Progressive Grocer

Manjushree Technopack, a leading rigid plastic packaging solution provider in association with Reliance Industries organises seminar, FuturePac 2014, analysing on the theme,  ‘Emerging Trends in Plastic Bottle Technology for Dairy Packaging'. The seminar will be held at  Sheraton Hotel...

Puratos India has inaugurated its Bakery School at the Shirvane School and Junior College in Navi Mumbai. With few professional bakery schools in India, but a growing demand for skilled labour in the ever-increasing number of hotels, bakeries, pastry...

Savemax, a wholesale retail chain, is planning to enter the Northern state of Haryana by opening its first store in city of Karnal.  This will be the fourth store from Savemax across India. Spread across a ...

Ruchi Soya Industries Limited (Ruchi Soya), one of India’s leading FMCG and edible oil manufacturing companies has strengthened its brand Mahakosh's marketing by signing actress Madhuri Dixit as the brand ambassador. The company will shortly be unveiling a mass...

Jim Beam, the world’s no.1 bourbon whiskey from the Beam Suntory’s portfolio, is set to make a splash in the Indian market with an attractive new packaging and an exciting price tag. The group’s flagship brand globally, Jim Beam...

Tawa’s SAP for Retail deployment enables the grocer to bring a bit of Asia to the West Tawa Supermarket Inc, a Buena Park, California-based privately owned ethnic grocer that operates stores under the 99 Ranch Market banner, primarily serves first-...

The Indian market has been witnessing the entry of many brands offering a host of products across various processed food categories. As the market matures and consumers become more convenience driven, one segment, which has evolved significantly is frozen...

Cosmetics has traditionally been a tricky category for the supermarket channel. Seeing opportunity, manufacturers are working with supermarket chains to expand their cosmetics departments beyond traditional brands to vary price points and maximize the category’s productivity. Brian Talbot, VP of...

Supermarkets wield strong influence over consumers’ purchasing decisions Just like many natural grocery stores, conventional supermarkets have the power to influence shoppers to buy healthier products. The landscape of the modern grocery store has evolved to maximize sales. Food manufacturers...

Making chicken, turkey and the like pop in the fresh meat case requires retailers and manufacturers to anticipate shoppers’ wants in the category — and make sure they return for more Sure, poultry’s a staple item — especially among those...

Specialty and value-added produce items are becoming household names, with delicious and highly profitable results Branded produce has become such a hot topic that the United Fresh Produce Marketing & Merchandising Council hosted a post-United Fresh 2014 show conference on...

Today’s supermarket planning encompasses a growing roster of services Retail food store designers, like most other supermarket specialists, are becoming more proficient at multi-tasking as they expand their range of services to offer clients more opportunities for increased profitability. In...

Angshu Mallick, COO, Adani Wilmar Limited, shares the company’s challenges and achievements over the years, with Manisha Bapna How has AWL Group grown since its inception? AWL is one of the very few national players in the industry to have a massive...