Punjab Rice Millers Exporters 'Association today firmed up a massive investment plan of Rs 350 crore for setting up ultra modern rice mills in the state to boost the export prospects of Basmati and give impetus to the much-needed agriculture diver... >> more

Industry body Assocham today announced to introduce European food processing technology in Uttar Pradesh, one of India’s largest farm producers.This affordable technology will be from Belgium, France and Germany, farm tested in the Northeast by As... >> more

Dairy major Nestle India on Monday said it would invest Rs 250 crore on expansion and modernisation of its existing milk plant at Moga in Punjab.In his meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here, Nestle India Ltd Chairman & Ma... >> more

Spices Board is setting up a new mint spices park at Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh at an initial investment of Rs 19 crore. The foundation stone for the project will be laid by Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi on Wednesday.

United Breweries LtdBSE 1.31 % (UBL) today said its strong beer portfolio, including Kingfisher Strong and Kingfisher Red brands, has achieved record sales of 100 million cases in the 2012-13 fiscal. Kingfisher Strong, crossed 80 million cases whi... >> more

Now Pepsico's Tropicana and Dabur's Real Fruit juice are in for some tough competition from the leader in concentrated drinks, Rasna. Gujarat's homegrown brand, that enjoys over 80 per cent market share in the powdered and concentrates category on... >> more

Ruchi Soya Industries, a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company focused on edible oil, soya products and margarine, plans to foray into tomato processing. The company has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Japanese tomato processing company... >> more

In a bid to expand its cola portfolio and take on arch rival Coca-Cola, PepsiCo India has launched a stronger, fizzer version of the cola — Pepsi Atom. The beverage major said Pepsi Atom was its “biggest beverage innovation”, created especially fo... >> more

By the next fiscal, importers will find it difficult to dump poor quality wine in Indian market, as the Union Ministry of Food Processing is planning to create standards for wine industry based on global best practices. The standards will help the... >> more

The Ceylonese superior grade speciality tea producer Dilmah has set up its first t-Bar in India at Radisson Blu in Hyderabad. It is studying the prospect of having more such bars by the year-end. This is the eighth such T bar of the Sri Lankan fam... >> more