Food & Grocery

Excerpts from India Food Report 2016: Food and grocery (F&G) forms the backbone of the Indian retail sector. With present market size at estimated US$ 455 billion (Rs 30,464 billion), the category will continue to grow at about 15 per cent per annum over...

Gluten-free food consumption is one of the fastest growing trends across the world, with many health-conscious consumers consciously choosing a gluten-free lifestyle. In the US, the gluten-free product market was pegged at $10.5 billion in 2013, predicted to rise...

From pure-play and omni-channel to hybrids, the grocery e-tailing roll call in India is well and truly on. Grocery – given the perishable nature of some products and logistics bottlenecks – is not an "in favour category" with Indian e-tailers...

Bangalore: E-Commerce giant Amazon launched a grocery delivery app, wriggling its way into the already crowded hyperlocal grocery delivery market. The space is currently occupied by domestic players like Grofers, LocalBanya and PepperTap. The app, Amazon Now, will provide shoppers...

ITC Ltd is looking at entering newer product categories such as seafood and frozen foods. Y C Deveshwar, Chairman ITC Ltd, said the company is already exporting shrimps and enjoys a large play in the commodity exports category. “We can...

Grofers, known as an on-demand e-commerce mobile application has managed to cross 50,000 daily orders. The portal has not only provided a platform to the running and upcoming entrepreneurs, but has revamped its old strategies to promote the key...

P. Rajan Mathews, VP, Sales & Marketing, Desai Brothers Ltd - Food Division, speaks to Progressive Grocer about the expanding product portfolio of his company’s Mother’s Recipe brand and strategies for further building up its brand equity. 1. As a...

From  being a luxury product, nuts and dry fruits have shifted to a necessity category over the last few years The nuts and dry fruits industry in India is a very old one. However, in terms of demand, consumption has...