola in exchange for Ola shares, with Ola committing to invest $200 million in the new business
East of England Co-op to become first major retailer to sell food past its “best before” dates
06 Dec 2017
Maggi Noodles in soup again as UP slaps it with Rs71 lakh fines
29 Nov 2017
The district administration of Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh has slapped a fine on Nestle India and its distributors after its Maggi allegedly failed to pass a lab test
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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