At a ground-breaking ceremony in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Friday, Pepsico India said it was ready to invest $24 million (INR1.86 billion) to expand its food manufacturing facilities in the state.
Indonesia-based grocery delivery app Astro has raised approximately €56 million ($60 million) in a recent Series B financing round. Astro has been described as Indonesia's first quick commerce company, delivering groceries and essentials to the door of customers within 15 minutes. 24 hours a day and seven days a week. “Our mission is to make…
While Champagne has had a bit of a rollercoaster ride during the pandemic, the category has been largely resilient and new data from drinks analyst IWSR says that it has recovered to just above 2019 levels. The London-based group said: “Momentum continued through 2021, with global Champagne consumption growing by over 20% in 2021.”
Two major SIAL shows are being held in India later this year, with SIAL India 2022 – Mumbai scheduled for August 18 to 20, and SIAL India 2022 – New Delhi taking place from December 1 to 3. SIAL India 2022 – Mumbai will run at the Bombay Exhibition Centre and will feature a wide…
A speaker who participated in the recent SIAL Global Food Industry Summit has said the event has generated heavy interest from a wide variety of organisations in the food industry. Zongjiu Dai, president of China Vegetable Marketing Association, said the three-day online summit “empowered the food industry with worldwide insights and prospective opinions”. Running from…
US propane distributor Suburban Propane Partners has signed a deal with Adirondack Farms in Clinton County, New York to construct, own and operate a new biodigester system using dairy manure to make renewable natural gas (RNG).
Finless Foods, the California-based cellular and plant-based seafood company, has struck a deal for its products to be made available in restaurants and other food-service outlets in the United States.
Oreo and Ritz joined forces to create a special edition combo cookie which sold out online within minutes.The creative food mashup could not have been a greater hit among consumers keen to get their hands on the snack featuring a Ritz cracker with peanut flavoured creme joined to a layer of original Oreo vanilla creme…
In advance of a meeting this week between European Union (EU) trade ministers, New Zealand’s red meat exporters have raised concerns over reports of, in their words, “a poor quality draft agricultural access offer”.
A new report on the fast-expanding kombucha market says that from 2021 to 2026 its value will increase by $3.56 billion and that a third of the rise will come from North America, primarily the United States.
