The Indian FMCG industry has recorded a 9.4 per cent growth in the January-March quarter of 2021, helped by a consumption-led growth and value growth by increased prices of products, especially of staples, said data analytics firm Nielsen. The rural market continued to perform with strong growth of 14.6 per cent during the period and the metro markets have registered a positive growth after two quarters. Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry sales growth from the traditional trade channels jumped to double digits, while growth in e-commerce normalised down to single digits in the January-March quarter.
These coaches, officials said, will be "economical" and in between the current AC three-tier and non-AC sleeper class.
The good news for PepsiCo is that the foods segment has normalised much faster to pre-pandemic levels than beverages.
The girl from the north east who now walks for the best names in international fashion today was content wearing hand-me-downs from cousins those days.
Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com heads to south Mumbai to discover why Kitab Khana is considered one of the best bookshops in the world.
The so-called high networth individual portion saw 620x more demand than shares on offer.
'We were taking the Starbucks experience from the store to the home.'
Air India chairman said that the airline never served non-vegetarian meals on short duration flights.
Fadnavis in US on a tour to woo American investors enjoyed a reception in New York at the Pierre Hotel.
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Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.
'Good food is very important because what we eat reflects on our skin.' 'Workout keeps our body in shape and both together keep us energetic and fresh.'
'I worked over 100 times more to prove I wasn't a madamji doing this as a hobby.'
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Gujarat's Amul bagged the top slot with 7.2 per cent share, followed by Mother Dairy and Britannia Industries.
'Me and my boys had never ever thought in our wildest dreams that we would be taking part in a rescue mission of this kind.' IAF Veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe, a helicopter pilot himself, reports on how the air force rescued those trapped in the Deoghar cable cars disaster last fortnight.
Author Sahil in his latest book talks about the extravagant spending at Indian weddings.
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The remarkable story of Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, will be seen in a film featuring Aamir Khan.
Beginning with the bird's eye view of itself -- a narrow state of hills, rivers and high population density, in a tapering part of the Indian subcontinent. It can be a beautiful place shaped by aesthetic founded in appropriate lifestyle and progressive views, or a junkyard shaped by money and what money buys. The choice is Kerala's, notes Shyam G Menon.
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Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh is India's most tourist friendly railway station. It has an executive lounge, gaming zone, shower facilities, frequently cleaned platforms and effective solid waste management techniques.
'The larger narrative doing the rounds was anti-Hindu, anti-India.' 'Despite the affinity, one could feel the lurking hostility.'
Foreign banks set the template in consumer banking in its infancy, but have almost vacated this booming space.
Indian coffee shops market over the next four-five years will grow between 6 and 18 per cent CAGR, all due to the growing coffee culture among the youth, increasing urbanisation, rising disposable income levels and changing eating and drinking preferences, says Atanu Biswas.
Very soon, travel on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express will be one smooth and comfortable ride. Check out the swanky features of the new coach unveiled on Tuesday.
Serving pilots question the Kozhikode plane crash report findings.
Anthony Bourdain thought vada-pao was so good that all other Indian food could be dismissed. He was not wrong, says Aakar Patel.
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Start-ups in the information technology domain are quite common these days. But three young entrepreneurs have ventured into a comparatively lesser known area of food: snacks. Arul Murugan, co-founder, Chloroplast Foods, tells Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com, how he is bootstrapping his start-up.
"Vinay Kumar, alias Lambu, and a teenager have been held in connection with the case. The matter is a fallout of a one-side love affair. "The accused gave some pesticide with water to the three girls," Lucknow Range IG Laxmi Singh told reporters in Unnao.
'The players all appreciate -- we all appreciate -- the fact that despite the pandemic and the restrictions, because of all of this protocol that has been put in place, the IPL season is still happening.'
Sukanya Verma looks at 12 times the superstar offered food for thought on subjects as varied as nation building, team spirit and the stupidity of big fat Indian weddings while wolfing down a meal.
Before the ban, Maggi commanded a market share of around 75 per cent. Following legal battles, the popular noodles brand was back in the market in November last year.
His rags-to-riches story would make a film. Meet Musthafa P C, the man behind ready-to-use breakfast foods that countless Indians trust.
'Women's voices are too high or too low, or they are seen as too short or too tall, or too fat or too thin, to be great leaders.' 'These judgments wear us down.'
Suhani Sheshodia shares her amazing weight loss journey.
The Indian Army on Wednesday issued an advisory asking its personnel not to consume Maggi noodles.
Evacuation of people from the family quarters is in progress.
Every year Fortune honours 10 innovators, groundbreakers and game changers as 'Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs'.
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