The Union agriculture ministry has set a target of a record 3,320 lakh tonnes (332 million tonnes) production of foodgrains for the year 2023-24 as against the latest estimate of 3,235 lakh tonnes produced the previous year. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2023-24 on Wednesday. The […]
Varun Beverages, one of PepsiCo’s franchisees on Monday reported a 69 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 429 crore in the quarter ended 31 March 2023, compared to Rs 254 crore the previous year in the same quarter, according to its regulatory filing. The company’s revenue from […]
Swiggy , a leading food delivery app in India, backed by the global internet group Prosus. The company recently launched a premium grocery delivery program called Handpicked, which was operating in some parts of Bangalore. However, for some reason, the program has been discontinued by the company. The positive takeaway from this is that Swiggy […]
In an effort to reduce costs, food tech company Swiggy has started charging all users a “platform fee” of Rs 2 each order, regardless of the amount of the basket. The extra fees, which were first implemented for users in cities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad, are currently solely applied to food orders and have not […]
The area under cultivation of various millets in India has been declining and the underlying reasons behind it could be attributed to the promotion of rice and wheat vis-a-vis millet production and lack of suitable initiatives towards millets, a Niti Aayog report said. The government think tank NITI Aayog released a report on Wednesday titled […]
Union Health Ministry in collaboration with Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has requested states/UTs to develop 100 food streets in 100 districts across the country, said a press release on Thursday. This initiative is being taken up as a pilot project to create an example for other such streets to come up across the […]
UK-based food and organic coffee chain Pret A Manger will on Friday launch its first shop in India in Maker Maxity, Mumbai. The firm last year announced its partnership with Reliance Brands (RBL). It will be the first of many shops to open later this year. The inaugural Mumbai shop is a recreation of Pret’s […]
Brand controversies have become a common occurrence in recent years, including Amul’s ‘Wuhan Se Yahaan’, FabIndia’s ‘Jashn-e-Riwaaz’ , Dabur’s Karwa Chauth advertisement and many more with recent Mondelez’s health drink brand Bournvita being the latest addition to the list. BW Businessworld has tried to gather all the information in one place to help its readers understand the situation better. How […]
Expanding the brand’s portfolio further with B Natural Tender Coconut Water, with No Added Sugar & No Artificial Flavours to help consumers stay hydrated this summer In an endeavour to provide nature’s best refreshment in a bottle, B Natural Juices & Beverages, one of the most loved and reputed brands of ITC Ltd. has introduced […]
Zomato on Wednesday said the company had shut some of its stores of Blinkit for a few days and added, “Most of these stores have now resumed operations.” In addition to this, the food aggregator said over the past few days, it made changes in the delivery partners’ payout structure with respect to the Blinkit […]
