industry > industry > Foods/beverages Foods / beverages UK Consumers now buy, waste less food than before the recession 25 May 2013 Food could soon be transmitted to astronauts via 3D printers! 24 May 2013 Axa Private Equity weighs $1.3 bn sale of French food ingredients maker Diana Group 23 May 2013 “Whodunnit” of Irish potato famine solved 22 May 2013 Scientists identify pest that caused 19th century Irish potato famine 22 May 2013 Regular coffee consumption cuts liver disease risk: study 20 May 2013 Groupe Danone to acquire 4% indirect stake in China Mengniu Dairy 20 May 2013 Researchers develop way to enrich foods with omega-3 fatty acids 15 May 2013 Mengniu Dairy to acquire stake in Modern Dairy for $409 mn 08 May 2013 Nestle recalls several varieties of pizzas after consumers find plastic fragments 06 May 2013 Chinese police bust crime ring that passed on rat meat as mutton 04 May 2013 Marine Harvest takes $1.7-bn hostile bid to Cermaq shareholders 03 May 2013 Tech investors bet big on food startups 30 April 2013 FCI to sell wheat at Rs1,484 per quintal to exporters 29 April 2013 French PE firm Pai Partners to buy R&R Ice Cream for reported $1.1 bn 29 April 2013 Nestle loses Nespresso refill patent infringement lawsuit against UK’s Dualit 25 April 2013 Chinese regulators approve Marubeni-Gavilon merger with stiff conditions 24 April 2013 Germany’s Joh A Benckiser to acquire D E Master Blenders 1753 for $9.8 billion 13 April 2013 Huge Chinese demand forces UK supermarkets to ration baby foods 09 April 2013 EU beef and soy demand driving Amazon deforestation: report 05 April 2013 Qatar’s Hassad Food buys majority stake in Bush Foods Overseas for Rs544.50 crore 04 April 2013 Dutch food firm CSM to sell bakery business to Rhone Capital for $1.4 bn 26 March 2013 World’s biggest study of food allergies gets underway 23 March 2013 Nestle India board approves hike in royalty rate to 4.5% 22 March 2013 Irish company kept discovery of horse meat in beef secret 15 March 2013 Horse meat scare: Tesco to double amount of meat sourced from N Ireland 15 March 2013 Hostess sells Twinkies to investment firms for $410 million 14 March 2013 Horsemeat scare leads to shift in UK consumers’ food habits 13 March 2013 Whole Foods to introduce labelling on GM foods 11 March 2013 Celebrity endorsement attract kids to junk foods 08 March 2013 Cadbury accused of Rs250-cr tax evasion via ‘dummy’ plant 06 March 2013 ConAgra, Cargill and CHS to merge North American flour milling businesses 05 March 2013 Frozen beef burger and ready meal sales fall steeply in UK 27 February 2013 Nestle to buy US medical foods company Pamlab to bolster health and nutrition business 26 February 2013 Domino’s Pizza posts record annual profits 26 February 2013 And now, Czech authorities find horse meat in Ikea’s Swedish meatballs 25 February 2013 Heinz to sell China packaged food business to Zhengzhou Sanquan Foods 25 February 2013 UK consumers give meat foods thumbs down after horse meat scandal 22 February 2013 Australia urges consumers to shun British meat products 22 February 2013 Now donkey meat found at firms in horse meat probe 22 February 2013 Anglo-Saxon England went off horse meat because it was viewed as ‘pagan’ food 21 February 2013 FBI joins SEC insider trading probe in $28-bn HJ Heinz deal 20 February 2013 French dairy major Danone to eliminate 900 jobs in recession-hit Europe 19 February 2013 SEC files suit, freezes Goldman Sachs account in suspected insider trading in Heinz deal 16 February 2013 Warren Buffett, 3G Capital to buy HJ Heinz Co for $23 bn 15 February 2013 Horse meat scandal expected to trigger higher regulation 13 February 2013 Court approves bankrupt Hostess Brands' auction of Twinkies, other brands 12 February 2013 French government to hold talks with meat industry over horsemeat scandal 11 February 2013 Tata Starbucks opens first outlet in Delhi 07 February 2013 Nestle India to acquire 26 % stake in dairy firm Indocon Agro 05 February 2013 India allows export of select processed foods 04 February 2013 Burger King apologises for serving horsemeat 02 February 2013 Traces of pork DNA found in UK prison food 02 February 2013 Bids for Hostess Brands now total $440 million 29 January 2013 Future of Kellogs Frosties’ cereal mascot in doubt amid falling sales as parental concerns rise 28 January 2013 Starbucks to open 300 new British stores as it renews commitment to UK 28 January 2013 Tata Coffee Q3 net profit rises nearly 21% to Rs26 crore 25 January 2013 OUE backs out of bidding war for Fraser and Neave 21 January 2013 Thai billionaire Sirivadhanabhakdi outbids Indonesia’s Overseas Union for F&N 19 January 2013 Tesco withdraws beef products following horse DNA finding 17 January 2013 Starbucks opens fourth cafe in Mumbai 16 January 2013 Half the world’s food output is wasted: study 10 January 2013 Bulk Chinese purchase creates baby food shortage in Australia 03 January 2013 Benckiser snaps up Caribou Coffee for $340 million 21 December 2012 Swiss chocolatier Barry Callebaut to buy cocoa ingredients division of Petra Foods for $950 mn 12 December 2012 Pizza Hut to open 100 new UK takeaway outlets by end 2014 10 December 2012 Germany’s Intersnack close to buying UK’s KP Snacks for around $644 mn: report 05 December 2012 Dean Foods to sell Morningstar dairy to Canada’s Saputo for $1.45 bn 04 December 2012 Fast food workers strike work in New York, demand better wages 30 November 2012 Danone looks to double India sales in 3 years 29 November 2012 ConAgra Foods to acquire Ralcorp Holdings for $5 billion 28 November 2012 Cadbury develop's non-melting chocolate 27 November 2012 Cadbury in Rs213-crore tax evasion case in India 22 November 2012 NRI-created drink under FDA scanner after deaths 16 November 2012 Pepsi backs Britvic-Barr deal to create European beverage leader 14 November 2012 McDonald’s sales slip for first time since 2003 09 November 2012 China clears Nestle’s $11.85-bn deal for Pfizer's baby food business 03 November 2012 Standard packs made mandatory for 19 daily-use commodities 01 November 2012 Michael Foods, Mexico’s Grupo Lala eye Dean Foods Co's Morningstar unit: report 27 October 2012 India’s milk production seen rising to 129 million tonnes in 2012 20 October 2012 Starbucks enters India with first store in Mumbai 19 October 2012 Unilever mulls selling Skippy peanut butter brand 05 October 2012 UK high court ruling upholds Cadbury's claims over colour purple 03 October 2012 Campbell Soup Co to close down two plants 28 September 2012 Starbucks Corp to open first coffee shop in Mumbai by end October 28 September 2012 Dean Foods explores sale of Morningstar division 28 September 2012 Kellogg to expand in China through cereal and snacks JV with Wilmar 25 September 2012 Yum Brands reports 4.8 per cent growth in Q2 earnings 22 September 2012 US FDA urged to look into arsenic levels in rice 20 September 2012 Itochu Corp to buy two units of Dole Food Co for $1.68 bn 18 September 2012 Australia moots changing food labelling bill to reflect country of origin 17 September 2012 Beef Products sues ABC News for $1.2 bn in damages over misleading reports 14 September 2012 Much-reviled McDonald’s to post calorie counts on menus 13 September 2012 Amul proposes acquiring loss-making Delhi Milk Scheme 12 September 