Food And Grocery

New Delhi: Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt Ltd, (HRPL) the master franchisee for McDonald’s in west and south India is now powering all its delivery trucks in Mumbai with biodiesel made from its used cooking oil. The Company started this as a pilot last year and now has scaled it up to cover all 85 restaurants in Mumbai. Today, it is

BY Indian Retailer Bureau  |  Jul 23, 2018  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

The grocery business in India is distinctive in many ways, primarily due to the diversity of consumers and the unique distribution models of the retail sector. From mom and pop stores to giant supermarkets to online grocery stores, the grocery business in India operates across channels. However, most of India's grocery business

BY Guest author  |  Jul 11, 2018  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

Although Indians’ palates have a liking for variety, milk is a staple that has takers from a toddler to a senior citizen. However, with millennials mostly choosing healthy snacks over junk, milk has been underserved as a functional drink. Trying to give a makeover to this ancient food, retailers like Amul, KMF and some startups

BY Shwetha Satyanarayan  |  Jun 28, 2018  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

New Delhi: Lately the grocery segment and more precisely delivering milk at everyone’s doorstep as a business opportunity has been creating a lot of interest among the likes of Future Group, Amazon and Flipkart. The latter is testing the potential at its home-turf though. According to a leading media report, Future Group may

BY Sharmila Das  |  Jun 25, 2018  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

In the month of January 2018, Doodhwala, a milk-subscription start-up had about 7000 milk subscribes. Since 2017, this number has grown by 100%. Supr Daily, yet another subscription-based micro delivery claims to complete more than one million orders till date. As per the information available on their website, so far the company

BY Shipra Srivastava  |  May 30, 2018  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

Indians are one of the world’s most health conscious people. According to recent analysis from market research firm Mintel, nutritional and performance drinks are becoming an increasingly popular meal option across the globe due to evolving dietary habits of on-the-go consumers and positive functional attributes. Although

BY Shipra Srivastava  |  Feb 26, 2018  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

The concept of gourmet popcorn is gaining momentum beyond the metro cities. As per the market study, the Indian gourmet popcorn market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 36% during the forecasted period of 2016-2022. However, this segment is still niche due to less geographical penetration, hence offers an immense opportunity especially

BY Shipra Srivastava  |  Feb 05, 2018  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

Big Bazaar has become a household name, and that is what a brand should aim to become. The success of Big Bazaar is enviable for all the good reasons, which is why there are startups and aspiring businessmen who want to grow under the wings of such a big brand Here are important steps for those budding businessmen who want to get

BY Nibedita Mohanta  |  Jan 18, 2018  |  comments ( 7 )  | 

Do you remember the time when milkman used to deliver dairy fresh milk right to your doorstep? Well, those were days when most of the milk distribution was done via a local dairy farm or creamery, and we knew exactly where our milk came from and sometimes, we even knew the name of the cow, who provided our milk.... This

BY Shipra Srivastava  |  Jan 05, 2018  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

Indian artisanal food market may be small to European market in terms of size and volume but it is certainly a growing food category. Artisanal is a very niche food category in India which has seen its emergence in last couple of years. India still has very limited consumers when it comes to artisanal food; however, due to

BY Shipra Srivastava  |  Dec 15, 2017  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

Biscuit, a popular snacking item in India has scaled a long journey from simple snacking item to rich cookies.  If we can trace back the journey, starting from pre globalization era, there used to be few biscuit manufactures in India, people had less disposable income and they were happy in whatever was easily available. That was

BY Shipra Srivastava  |  Dec 08, 2017  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

Dryfruit is one growing segment due to growing demand of health conscious and nutritious food. As per the industry report, this segment is currently pegged at Rs 15,000 crore and should be touching Rs 30,000 crore by 2020. So far, dryfruits are primarily sold either by wholesellers or unorganized players. However, with high disposable

BY Shipra Srivastava  |  Dec 05, 2017  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

A year after demonetization came into effect, nearly 63% consumers and even small-sized retailers have switched to digital payments. However, digital literacy especially among kirana store owners can be a game-changer, suggests a recent study.  There may be an increasing number of consumers and retailers who have accepted

BY Shwetha Satyanarayan  |  Dec 04, 2017  |  comments ( 0 )  | 

Indian grocery retail market has seen ups and downs since the time; it started to set its foot on Indian soil. Now when some companies have already seen the afternoon, some could not see post dawn. Indian grocery retail market is one of the biggest businesses now and will continue to flourish in future as well. India’s

BY Nibedita Mohanta  |  Oct 10, 2017  |  comments ( 0 )  |