Agro & Food Processing

Nestlé has chosen Hyderabad as the location for its new Global Capability Centre (GCC), strengthening its long-term investment in India and expanding the company’s technology-enabled global business services network.

The facility will be established under Nestlé Business Services India Pvt. Ltd., the shared services arm of the Nestlé Group, and will be developed in par...

Consumers hoping for cheaper coffee may have to wait longer, with Italian coffee giant Lavazza warning that global coffee prices are likely to remain elevated and volatile for at least the next two years as supply shortages and weather-related risks continue to weigh on the market.

Giuseppe Lavazza, Chairman of the family-owned Luigi Lavazza SpA, said the coffee market...

Private equity firm Advent International has initiated discussions to sell its controlling stake in DFM Foods, the maker of the popular Crax snack brand, in what could become one of the largest transactions in India’s packaged snacks sector this year.

According to industry sources, Advent is looking to divest its entire 96.63% stake in the company and has begun engagin...

French fries are steadily moving from the sidelines of restaurant meals to the centre of India’s evolving snacking culture, according to McCain Foods’ latest Spud Report, released ahead of International Fries Day.

The report suggests that changing consumer lifestyles, convenience-led eating habits and the rise of social dining are reshaping how Indians consume fries, p...

Mumbai’s iconic K Rustom Ice Cream Parlour, a decades-old landmark near Churchgate railway station, has been ordered to shut after the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended its licence over alleged violations of food safety and hygiene regulations.

The action follows a surprise inspection conducted under the state’s ‘Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra’ camp...