Consumer Food

Wipro Consumer enters food category; acquires Nirapara for undisclosed sum

The acquisition will give Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting an entry into the Rs 70,000-crore spices market, which recently witnessed the entry of companies such as Dabur India

Kerala's agriculture startup launches end-to-end supply chain for bananas

A Kerala-based agribusiness startup has launched an end-to-end supply chain connecting banana cultivators, traders and exporters on a single platform. The start-up, Greenikk, has built enablement centres (EC) in the major banana producing agricultural-belts in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to provide farmers with production and marketing-related support, a release issued by it on Thursday said. "These ECs will provide the farmers with required supports such as finance, seeds, crop advisory, insurance coverage, agri inputs, including weather tips, and market connect, covering the entire gamut of production and marketing both inside the country and outside," it said. "Similar ECs are planned in other south Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and further scaling across the whole of India," the start-up said. The platform would also help farmers to better utilise the organic waste that is left behind after the harvest, as manure and poultry feed, the release said. Such ..

Cooling food prices pull inflation down to five-month low in July

Industrial output remains robust

Parle Products remains most chosen FMCG brand for 10 years in a row: Report

The number of brands growing in terms of CRP improved in 2021 (70 per cent), over 2020 (56 per cent)

Delectable, pocket-friendly food options for the gluten intolerant

You needn't give up breads, biscuits, pastas and pies if wheat doesn't suit you. There are millet-based options galore in the market. But consult your doctor first and don't get sold on labels

RAW Pressery to Beer Cafe: VCs are betting on consumer food

As consumer behaviour evolve in India, investors are turning bullish on the consumer space