2012 Snyder's-Lance to buy Pretzel Crisps maker Snack Factory for $340 million 10 September 2012 Godrej to divest all 43% stake in JV with chocolate maker Hershey 08 September 2012 McDonald's to open more vegetarian outlets in India 05 September 2012 PE firm Permira to buy Japan's largest sushi restaurant chain Akindo Sushiro for $1 bn 25 August 2012 Hain Celestial Inc to buy Premier Foods Plc for £200 million 24 August 2012 Kraft Foods to sell 'Back to Nature' food brand to PE firm Brynwood Partners 22 August 2012 Tata Global Beverage completes acquisition of Russia’s SuntyCo 18 August 2012 DSM to buy Brazilian animal-nutrition company Tortuga for $575 mn 08 August 2012 ConAgra to buy Unilever’s N American frozen meal business for $265 mn 31 July 2012 Germany's Joh A Benckiser to acquire Peet's Coffee & Tea for $1 bn 24 July 2012 Cargill recalls beef products after US salmonella outbreak 24 July 2012 India’s first mega food park opens in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh 10 July 2012 Campbell Soup to buy Bolthouse Farms for $1.55 bn 09 July 2012 Danone to acquire controlling stake in Morocco's Centrale Laitiere for $685-mn 28 June 2012 BIS standards for street food ready: minister 26 June 2012 Australian milk processors drop permeate on consumer concerns 25 June 2012 Blackstone, BC Partners team up to bid for Iglo Group 20 June 2012 Burger King forms new JV in China, to open 1,000 restaurants 16 June 2012 Coca Cola to resume business in Myanmar after 60 years 15 June 2012 UK food watchdog cautions against ignoring use-by dates on foodstuff 14 June 2012 Kraft Foods to shift listing to Nasdaq 09 June 2012 Australian competition regulator clears Glencore’s Viterra takeover 08 June 2012 Starbucks to acquire La Boulange Bakery owner Bay Bread for $100 million 05 June 2012 Cargill bids again to buy Goodman Fielder's edible fats and oils business 23 May 2012 UK frozen food company Iglo receives tentative bids 12 May 2012 Coffee Day Fresh & Ground launches its first filter coffee retail outlet in Mumbai 08 May 2012 Japanese brewer Asahi in talks to buy local soft drinks giant Calpis for $1.2 bn 28 April 2012 Starbucks net income rises 18 per cent in fiscal Q2 27 April 2012 Nestle India Q1-2012 net profit rises 7.8 per cent to Rs276 crore 25 April 2012 Nestlé to acquire Pfizer’s nutrition business for $11.85 billion 23 April 2012 China's Bright Food denies interst in British cereal maker Weetabix 23 April 2012 Coca-Cola sales beat forecasts as volume soars 20 per cent 18 April 2012 Nestle close to buying Pfizer’s infant nutrition business for $9 billion 18 April 2012 Coffee Day to face Starbucks in expanded Squares 09 April 2012 Burger King strikes $1.4-bn deal to go public again on NYSE 04 April 2012 PE firm Permira puts Iglo, Europe's largest frozen food firm, on the block 26 March 2012 Kraft coins name for snacks company - Mondelez International 22 March 2012 Dutch dairy FrieslandCampina to acquire Philippines Alaska Milk for $457 mn 10 March 2012 Iceland Foods sold to founder Malcolm Walker, investors for $2.45 bn 10 March 2012 Beer or iced tea? Now you can have both! 07 March 2012 Danone, Mead Johnson team up against Nestle for Pfizer's $10-bn infant nutrition 25 February 2012 Nestle to invest $293 million on new Nescafé Dolce Gusto plant in Germany 24 February 2012 Bunge to acquire UK’s Climate Change Capital 23 February 2012 Kellogg to buy Pringles brand from Procter & Gamble for $2.695 billion 15 February 2012 Britannia Q3 net profit vaults 45 per cent to Rs54.1 crore 10 February 2012 Nestle, Danone in lead for Pfizer's $10-bn Wyeth baby nutrition business 07 February 2012 Tata Global Beverages-Starbucks JV plans Starbucks cafes across India 30 January 2012 Sara Lee to acquire Philips' stake in Senseo coffee brand for $223 million 27 January 2012 Kraft Foods to eliminate 1,600 North American jobs ahead of spin-off 18 January 2012 German dairy giant Muller to acquire UK’s Robert Wiseman for $427 mn 17 January 2012 Most milk sold in India poisonous, finds food regulator 11 January 2012 Coca-Cola and Nestlé end ready-to-drink tea joint venture 07 January 2012 Toxins found in milk from China's largest dairy 27 December 2011 Reliance to enter fast food business 13 December 2011 China approves Nestlé $1.7-bn acquisition of local candy maker Hsu Fu Chi 07 December 2011 India’s processed food output seen more than tripling by 2015 02 December 2011 Global agri-business summit attracts investment proposals worth Rs78,000 crore 01 December 2011 Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods to buy 74% in Hong Kong affiliate for $2.1 bn 29 November 2011 Consuming canned soup linked to greatly elevated levels of the chemical BPA 29 November 2011 Entrack opens store in Ahmedabad to market organic food from Germany 25 November 2011 London charities feed 5,000 to prove good food need not be wasted 19 November 2011 Nestlé buys Oscar stocks and sauces business from Finland’s Paulig Group 18 November 2011 Nestlé completes acquisition of 60-% stake in China's Yinlu Foods 18 November 2011 ConAgra Foods to acquire National Pretzel from Brookstone Holdings 12 November 2011 BofA to sell Pizza Hut franchisee stake for $755 mn 08 November 2011 Sara Lee gets €115 mn offer for French unit EuroDough from Sagard 07 November 2011 PepsiCo acquires Brazil's cookie and cracker producer, Mabel 03 November 2011 Unilever sells Culver Speciality Brands division to B&G Foods for $325 mn 01 November 2011 Coca-Cola to buy Oklahoma bottler Great Plains for $360 million 27 October 2011 Government scales up mega food parks project; plans another 15 25 October 2011 Sara Lee to sell majority of coffee business to J M Smucker for $350 mn 25 October 2011 Bain Capital may buy Japanese restaurant chain from Nomura for $3.3 bn 12 October 2011 Tata Coffee, Starbucks close to setting retail stores in India: report 10 October 2011 Food Safety and Standards Authority plans online licensing nationwide 01 October 2011 UK advertising watchdog pulls up Tesco over sausage ad 15 September 2011 Nestle in talks to acquire Russian juice and baby food producer Progress OAO 09 September 2011 India's seafood exports fetch record $2.8 billion in 2010-11 26 August 2011 US food chain Quiznos opens first outlet in Hyderabad 26 August 2011 Domino’s launches online ordering service 26 August 2011 Processing of fruits in India to reach 20 per cent of production by 2015: minister 20 August 2011 China's Bright Food buys majority stake in Australia's Manassen Foods 18 August 2011 Ralcorp Holdings once again rejects ConAgra's sweetened takeover offer 13 August 2011 Ralcorp Holdings to buy Sara Lee's refrigerated dough business 09 August 2011 Kraft Foods to split into two companies 04 August 2011 Cargill recalls ground turkey, suspends production at plant on Salmonella concerns 04 August 2011 Government denies crisis at FCI 26 July 2011 Nestle to spend $1.7 billion for controlling stake in China’s candy maker 11 July 2011 Tata, Nestle eye US-based iced tea maker AriZona Beverage: report 09 July 2011 Godrej Consumer, Hershey to end joint venture: report 06 July 2011 Nestle in talks to buy Chinese snack and candy maker Hsu Fu Chi International: report 02 July 2011 New research on food choices of allergy sufferers 30 June 2011 McCormick