The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reversed an earlier verdict and ruled in favour of PepsiCo, enabling the firm to claim a patent for the potato type developed solely for its Lay’s potato chips. A division bench overturned a July 2023 judgement that affirmed the termination of the patent by the Protection of Plant Varieties […]
Tata Starbucks unveiled its plan to operate 1,000 stores in India by 2028, translating to the opening of a new store every three days. The strategic vision, articulated on Tuesday, revolves around empowering local partners with skills for employment, creating new stores designed to offer customers an elevated experience, and promoting Indian-origin coffee globally. Established […]
Country Delight, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) fresh foods brand has raised around USD 20 million (around Rs 164 crore) in a funding round led by Singapore’s sovereign fund Temasek, which is one of its backers. In addition to Temasek-owned asset management business Seviora, which invested through its agriculture and food-focused investment vehicle, Seviora T3F Fund, another […]
Food delivery platform Zomato has taken a significant step in streamlining its international operations by initiating the liquidation process for its businesses in Vietnam and Poland. The announcement, made through a regulatory filing on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Thursday, confirmed the dissolution of Zomato Vietnam Company Limited (ZVCL) and Gastronauci, its Vietnamese and […]
Amidst global turmoil, frozen dessert players aim for sweet growth and innovation in 2024 In the middle of economic uncertainties due to geopolitical crisis across the globe, players from the frozen dessert companies are gearing up to face 2024 with the hope of growing their businesses to contribute more to India’s growth story. Even though […]
Competition from regional players, a rise in online food ordering, and stubborn inflation have pinched the pizza category. Pizza chains are now firing all cylinders to have the biggest slice of the market with them Remember the 2000s and early 2010s when celebrating small victories or simply getting together with friends or families for most […]
Tea production in India has fell by 6.18 per cent to 127.12 million kilograms in November 2023 compared to the same month the year ago at 135.49 million kgs., according to Tea Board data. Production volume in North India, mostly Assam and West Bengal, was 106.23 million kgs (mkgs), down from 114.18 mkgs in the […]
Following record food orders on New Year’s Eve, food delivery company Zomato raised its necessary platform fee to Rs 4 per order from Rs 3 in major cities. The new rates went into effect on 1 January. Zomato temporarily increased its platform fee to as much as Rs 9 per order in select markets on […]
On New Year’s Eve, the food-delivering app Swiggy reported more than 4.8 lakh biryani orders along with 1,244 dish units ordered every minute, the news agency PTI reported. Hyderabad ordered the most biryani during the period, according to the report, the groceries and home essentials delivery app, Swiggy Instamart witnessed 1.6 times more orders per […]
Food delivery platform Zomato revealed on Sunday that it has been served with notices from tax authorities in Delhi and Karnataka regarding purportedly insufficient payment of goods and services tax in 2018, amounting to Rs 4.2 crore. Zomato, in a filing with stock exchanges, stated its intention to contest the tax demand notices and emphasised […]
