The 52-year-old, who started as a helper, has been in the business for the last 35 years. Today, assisted by his wife and a team of seven workers, Sakhare sells about 50 kgs of poha (made out of flattened rice), serving 1,000- 1,200 people daily, which fetches him over Rs 100,000 a month.
Christened Smart Choice, PepsiCo launched the first such cafe in Chennai recently to promote its key category -- the health segment - which was marketed under the name Snack Smart.
Companies from Nestle and ITC to Hindustan Unilever and Patanjali have pledged to reduce use of unhealthy ingredients by five to 50 per cent
Sex education is way too critical as a life skill to be ignored or postponed, writes Tanuja Sodhi.
Here's how you can enjoy your favourite snack and keep bad cholesterol under control too.
Stating that implementation of the demonetisation policy had its "share of challenges", Nooyi hoped that things will return to normal by the second quarter.
In the past month, wheat prices have increased 6.3% as production is expected to be 1.5% lower, in terms of crop acreage, than the earlier estimate
Parents across the country, and the world, are grappling with an unprecedented challenge of dealing with their children who are too old to be shushed or placated and too young to understand the inexplicable situation the world has found itself in. PTI journalists across India shared experiences and conversations with their children aged 2 to 13, which ranged from cute to poignant and heart-wrenching to humorous, and some with sagacity far beyond their age.
US women's soccer team say lawsuit about more than money
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Pankaja, daughter of late BJP stalwart Gopinath Munde, said the allegations were part of a plan to defame her.
With support from other farmer organisations and activists, including RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, the potato growers have not only sought compensation but also called for boycott of the food giant's products.
A break-up of business shows that 75% of a firm's turnover is led by volume growth, while 25% is price-led. Companies such as Britannia, Nestl, Dabur, Marico, Kellogg, Parle Products, and Hindustan Unilever have increasingly focused on smaller packs of their key products, aimed at improving sales.
It is easy to be indulgent during this time of the year. Here are some secrets to help you enjoy the festivities and stay fit!
The list of companies which believe that Brand Tendulkar doesn't work for them anymore has grown further. After Fiat, TVS and Airtel, beverages and snack food maker PepsiCo has decided to end its long relationship with the 35-year-old cricketer.
During his time as executive chairman, the company's net revenues grew 17-fold to Rs 42,777 crore and profit after tax nearly 40 times to Rs 10,289 crore. Total shareholder returns grew at a compounded annual rate of around 20%. Besides numbers, his biggest achievement was to transform ITC from a cigarette company to a diversified enterprise.
These companies have survived bankruptcies.
Poor dietary habits combined with incomplete brushing and ignorance is causing early harm, warns Dr Ambereen Ali.
'Traders have been the worst hit because of the government's policies, but for some unknown reason, many continue to support the BJP.'
It has been a busy World Cup for Kazan's mural artists and in the early hours of Thursday morning they were back at work again painting the face of Neymar on a wall behind the Brazil team hotel.
Sameer Jadhav tells us how he found his wife through a matrimonial website.
Besides launching 50 products with a refreshed logo, Britannia to issue bonus debentures of Rs 720 crore
All major players in the Rs 1,200-crore (Rs 12 billion) ice cream market are set to adorn a health-oriented look this year by offering more such products. Amul has already launched probiotic health and wellness ice creams and is also offering sugar free variants. Mother Dairy has decided to expand its naturally flavoured offerings along with its new packaging. HUL introduced Moo ice cream under the health and wellness umbrella. Aavin has also launched a low-sugar ice-cream.
'To take an old-fashioned summer holiday by switching off the computer, mobile phone and iPod.' '(Unfortunately, my wife has threatened to also switch off the fridge and TV, putting a new spin to the phrase old-fashioned.)'
Her husband suffers from depression and Tess Holliday had no qualms accepting that on social media.
Nestle now has less than two weeks to convince the regulator why product approval for its noodles should not be withdrawn
There have been more than 49,000 fire incidents in Mumbai in the last one decade, killing over 600 people, the Maharashtra government had told the assembly in November 2018.
The concentrated sugar content in dried fruit is extremely detrimental to a child's teeth
Nooyi had recently said that the company might make two or more acquisitions outside North America this year to add snacks or drinks it did not already make.
Having 60 gm almonds a day helps maintain blood sugar levels and prevents cardio vascular diseases.
'It's a warm evening, but people don't seem to be bothered by the heat as they watch the critically acclaimed film out in the open, where they can drink, smoke and talk, if they feel like.'
FSSAI will put the draft guidelines in front of a seven-member expert committee.
Did you know that women can avail for a loan of upto Rs 20 crores to set up a manufacturing business?
Dealing with a case of stalking of a 10-year-old girl, the court relied on the testimony of the victim as the people in the neighbourhood where the incidents had occured and the passers-by kept themselves away from the probe.
GA reader Hardeep Singh shares how he lost 18 kilos in a matter of months.
Great ads, which have won awards have also done a great job for the clients
Bogged down by social distancing? Lethargy is no excuse. Get up, turn to the Internet and exercise those muscles.
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