to acquire Polish rival Kamis for $291 million 29 June 2011 British seeds company blamed for E coli outbreak in France 28 June 2011 Junk food ads still affecting kids, should be banned: AMA 28 June 2011 Lab-grown meat would 'cut emissions and save energy' 21 June 2011 Carlyle close to acquiring minority stake in Indonesia’s GarudaFood for $200 mn 13 June 2011 Cargill to acquire Italian animal feed company Raggio di Sole 09 June 2011 NE agro marketing body's sales more than triple to Rs102 crore in 3 years 08 June 2011 Tata Global Beverages looks to sell stake in international operations: report 07 June 2011 Kohinoor Foods forms JV with McCormick of US 03 June 2011 Outrage among Britons as Denmark bans Maramite sales 26 May 2011 British MPs criticise Kraft’s Rosenfeld's refusal to testify 24 May 2011 Italian food group Parmalat rejects €3.38-bn offer from Lactalis 18 May 2011 Jubilant net jumps 86% with Domino’s on a roll 14 May 2011 Del Monte launches new fruit-based drink in India 21 April 2011 Nestle to acquire 60-% stake in China's Yinlu Foods 19 April 2011 Cutting waste: UK to make food labelling less stringent 18 April 2011 Goodricke set to enter iced-tea market 13 April 2011 Pure juices to boost growth of packaged juice segment: Datamonitor 12 April 2011 Nestle teams up with Dassault and 20th Century to bring video on breakfast cereal boxes 01 April 2011 Coca Cola India launches Minute Maid 100% juice 28 March 2011 Fukushima fallout: governments restrict food imports from Japan 26 March 2011 US bars entry of some Japanese food products 24 March 2011 Higher than safe levels of radiation found in Tokyo water supply 24 March 2011 Jain Irrigation promoters hike stake by Rs140 crore 23 March 2011 General Mills close to buying PAI’s stake in Yoplait 18 March 2011 India's share in global food trade to double to 3 per cent by 2015 11 March 2011 Alcohol matching trend offers huge opportunities for food industry 10 March 2011 Kraft under SEC scrutiny for irregularities in India 04 March 2011 Kraft to launch Oreo in India with downmarket strategy 04 March 2011 Jubilant ties up with Dunkin’ Donuts to set up coffee outlets in India 25 February 2011 Government bans milk powder exports 19 February 2011 Japan ends whaling season on anti-whaling activists' harassment 18 February 2011 Italian food reigns supreme among travellers worldwide, Indian cusinse ranked fifth 16 February 2011 Coca-Cola's top-secret formula uncovered? 15 February 2011 Danisco’s shareholders revolt against DuPont’s $5.8-bn bid 11 February 2011 Government abetting safety violations by junk food majors through puppet panels: SC 10 February 2011 Keventer in JV with France’s Carso for food testing lab 03 February 2011 UK ad watchdog rules against Asda's price guarantee ads 02 February 2011 Greencore gets more time for Northern bid 01 February 2011 Andhra snatches coffee giant Lavazza away from TN 29 January 2011 Mahindras buy undisclosed stake in East India Co 25 January 2011 Foods firm RockTenn to buy Smurfit-Stone for $3.5-bn 24 January 2011 Ranjit Boparan wins control of UK’s Northern Foods for £342 million 22 January 2011 Foot-and-mouth epidemic spreading in South Korea 17 January 2011 Starbucks to enter India via tie up with Tata Coffee 13 January 2011 Britannia forays into breakfast foods 13 January 2011 DuPont to acquire Danish food ingredients giant Danisco AS for $5.8 billion 10 January 2011 Starbucks decides it’s famous; knocks name off logo 06 January 2011 India extends ban on Chinese milk products 04 January 2011 India launches tax probe into Kraft’s $19.6-bn Cadbury acquisition 04 January 2011 Kraft keeps promise: shuts Cadbury’s Somerdale factory 03 January 2011 Workers shocked as UK knights man who sold Cadbury 01 January 2011 ‘Eco-friendly Fairtrade foods selling like hot cakes in UK: study 31 December 2010 Nestlé buys majority stake in Turkish confectionery brands 28 December 2010 Russian watchdog to approve $3.8-bn PepsiCo-WBD deal 28 December 2010 Berri juice products pulled up for misleading branding 24 December 2010 Oranges offer more health benefits than vitamin C pills: Study 24 December 2010 Tata Chemicals extends presence in essential foods with launch of i-Shakti Dals 22 December 2010 Desperate govt okays free import of onions 22 December 2010 Garlic could protect against hip osteoarthritis 17 December 2010 Middle East investors in talks to buy majority stake in Iceland Foods retail chain 13 December 2010 Parmalat founder Tanzi gets 18-year jail term 11 December 2010 Indian food market experimenting with new flavours: Datamonitor 09 December 2010 China's Bright Food in talks to buy US vitamin retailer GNC Holdings 07 December 2010 US coffee major Starbucks in talks with Indian corporates: Reports 06 December 2010 Kraft to move part of Cadbury to Switzerland to avoid UK taxes 06 December 2010 UK rolls out new hygiene rating scheme for food outlets 01 December 2010 Del Monte Foods to be acquired by KKR-led PE firms for $5.3 billion 26 November 2010 BIS verifying alleged presence of antibiotics in honey sold in India: minister 20 November 2010 Coca-Cola offers iced tea on-the-go, launches Nestea in India 16 November 2010 Britannia launches new NutriChoice range for diabetics 13 November 2010 Agro Tech Foods sells Rath vanaspathi to Cargil India 12 November 2010 Yash Birla Group wellness store Rebirth introduces Nutrinext range of sugar-free products 12 November 2010 Delhi has no facility to test oxytocin in fruits 11 November 2010 Fast food joints’ marketing practices to lure kids on the rise: Study 10 November 2010 India gets its first meat quality testing lab 03 November 2010 'Functional, probiotic foods' gain ground 01 November 2010 Tata Beverages forms JV with Pepsi for health drinks 29 October 2010 Tata Global Beverages invests in US vitamin-enhanced beverage maker Activate 27 October 2010 Study sounds red alert on ‘green’ products 26 October 2010 Ebro Foods to buy SunRice for €425 million 22 October 2010 Nestle to invest Rs226 crore on first Indian R&D centre 23 September 2010 Green Mountain Coffee acquires rival Van Houtte for $890 million 15 September 2010 Burger King to be acquired by 3G Capital for $4.2 billion 03 September 2010 Britannia plans price hike to combat high input prices 01 September 2010 Burger King mulls sale to private equity firms: report 01 September 2010 China's health ministry says infant girls' breast growth not linked to milk formula 16 August 2010 Canada’s Agrium makes A$1.2-bn counter offer for Australia’s AWB 16 August 2010 East India Company reborn on I-Day eve 14 August 2010 Wimm-Bill-Dann buys back stake from Danone for $470 million 13 August 2010 Cloned meat in market raises concerns in UK 05 August 2010 McLeod Russel mulling blending unit in Dubai 03 August 2010 GrainCorp to buy AWB to become Australia’s largest wheat exporter 31 July 2010 Lion Capital to buy French frozen foods firm Picard for €1.5 billion 27 July 2010 Kraft silent spectator to mass exodus of Cadbury executives 26 July 2010 McDonald's, Burger King cut down on fat: study 16 July 2010 Kraft to sell Cadbury’s confectionery business in Romania and Poland 08 July 2010 Non-alcoholic beverage makers form ‘Indian Beverage Association’ 06 July 2010 Nestle plans acquisitions, expansion in India 02 July 2010 US