Foods / beverages

Adani Enterprises to exit Adani Wilmar, sell entire 43.94% stake
31 Dec 2024
Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) is exiting its joint venture Adani Wilmar Ltd (AWL) by selling its entire 43.94 per cent equity stake.

Govt sets goal higher for India’s nutraceutical industry
08 Nov 2024
India is set to play a major role in the global nutraceutical industry, with its wealth of traditional knowledge, its Ayurveda system and policy support, as per government projections.

Reliance to disrupt the Cola market with `Campa’
23 Oct 2024
Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), the consumer goods arm of Reliance Industries, has revived the Campa Cola brand,

FCI to digitise supply chain management system
04 Oct 2024
Food Corporation of India (FCI) has undertaken an ambitious programme of modernising its supply chain management system through a comprehensive digital transformation.

Govt launches pilot project to convert fair price shops to nutrition centres
21 Aug 2024
The government on Monday launched a pilot project for converting Fair Price Shops into `Jan Poshan Kendras’, with the aim of providing better income to ration shops and nutrition-rich food items to consumers.

Candy maker Mars to buy snacks maker Kellanova for $36 billion
20 Aug 2024
American multinational confectionery and pet food manufacturer Mars Incorporated has agreed to acquire Cheez-It maker Kellanova, better known as Kellogg’s, in a $36 billion all-cash deal.

Nestle says an extra bit of sugar in Cerelac won’t harm the baby
02 May 2024
Nestle India has sought to defend the extra sugar in its baby food `Cerelac’ sold in India, blaming it on the guidelines prescribed by regulators in this country versus regulators in other countries.

Govt sells 2.76 tonne wheat flour, 297 tonne chickpea and 30,440 tonne onion in retail market to beat price rise
08 Feb 2024
The central government has sold 2,75,936 kg of wheat flour (Bharat Atta), 2,96,802 kg of chickpea (Bharat Dal) and 3,04,40,547 kg of onion at subsidized rates to consumers across the country

Zomato denies an acquisition offer for Shiprocket amidst market speculation
22 Dec 2023
In response to recent reports suggesting a potential $2 billion acquisition offer for delivery platform Shiprocket, Zomato has strongly denied the claims.

Zomato explores a $2 billion acquisition of Shiprocket
21 Dec 2023
In a strategic move, Zomato, the renowned food delivery platform spearheaded by Deepinder Goyal, is eyeing the acquisition of Shiprocket, a prominent e-commerce shipping startup.