Tendencias Alimentarias

Allan Parker, President and CEO of World Potato Congress, Inc., announced the appointment of Dr. Bir Pal Singh, Director of the Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India, to the organization’s International Advisory Committee.

India may be ready to supplant China as the top growth market for Western quick-service brands, according to a new research note from Sara Senatore, securities analyst for Bernstein Research. Based on projections that India’s economy could soon outpac...

India’s leading potato chips brand, Lay’s from PepsiCo, has joined hands with renowned designer duo Shantanu-Nikhil to launch a new range of baked chips - 'Lay’s Baked', through an exclusive fashion show in Delhi.

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, McCain Foods Limited is the world’s largest producer of French fries and potato specialties with 53 plants on six continents and sales of over CAD$6 billion.

The Punjab government on Sunday announced freight subsidy for transportation of potato crop in domestic as well as export markets, but potato growers turned down the offer saying it would not bail them out.

India threw open its $450 billion retail market to global supermarket giants on Thursday, approving its biggest reform in years that may boost sorely needed investment in Asia's third-largest economy.

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) today announced it has reorganized its Yum! Restaurants International division (YRI) to continue to drive aggressive international expansion and build strong brands globally. The Company also announced that Micky Pant, 57,...

The Indian packaging industry is set to rise by 15% every year due to growing consumption and demand for packaged products across the country, states the Indian Institute of Packaging in Hyderabad (IIP-H). The $13.5bn industry is expected to reach $18...

At the DLF Place mall in the upscale South Delhi neighborhood of Saket, shoppers and employees sit more or less side-by-side in a new “desi” food court, digging into traditional Indian dishes ranging from biryani to dosas to seekh kebabs. There's some...

The government today approved setting up of 15 more mega food parks with an investment of Rs 787.50 crore to provide better infrastructure to reduce the wastage, which has been estimated at 40% of the total fruit and vegetables production. The Cabinet...

With more than 1.2 billion people, India is the second most populated country on the planet and offers ample opportunities for markets of all stripes. So why not frozen food? Canada’s McCain Foods has annual revenue of $6.5 billion.

Himalya International India &J R Simplot Company, USA have signed memorandum of understanding to form joint venture in India.

The scramble by global food companies into India's fast food sector intensified on Monday as several U.S. chains announced plans to enter the country.

HardCastle India, which runs the south and west franchisee of McDonald’s in India, is on in expansion mode ever since McDonald’s Corp conferred it with the Development Licensee status.

US Snack foods manufacturer Dirty Potato is all set to enter the Indian market.

Soon after setting shop in India, McDonalds’ Vikram Bakshi knew he had a problem — the signature French Fries weren’t right. It took him nine years and several experiments to get it right:   Name: Vikram BakshiDesignation: CEO, McDonalds India (North...

After repeated unsuccessful attempts to buy out Gujarat-based snacks majors such as Balaji Wafers and A-Top Foods Products, beverage and snacks maker PepsiCo India is in the process of creating its own low-cost foods business and increasing manufactur...