cereal maker Kellogg's recalls 28 million boxes of cereal 26 June 2010 India extends ban on Chinese milk products over melamine fears 24 June 2010 Lawsuit fear looms over McDonalds over Happy Meal toys 23 June 2010 Study says coffee protects against oral cancer 22 June 2010 Indian food processing industry needs over Rs100,000 crore investment, says Subodh Kant Sahai 19 June 2010 Spain's Borges sets up Indian subsidiary to market Mediterranean food products 19 June 2010 ConAgra Foods, Campbell Soup hit by recall orders by US food safety body 19 June 2010 Nestle buys back $22.56 billion of shares, announces new $9-billion programme 19 June 2010 France’s Danone merges dairy business with Russia's Unimilk 19 June 2010 Carlyle Group invests Rs110 crore in Tirumala Milk Products 03 June 2010 Brittania launches TigerZor flavoured milk 01 June 2010 McLeod Russel targets Rs3,000 crore turnover by FY15 01 June 2010 UK supermarket chain Asda to buy Netto Foodstores for $1.12 billion 27 May 2010 Thomas Lee Partners to sell Michael Foods to GS Capital for $1.7 billion 22 May 2010 Rats! KFC fined as roaches, fleas found feasting at London outlet 18 May 2010 Attitude to food holding back growth of Indian ready to eat food segnent 17 May 2010 Pizza Hut, KFC, Costa Coffee, brand owner eyes listing 14 May 2010 Frito-Lay introduces Aliva Tangy Mango 12 May 2010 India's first meat testing lab to open on 30 June 05 May 2010 Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods is highest-paid woman CEO 29 April 2010 Brand Calculus launches Kiwi Kiss Fro Yo in India 27 April 2010 ADF Foods launches 'Soul' brand in India 08 April 2010 The fat Aussie: Battling obesity 06 April 2010 China’s Bright Food sweetens takeover offer for Australia's CSR sugar unit 01 April 2010 McDonald's opens Hamburger University in Shanghai 31 March 2010 Hong Kong’s Natural Dairy mulls $1.1 billion investment in New Zealand 25 March 2010 FCI to launch e-auction of wheat under OMSS tomorrow 15 March 2010 India to be Domino Pizza’s top five revenue generators in five years 12 March 2010 Silliker Expands into India through Investment in MicroChem Laboratory 18 February 2010 Amul pips Mother Dairy to become Delhi's top milk seller 16 February 2010 Rice India, Ramoji Agro tie up to cut rice price in Bengaluru 13 February 2010 Jubilant IPO nets Rs329 crore with 22.67 million share sale 08 February 2010 Kraft to raise $4 billion through bond sale for Cadbury acquisition 04 February 2010 Shareholders approve Kraft's acquisition of Cadbury 03 February 2010 Nestle to invest $390 million in Mexico 01 February 2010 Pepsi gives 7Up a packging revamp 29 January 2010 Now Tamil Nadu brings temporary ban on ‘Bt brinjal' 27 January 2010 After Hershey, Ferrero rules out counterbid to Kraft's offer for Cadbury 25 January 2010 Bain Capital to acquire Domino's Pizza franchise business in Japan 25 January 2010 Hershey rules out a counterbid for Cadbury 23 January 2010 Cadbury finally falls to Kraft’s sweetened bid 19 January 2010 HUL launches ‘Brooke Bond Sehatmand’ vitamins tea 16 January 2010 CSR spurns Bright Food’s offer; prefers demerger 16 January 2010 Ruchi Soya in production, processing pact with Ethiopian government 15 January 2010 Hershey prepares to bid for Cadbury: report 14 January 2010 Cadbury makes a last ditch effort to thwart Kraft hostile bid 13 January 2010 KFC Australia pulls out ‘racist’ ad after online row 08 January 2010 Kraft raises cash offer for Cadbury with sale of pizza unit to Nestle 06 January 2010 Berkshire Hathaway slams Kraft bid for Cadbury 06 January 2010 Kraft's $3.7-billion sale of pizza unit to Nestle may fund Cadbury acquisition 05 January 2010 Novartis acquires 52 per cent additional stake in Alcon for $28.1 billion 04 January 2010 Subway to release new TVC with Phelps 30 December 2009 Kraft to unveil 20 new products in 2010 30 December 2009 RFG acquires Big Dad franchise system 26 December 2009 McLeod Russel buys Ugandan tea producer for $25 million 24 December 2009 Britannia gets into festive mood with new varieties of cake 24 December 2009 South African chain News Café enters India 22 December 2009 Knorr soups goes OOH way 21 December 2009 Bingo launches new campaign 21 December 2009 Dabur eyes ready-to-cook food market; plans overseas expansion 14 December 2009 Cadbury dubs Kraft’s offer as “cheap steal” 14 December 2009 Movie Munchies by Anil Ambani’s ADAG 11 December 2009 US company recalls ground beef on fears of salmonella contamination 07 December 2009 Pizza Hut appoints Interpublic Group's Martin Agency as new creative agency 07 December 2009 Cadbury once again to reject Kraft’s “unappealing” offer 07 December 2009 Domino’s Pizza introduces Choco Lava cake 04 December 2009 Aamir promotes baked goodies from Parle 02 December 2009 Nestle launches ready-to-eat pasta 01 December 2009 Plan to raise India's milk production to 180 million tonnes in 12 years 30 November 2009 European Agro foods in Mumbai 30 November 2009 Coke gets ready for seasonal campaign 24 November 2009 Nestle also interested in Cadbury 23 November 2009 Hershey reportedly mulling $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury 21 November 2009 Government proposes tripling the level of food processing in India 19 November 2009 Hershey, Ferrero to rival Kraft’s bid for Cadbury 19 November 2009 Yum Brands to have 1,000 restaurants in India 16 November 2009 CCD becomes gaming zone 16 November 2009 ADF appoints JWT for creatives 16 November 2009 Pepsi My Can goes digital with 'What’s Your Way' campaign? 12 November 2009 Cadbury launches new Perk variant 11 November 2009 Kraft goes hostile with original offer 10 November 2009 Kraft confirms $9-billion loan for Cadbury acquisition 04 November 2009 Pepsi releases digital campaign 03 November 2009 Pepsi takes consumers to Youngistaan with its new outdoor campaign 31 October 2009 New guidelines for food advertisements 29 October 2009 HyperCITY exits gourmet retailing 28 October 2009 Kashmira Chadha, director – marketing quits Coca-Cola 28 October 2009 McDonald's to quit Iceland as Icelanders cannot afford Big Mac 27 October 2009 Delhi may go meatless as butchers intensify stir 26 October 2009 Coca-Cola to introduce mini can 24 October 2009 Nestle records high sales growth 24 October 2009 Dabur revamps Hommade premium culinary range 24 October 2009 Coca Cola to launch Expedition 206 in 2010 22 October 2009 Pepsi launches integrated marketing campaign 21 October 2009 Danone's Actimel yogurt ad banned for claiming scientific proof 16 October 2009 Pizza Corner launches Rollies 16 October 2009 Lite Bite Foods to expand 15 October 2009 Indian Diary Association to hold ice cream competition 15 October 2009 First Japanese food store to open in India 13 October 2009 Pandas delight in new Cadbury Gems ad 13 October 2009 McDonald’s to unveil new campaign 12 October 2009 PepsiCo awards piece of digital business to Huge 12 October 2009 McDonald’s looks for next expression of ‘I’m lovin’ it’ 10 October 2009 Fosters appoints Ogilvy RedCard 09 October 2009 Burger King reopens at Amsterdam airport 08 October 2009 Frito-Lay promotes Ann Mukherjee to CMO 07 October 2009 New TV ad for Saint juice 07 October 2009 Burger King takes on McDonald's in the UK with breakfast menu 07 October 2009 PM wants more benefits for food-processing sector 06 October 2009 Pizza Hut to have new ad agency 03 October 2009 Hrithik Roshan promotes Parle’s Bourbon 03 October 2009 UK regulator sets 9 November deadline for Kraft's Cadbury bid 30 September 2009 Coca-Cola presents a new style series 30 September 2009 Dhoni and his band of boys get dunked in Pepsi’s new TVC 25 September 2009 Coca-Cola ad to feature real people’s music 24 September 2009 Cargill develops dairy-free cheese 23 September 2009 Cadbury UK launches Caramel Nibbles 23 September 2009 Coke’s launches green campaign to promote recycling 23 September 2009 Cadbury tells Kraft to “put up or shut up” 22 September 2009 Lipton launches Lipton Clear Green 22 September 2009 PepsiCo among other food giant products blacklisted by China 22 September 2009 Coke remains the most valuable brand in the world 19 September 2009 PETA awards Parle 18 September 2009 Warren Buffett warns Kraft not to overbid for Cadbury 17 September 2009 America launches Good Egg project 15 September 2009 Sandipan Ghosh quits Mother Dairy 14 September 2009 Kraft’s low growth business model unappealing: Cadbury 14 September 2009 Kajol promtes Danone's Yakult 12 September 2009 Aamir in animated avatar for Coke 12 September 2009 Hershey's, Nestle may counterbid for Cadbury 10 September 2009 Coca-Cola launches Khushiyan-Replay digital Initiative across India 10 September 2009 Subway launches new creative brand campaign 09 September 2009 Carlsberg has a new campaign in Malaysia 08 September 2009 Cadbury rejects Kraft Foods' $16.7 billion merger offer 07 September 2009 Print and OOH media for Aliva 07 September 2009 Yakult Danone India launches its probiotic drink in Mumbai 05 September 2009 Starbucks makes three key appointments 05 September 2009 Milk producers seek import curbs, duty relief on inputs 04 September 2009 Oz state government moves to bar high caffeine drinks marketed as health drinks to children 04 September 2009 Australian television becomes strict on junk food ads 02 September 2009 Groupe Danone pays Britannia Rs22 crore to settle IPR dispute 01 September 2009 McDonald’s launches premium burgers in Australia and New Zealand 31 August 2009 Tata Tea launches another social campaign 27 August 2009 Cadbury to add Fairtrade mark to Dairy Milk brand in Canada, Australia and New Zealand 26 August 2009 Lcafe pitches new products for young Japanese 26 August 2009 Domino’s introduces Pasta 26 August 2009 Tata Elxsi creates advertising ‘buzz’ for Kellogg’s latest offering- ‘Honey Loops’ 26 August 2009 Percept/H bags Good Morning Tea, Tea Bags account 25 August 2009 Scrapped RIL farm project unviable, says Punjab 24 August 2009 Nearly half of India is drought affected: Sharad Pawar 21 August 2009 Dominos posts $15.4 million after-tax profit 20 August 2009 Nestle profits below expectations as water, nutrition businesses slip 13 August 2009 Minister plugs for GM crops as UK launches food debate 11 August 2009 Britannia Industries launches Bourbon campaign 10 August 2009 Sunfeast Marie Light launches outdoor campaign 10 August 2009 Pepsi launches Optimism Project 08 August 2009 Americans want easy food labels 06 August 2009 Diet Mountain Dew turns purple 06 August 2009 Health drink Yakult to be launched in India 06 August 2009 Knorr to promote soups in big way 06 August 2009 Pepsi back in bottling business with $7.8-billion deal 05 August 2009 Maharashtra receives bulk of FDI in food processing sector in FY'08 & FY'09 04 August 2009 Jill Beraud to take over as CMO, PepsiCo 01 August 2009 Organic food not superior to conventional foods: study 30 July 2009 China threatens ban on Indian seafood 27 July 2009 After milk and toys, now Chinese chocolates banned by India 27 July 2009 Government to meet a third of project cost of food processing units in remote areas 24 July 2009 Top management changes at The Coca-Cola Company 24 July 2009 Coca-Cola to increase digital acitivity 23 July 2009 Starbucks's retro coffee houses to serve spirits 20 July 2009 Coca-Cola introduces brand new 49-foot tall bottle at Atlanta 18 July 2009 Grey Worldwide bags creative mandate from John Keells 16 July 2009 International Chocolate Show appoints PR firm 14 July 2009 McDonald's joins other multinationals in shifting European operations from the UK to Switzerland 13 July 2009 Burger King's Goddess Laksmi ad in Spain offends Hindus 09 July 2009 Cadbury's European president Tamara M Scokalo quits 07 July 2009 McDonald's appoints VCCP to handle recruitment ad business 07 July 2009 John Keells Foods launches Keells range of sausages 07 July 2009 Ministry targets 350 new food-processing units in 100 days 01 July 2009 Italian Coffee brand enters India 26 June 2009 Kit Kat wins Media Grand Prix at Cannes 24 June 2009 Nestle recalls Toll House cookie dough after FDA warning 20 June 2009 Subway zeroes in on Arms Communications and Alliance Advertising as partners 19 June 2009 Lowe Kolkata wins creative duties for Amrit Group 17 June 2009 KFC in worldwide seach for new face 17 June 2009 McDonald's to launch outlets in J&K 16 June 2009 Rooh Afza targets the youth 12 June 2009 Amul ranked as No 1 dairy product brand 12 June 2009 Barista becomes Barista Lavazza 11 June 2009 Pepsi launches Aliva, new baked savoury cracker 08 June 2009 New US dairy subsidy raises hackles in Australia, New Zealand 26 May 2009 HP, Coca-Cola and AMD unveil ‘Pinch Yourself’ offer in Bangalore and Hyderabad 22 May 2009 Italy's Parmalat to acquire National Foods' Australian dairy units 22 May 2009 Vijender Singh becomes Pepsi’s brand ambassador 14 May 2009 McDonald's to offer PhD qualification 12 May 2009 McDonald's beats trend; sales up in April 09 May 2009 McDonald's loses fight over `Mc' to Malaysia's McCurry 29 April 2009 Britannia buys out Fonterra’s stake in New Zealand JV 29 April 2009 Dabur to enter apple soft drink market 27 April 2009 Nestle US to expand to Middle East 20 April 2009 Fanta Orange in natural flavour and new packaging 20 April 2009 Perk sets up own website 18 April 2009 United Biscuits of UK to enter India 13 April 2009 Organic foods take a hit as recession eats into sales 07 April 2009 Nestle launches new campaign celebrating 25 years of Maggi 07 April 2009 Danone to sell Britannia stake to Wadias 07 April 2009 Top US meat producer Tyson Foods to close Oklahoma plant, fire 580 employees 28 March 2009 US beverage major Dr Pepper Snapple Group declares Q4 loss; shares rise on positive forecast 27 March 2009 US food conglomerate ConAgra beats analysts expectations 27 March 2009 Tata Tea enters branded cold drink market with `TiON' 21 March 2009 Australian coffee chain Aromas ties up with Ideal Hospitality 16 March 2009 Cadbury sells Schweppes Beverages to Asahi for $796 million 14 March 2009 'A little less' salt intake lowers heart attack, death rates 12 March 2009 Quaker launches new campaign 09 March 2009 Cadbury to achieve Fairtrade certification 05 March 2009 China's food-safety situation is grim 02 March 2009 Unilever to launch ice cream in Romania 27 February 2009 French ad body to sign "obesity" charter 21 February 2009 Kraft Foods opts for a delicious logo makeover 19 February 2009 Back to the cola wars as Coke catches Pepsi's drop 18 February 2009 KFC to set up 200 new restaurants in UK 18 February 2009 Coca-Cola launches online films to promote recycling 16 February 2009 Starbucks goes downmarket as recession bites 10 February 2009 Starbucks announces major reductions in stores and jobs 29 January 2009 McDonald’s to invest $2.1 billion in opening 1,000 restaurants 27 January 2009 Heinz changes label after nearly six decades 24 January 2009 Two sentenced to death in China's tainted milk scandal 22 January 2009 Centre for Disease Control broadens list of foods with peanuts following salmonella outbreak 21 January 2009 Coke reduces European ad agencies 14 January 2009 Cadbury warns of `milk!' in its `Dairy Milk' chocolate 12 January 2009 Dabur ropes in Winnie the Pooh to promote its 'eazee squeezee' honey packs 09 January 2009 PepsiCo moves SC seeking sales tax exemption in Kerala 05 January 2009 Coca-Cola's digital billboard in New York goes green 03 January 2009 Dabur enters malted food drink market 02 January 2009 Chinese toxic milk food makers to pay $160 million as compensation 30 December 2008 Indian tea company Sapat eyes UK tea and coffee retailer Whittard 23 December 2008 Target Corporation US ties up with Kohinoor Foods 16 December 2008 British Heart Foundation says companies mislead parents on health food 16 December 2008 Grupo Bimbo acquires US subsidiary of Canada’s George Weston for $2.4 billion 11 December 2008 Wadhawan Food Retail launches 50th Smart supermarket 10 December 2008 McDonald's changing packaging and remodelling US locations 08 December 2008 Heinz’s takeover of Golden Circle approved 02 December 2008 Pepsi Co India plans remain on track 17 November 2008 ITC makes extra offerings 17 November 2008 Domino's to expand 17 November 2008 PepsiCo to launch 'affordable' snack 17 November 2008 US to block Chinese milk products at borders 14 November 2008 Cadbury Perk presents Zapak Gameplex Premiere League - India’s first national gaming leagues 12 November 2008 Corn Products rethinks acquisition by Bunge 06 November 2008 Actress Kareena Kapoor to promote Pepsi snacks 04 November 2008 Coca-Cola launches Fanta Apple 04 November 2008 PepsiCo to acquire Canadian seed firm Spitz to expand frito-Lay range 30 October 2008 PepsiCo will spend around $1.2 billion over the next three years to overhaul some of its soft drink brands 27 October 2008 Melamine-tainted Chinese eggs, Filipino biscuits found in Hong Kong 27 October 2008 Suntory to acquire Frucor from Danone for €600 million 25 October 2008 Double Diamond tea relaunched 23 October 2008 Goldman Sachs in food, retail venture with richest US baseball, football clubs 21 October 2008 Dhoni to promote Chocolaty Candy by Godrej 20 October 2008 Parle Agro launches 'Saint Juice' 17 October 2008 Cadbury cuts 580 more jobs despite increased sales 15 October 2008 Danisco to market Unistraw's probiotic straws 07 October 2008 Heinz acquires Australian food company for $288 million 07 October 2008 Pizza Hut reflavours itself as Pasta Hut in the UK 07 October 2008 Cadbury, others recall China-made confectionery 29 September 2008 Nestle to invest Rs600 crore in Indian expansion 27 September 2008 Barista introduces international ‘iPiaceri Del Caffe’ range of beverages in India 27 September 2008 India bans Chinese milk products as WHO expresses concern 26 September 2008 Wrigley shareholders vote for $23 billion sale to Mars 26 September 2008 Nestle in talks to acquire US confectioner Hershey: report 24 September 2008 Patchi's introduces special range for Daughters' Day 23 September 2008 China’s quality chief resigns over toxic baby-milk scandal 23 September 2008 China’s tainted milk scandal escalates 19 September 2008 Milk and milk products valued at Rs200,000 crore in India 17 September 2008 Toxic milk scandal leads to arrests in China 16 September 2008 CII expects processed food industry to grow 15 per cent plus in 2008-09 16 September 2008 FDA warns ethnic Chinese communities against illegal Chinese baby formula 12 September 2008 Government plans 10 food parks nationwide to aid food processing sector 11 September 2008 Cookie maker Mrs. Fields files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 16 August 2008 High corn hits both ethanol producers and food industry 11 August 2008 Danone loses trademark case against Chinese partner 06 August 2008 Study reveals America's worst restaurants for kids; some of them are in India as well 05 August 2008 Starbucks announces first ever quarterly loss but sees shares rise on strong forecast 31 July 2008 Starbucks announces major management reshuffle, to cut 1,000 jobs 30 July 2008 Bubbaloo launches 'Bubbaloo Blueberry' bublegum in India 30 July 2008 Cargill receives patent for breakthrough taste modification ID technology 25 July 2008 US beverage majors looking overseas for growth: Fitch 24 July 2008 Spencer’s ties up with US-based restaurant for bakery chain 16 July 2008 Starbucks reverses expansion; to close 600 company-operated stores in the US 02 July 2008 Modern Dairies to sell 4.65 million shares to IFC for Rs28 crore 02 July 2008 American food company Del Monte offloads seafood business for $363 million 01 July 2008 Tyson Foods acquires controlling stake in Godrej Foods 30 June 2008 IBM and Mars intend to sequence and study the cocoa genome 30 June 2008 Ospraie-led investor gropup acquires ConAgra Trade Group; supplemental share buyback authorised 24 June 2008 Bunge to acquire Corn Products in $4.8-billion share swap deal 23 June 2008 Mother Dairy introduces probiotic b-Activ Plus curd with dietary fibre in Mumbai 12 June 2008 P&G sells Folgers coffee to J M Smucker in reverse transaction 04 June 2008 Cadbury and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University join hands for cocoa research project 30 May 2008 Tata Chemicals, Total Produce distribution venture Khet-Se Agriproduce goes operational in Punjab 14 May 2008 Oxigen and Kwality Wall's in innovative promotional deal 02 May 2008 Warren Buffet, Mars acquire Wrigley for $22 billion 28 April 2008 Tata Tea plans a marketing boost to Himalayan mineral water 26 April 2008 CVC Capital to buy 73 per cent in Dutch retailer Schuitema for $1.1 billion 24 April 2008 Nestle India to serve Maggi noodles in a cup 02 April 2008 Wal-Mart launches six new Sam's Choice brand of coffees 02 April 2008 NDDB to merge Mother Diary and Dhara subsidiaries 24 March 2008 Marico to end marketing Nissin's Top Ramen brand 24 March 2008 General Electric and Eureka Forbes create clean water joint venture 13 March 2008 Now, Nutrela as a beverage 12 March 2008 Himalya International enters domestic speciality food market 12 March 2008 Marico sells 'Sil' to Denmark's Good Food Group 12 March 2008 Germany’s Radeberger launches non-alcoholic beer in India 12 February 2008 Dunkin’ Donuts has India on its mind 07 February 2008 McDonald's to expand in India, China to tap fast-food fad 30 January 2008 Amul to introduce reduced-salt butter 24 January 2008 US wants to open FDA office in India 11 January 2008 MolliCoolz and Cargill partner on frozen ice cream bead innovations 05 January 2008 HPCL, McDonalds partner for drive through restaurant in Pune 03 January 2008 ITC to refine focus on health and wellness foods 02 January 2008 PepsiCo to produce Carrageenan in Tamil Nadu 29 December 2007 Dabur plans to launch milk-based beverages 28 December 2007 US Pizza to expand its retail presence across India 23 November 2007 Domino's wants a larger slice of the Indian pizza market 23 November 2007 Nestle India to focus on mass market in coffee 23 November 2007 Vivek Bharati will be PepsiCo’s new executive director for external affairs 20 November 2007 Temptation Foods acquires Everfresh; Expands product range 17 November 2007 Hershey Trust forces a sweeping overhaul of the Hershey board 15 November 2007 ASEAN, China vow increased cooperation in food safety 31 October 2007 Kraft seals agreement to acquire Danone''s biscuit business 30 October 2007 Bikanervala to expand, open more stores 20 October 2007 Frito-Lay focusing on health-oriented products 20 October 2007 The Donut Baker comes to India 18 October 2007 McDonald''s Rs300 crore expansion plan for India 16 October 2007 Cadbury to spin off soft drinks business in North America 10 October 2007 Amul wins international dairy award for its pro-biotic ice cream 06 October 2007 Dabur enters malted food, drinks segment 05 October 2007 PepsiCo to acquire Brazilian snack company Lucky 04 October 2007 Del Monte Pacific buying 40 per cent stake in Bharti group's FieldFresh 29 September 2007 Del Monte who? Del Monte Pacific 29 September 2007 Danone needs NOC from Wadias: FIPB 28 September 2007 A coffee and a tune: Starbucks to give away iTunes downloads 25 September 2007 Britannia moves Singapore court against Danone over Tiger brand 21 September 2007 Baskin Robbins looks at retailing to kids through kids'' movies 19 September 2007 FritoLay plans aggressive campaigns, to add variants to its brands 18 September 2007 Cadbury rejects bid for US drinks unit from Blackstone- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts - Lion Capital over financing terms 14 September 2007 Starbucks opens coffee shop in Russia 06 September 2007 Tata Tea looking for a bite of Cadbury? 05 September 2007 Zimbabwe government buys out H J Heinz''s stake in Olivine Industry 04 September 2007 Zimbabwe takes over H J Heinz''s stake in cooking oil firm 03 September 2007 Cookie Man marches ahead 30 August 2007 Domino''s effect: Dine-ins join delivery stores 29 August 2007 PepsiAmericas and PepsiCo complete joint acquisition of Ukrainian juice company Sandora 29 August 2007 Amul launches Chocolate Milk 28 August 2007 DSM invests in food freshness device company 27 August 2007 Japanese Bull-Dog repels US hedge fund Steel Partners'' bid 27 August 2007 Government for boosting prawn cultivation 25 August 2007 Associated British Foods makes investment in China''s beet sugar industry 24 August 2007 The proliferation of Chinese food: Yo! China plans expansion via different formats 24 August 2007 Tata Tea plans to expand packaged water brands 23 August 2007 Kraft planning to sell its Post Cereals unit, says report 17 August 2007 Food processing ministry to facilitate quick bank loans 13 August 2007 Campbell considers divesting Godiva chocolates business 09 August 2007 Dabur Foods merges with Dabur India 12 July 2007 Unilever-Colgate merger rumours surface again 12 July 2007 Danone to acquire baby food maker Numico for $14.5 billion 10 July 2007 Indian New Yorker sues Cadbury over ‘all natural’ Snapple 07 July 2007 Nestle to take inorganic route for growth 06 July 2007 Kerala government says Tata Tea ''grabbed'' Munnar forest land 05 July 2007 Tata Group to get into food retail 05 July 2007 Kraft offers to acquire Danone''s biscuits and cereals division for $7.20 billion 03 July 2007 Nestlé completes its acquisition of Novartis Medical Nutrition 02 July 2007 Bain Capital to buy Brakes for $2.8 billion 30 June 2007 US to stop importing Chinese seafood 29 June 2007 Groupe Danone may get out of biscuits segment 27 June 2007 Lever, Nirma 16-year-old row ends 27 June 2007 Starbucks to enter India through FDI route 27 June 2007 Danone may divest Britannia stake to outsider 26 June 2007 Cadbury Schweppes selling soft drink unit, looking for new strategy 22 June 2007 Danone''s Chinese JV in trouble? 22 June 2007 Expired imported sweets in markets 20 June 2007 QIBs to meet Temptation''s acquisition of HLL''s marine business 20 June 2007 Amul becomes a billion-dollar brand 18 June 2007 New Zealand Natural to set up 100 ice cream outlets in India in two years 18 June 2007 Cadbury pleads guilty in salmonella case 16 June 2007 Asian Dhall rebrands itself 15 June 2007 Organised food retailing can increase rural income, cut inflation: CRISIL 13 June 2007 11 June 2007 Cadbury to acquire Turkey's Intergum for $450 million 07 June 2007 Danone must abide by Press Note 1: Commerce Ministry 07 June 2007 After Britannia, Danone locks horns with its Chinese partner 06 June 2007 Commerce ministry sees something ''fishy'' in seafood biz 06 June 2007 Tata Tea buys 26 per cent in Mount 02 June 2007 Tata Tea reported to be acquiring Everest Mineral Water 01 June 2007 Tata Tea to get $1.2 billion as Coke 25 May 2007 Nirula''s hot chocolate fudge in Mumbai soon 21 May 2007 Tata Tea announces joint venture with China''s Zhejiang Tea 08 May 2007 US hospitality group acquires 26 per cent in JV with Unitech 05 May 2007 Tata Tea acquires Polish trademarks from Premium Foods 26 April 2007 Nestle to acquire Gerber for $5.5 billion; eyes US expansion 12 April 2007 Chocolate giant Hershey may enter India with a 51 per cent stake in Godrej Foods 02 April 2007 Dabur comes of age with a Real Twist 22 March 2007 Tata Tea launches flavoured products 15 March 2007 Former owner of Cadbury's top brand acquires 2.9 per cent in Cadbury Schweppes 14 March 2007 Patak to sell UK food business for 200 million pounds 14 March 2007 McDonald's plans franchise model for North India operations 22 February 2007 Cadbury to be prosecuted over salmonella contamination 14 February 2007 Tata Chemicals, Total Produce in 50: 50 agri products JV 02 February 2007 Government considering banning export of skimmed milk powder 22 January 2007 Amul woos diabetics and obese with safe, new delicacies 16 January 2007 Burger King may tie up with Pantaloon 11 January 2007 Orpat to enter snack foods 03 January 2007 PepsiCo to continue investing in India: Indra Nooyi 19 December 2006 Nestle acquires Novartis nutrition food unit for $2.5 billion 15 December 2006 Britannia to buy stake in West Asian business 14 December 2006 HLL offers VRS to Brooke Bond field sales force 09 November 2006 Tata Coffee to set up instant coffee plant in Uganda 08 November 2006 Bisleri enters the spring water segment with big plans 20 October 2006 Godrej tests new waters 12 October 2006 Starbucks plans 28,000 new coffee shops worldwide; eyes India 06 October 2006 Modern Food gets board nod for merger with HLL 12 September 2006 PepsiCo India products safe, says chairman Rajeev Bakshi 14 August 2006 How are cola companies coping with the pesticides issue? 10 August 2006 Kerala, Karnataka too ban Coke and Pepsi 10 August 2006 Coke, Pepsi banned in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhatisgarh 08 August 2006 UB group eyeing more overseas acquisitions 05 July 2006 Nestle India FY 2005 net rises 23 per cent 08 March 2006 Fresh & Honest launches filter coffee powder 02 March 2006 Budget implications on foods industry 01 March 2006 Nestle recalls baby milk in Europe 24 November 2005 Coca-Cola India can buy back equity 22 November 2005 India emerging as major food market: CII-ORG MARG 21 November 2005 Himalya Int''l receives $2.5-million order from US retail chain 18 November 2005 Pepsico India launches premium priced Quaker white oats 27 October 2005 Packaged foods dodge revealing information on contents 10 October 2005 Yes Bank ties-up with Dutch institute for Agrofood Parks in India 08 September 2005 Hindustan Lever launches spiced tea 02 September 2005 Jim Beam Brands acquires Teacher''s scotch whisky in India 11 August 2005 Johnnie Walker celebrates 200th birthday of John Walker 25 July 2005 Agro Dutch to invest Rs 100 crore for expansion 06 July 2005 Food processing sector badly in need of investments 06 July 2005 PepsiCo workers'' strike continues at bottling plant in Uttaranchal 06 July 2005 Flemingo duty free chain ties up with Kraft Foods in India 05 July 2005 Nothing sweet about branding sugar 05 July 2005 Coca-Cola restructures Indian operations 04 July 2005 Banga bids adieu 25 June 2005 Coca-Cola launches Sprite Ice 14 June 2005 SABMiller announces further strategic investment in India 14 June 2005 Tata Tea, HLL exit tea plantations 10 June 2005 McDonald's to open more restaurants in North 11 May 2005 Amrit Foods doubles growth in flavoured milk sales 11 May 2005 Godrej Agrovet ties-up with Taiwanese firm for shrimp feed 03 May 2005 Mahanand Dairy in move to tap AP milk demand 18 April 2005 Coca-Cola can draw 5 lakh litres of water daily: Experts 18 March 2005 Soya steals cola market 11 February 2005 Hindustan Lever exiting Modern Foods? 24 January 2005 Mohan Meakin to foray into aviation 15 January 2005 Non-bailable warrant against gutkha chiefs 15 January 2005 Tamil movie to promote Old Secret rum 12 January 2005 Sugar-free bottomlines 07 January 2005 Coca-Cola is the 5th most respected company in the world 03 December 2004 EID Parry launches branded sugar 19 November 2004 PepsiCo India sales to hit $1-billion mark soon 26 October 2004 Reinventing Aavin 27 August 2004 Wowing the customers — the Aavin way 27 August 2004 KINFRA park at Wyanadu is all set to open 26 August 2004 UA Agrocoop enters Chennai market 19 August 2004 Sea food exports decline 10 August 2004 French, Philippine companies to invest in food processing sector in Kerala 09 August 2004 Unified food processing law to be finalised soon 03 August 2004 Global body to be formed for Vanilla promotion 23 July 2004 ITC aims for 14 per cent share in the biscuits market 23 July 2004 Godrej Agrovet enters into joint venture with ACI, Bangladesh 25 June 2004 Fruit juices go local 23 June 2004 Americans to get a taste of India 19 May 2004 Agro Tech back in black in 2003-2004 19 May 2004 Dabur Foods launches Real Junior for children below 6 years 15 May 2004 Schreiber Foods acquires 51 per cent stake in Dynamix Dairy 05 May 2004 Coca-Cola commissions rainwater harvesting project 16 April 2004 HLL revamps management team 16 April 2004 HLL revamps management team 16 April 2004 Tata Tea launches `Select'' 06 April 2004 illycaffè extends Coffee Quality Contest 24 March 2004 Café Coffee Day shines at India Barista Championship 2004 11 February 2004 Barista contest to be held next month 20 January 2004 Coffee Quality Contest begins second round 16 January 2004 Larvae, insects found in Parle biscuits, Amul milk powder 30 December 2003 Mount Everest Mineral Water makes Rs 8-cr preferential offer 24 December 2003 Rasna tops list in most trusted brands survey in beverages 22 December 2003 Trent to enter foods business 22 December 2003 Hatsun Agro plans new brand strategy 20 December 2003 Sagar Ratna comes to Mumbai 12 December 2003 Godrej Tea introduces new value packaging in tea industry 10 December 2003 illycaffè renews commitment 10 December 2003 Dow Corning launches 42 new food-grade lubricating fluids 06 December 2003 Dabur Foods to launch modern multi-fruit processing facility 05 December 2003 Indian Food Park feels hungry 03 December 2003 Amul scouts for alliances in Delhi NCR to increase capacity 02 December 2003 Updated Faida report to be released at Foodpro, Chennai 27 November 2003 Nestle to reinforce hygiene standards for chocolate brands 25 November 2003 Rasna Shake Up launched 29 October 2003 McDonald's India plans to open five more stalls in western region 07 October 2003 Nestle India sees double-digit growth in culinary, milk segment 29 September 2003 Pepsi forays into new business with Aquafina Bulk Water 29 September 2003 Dabur Foods comes out with Real Activ Orange Carrot juice 19 September 2003 Bisleri ventures into Europe 04 September 2003 Tata Coffee expects international coffee prices to increase 30 August 2003 USFDA norms to put India''s marine export industry in peril 30 August 2003 Government to bring drinking water under ''food'' definition 28 August 2003 Water tight 25 July 2003 Fish for all, says expert 12 July 2003 Changing flavours 28 June 2003 Britannia khao, bahar jao 07 June 2003 Sun-n-Sand Pune opens Kabab Hut for lovers of Nawabi cuisine 03 June 2003 Barista is changing its track: slashes prices; woos the youth 30 May 2003 Differential standards by EU to impinge Indian seafood exports 08 May 2003 Sunil Alagh to step down as Britannia MD, CEO next year 02 May 2003 Amul focuses on ice-cream; eyes 17% growth to Rs 3,200 crore 02 May 2003 Tea as you like it at Duncans — strong, flavoured or right blend 19 April 2003 Nestle restructuring water biz; Robert Coblee to head business 26 March 2003 Widespread response to Coffee Quality Award for Espresso 26 March 2003 Britannia New Zealand Foods launches tasty Malai Chaska 24 March 2003 Hatsun Agro on an investment spree to strengthen dominance 27 February 2003 Kerala to focus more on vegetable exports, food processing industry 19 February 2003 Kwality Wall’s enters summer with first-ever Double Sundaes 10 February 2003 FIIs increase holding in HLL to 12.57%; firm to focus on foods 04 February 2003 illycaffè institutes cash award for plantation A coffee growers 28 January 2003 McDonald's to give Chinese flavour to its Indian customers 18 January 2003 Western Indian tea buyers to boycott auction over new order 18 January 2003 Whose food is it anyway? 17 January 2003 HLL launches ready-to-eat chappatis 30 November 2002 Pfizer sells Protinex for $ 7 million 29 November 2002 Horticulture set to usher in healthier times 27 November 2002 Ready to eat 23 November 2002 I for you 21 November 2002 Domino's to roll out new ad campaign, increases ad budget 19 November 2002 Tea gets hotter 15 November 2002 Making dough from dough 11 October 2002 MAJOR PLAYERS 14 December 2001 Pizza and logistics? 14 December 2001 Adding more links to the chain 20 February 2001 Adding more links to the chain 20 February 2001 Contrasting strategies 20 February 2001 Pizza and logistics? 20 February 2001 Coke abandons bid to takeover Quaker Oats 22 November 2000 Coke bid for Quaker Oats: the day after 21 November 2000 Coke in the fray for Quaker Oats 20 November 2000 Kellog to pay $3.6bn for Keebler 26 October 2000 Smithkline Beecham acquires Viva and Maltova 08 February 2000 Chordias form research foundation 22 September 1999 Seafood industry gets a boost 12 August 1999 Nestle takes over Dabur subsidiary 25 February 1999  search domain-b    go
Legal Policy | Copyright © 1999-2013 The Information Company Private Limited. All rights reserved.