Even as traders in Tamil Nadu continue to boycott Coke and Pepsi, a few homegrown beverage brands are raking in the profits, says T E Narasimhan.
'They are geopolitical, commercial, educational, cultural and about innovation.' 'Also, they are about a common value system.'
The problem, say experts, is not so much the use of plastic as the lack of effort to recycle and reuse it.
Rasna was the ubiquitous soft drink served at home and large gatherings from the late-70s to the early-90s.
The annual study by the research agency shows that Amul, Amazon and Coca-Cola were the most-recalled brands on IPL.
Despite the onslaught of international brands -- Coke and Pepsi -- the fizz has not gone out of India's very own cola brand, Surajeet Das Gupta.
Excise duty on most products has been capped at 12.5 per cent
Food regulator has closed more than 15 files.
kers likely to pass on additional excise duty burden to consumers; price increase to be 5-10%
Sources indicated defence and national security initiatives.
The BSE Midcap ended up 0.5% while the Smallcap index ended nearly 1% higher
Sales of refrigerators were higher this year versus last year.
Firms are offering employees flexi hours; demand for air purifiers, masks have skyrocketed.
The American, who moved from US Navy to the corporate world, is considered best suited for this role because of her understanding of both production and distribution. Arnab Dutta & Viveat Susan Pinto report.
Issues related with intellectual property rights, including piracy of films and software, figured prominently during the India-US CEO Forum in New Delhi attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama.
Venkatesh Kini, business unit president, Coca-Cola India and South West, shares his plans with Arnab Dutta.
India gets its first basmati billionaire family. The promoter family of KRBL reaps gains from high demand for basmati in India and overseas. The company had a stock of 300,000 tonnes of rice as of September 30.
By roping the Bollywood star, the professional networking platform looks for wider appeal and a mass audience.
After rows over water usage at its plants in Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, it is now the turn of its Gujarat factory.
Most people simply don't know how to address someone they engage with professionally. We women are often at the receiving end of such ignorance -- often from sexist ignoramuses, says Veenu Sandhu.
Several big budget movies, including one for Rs 300 crore on Karna and another Rs 1,000 crore movie based on Bhima, have been launched on the same model.
Amazon committed a fresh investment of $3 billion, in addition to the $2 billion it announced in 2014.
He is meeting stalwarts such as Google's Eric E Schmidt, Carlyle's David M Rubenstein, Cargill's David W MacLennan, MasterCard's Ajay Banga, and Pepsico's Indra Nooyi.
Unlike Pepsi's Kendell Jenner ad, Tata Tea's Jaago Re campaigns were careful not to insert its product in the ad's storyline and they targeted topics on which there was near unanimity of outrage.
'We have never before seen an Indian prime minister's visit to the United States so heavily business-oriented and so packed with meetings with the US business community.' Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC.
Actors and sportspersons are increasingly blacklisting products like colas and fairness creams. Urvi Malvania explores what lies behind the concern among endorsers over brands they promote and how will it impact both.
Ajay Banga, the 55-year-old CEO of MasterCard, is on a roll.
In Tamil Nadu, Divya Nair encounters jallikattu, a ban on colas and a water shortage.
Gujarat-based tea major will run a Rs 2-cr roadblock on Hindi and regional news channels.
To keep competitors at bay, GCMMF has drawn up an expansion blueprint worth Rs 800 crores for the domestic market.
With Maaza, which already has the biggest share in mango beverages in the Indian market, Coke is betting on a winning horse, say experts.
The 58-year-old go-to man at the consumer goods maker will helm Global Beverages & Foods that will launch confectioneries, juices and snacks in six-nine months.
"Satya Nadella is a perfect example of how appropriate, thoughtful immigration reform can benefit both our free-market democracies, says Ron Somers, president of the US-India Business Council.
Experts question Nestle's silence over Maggi controversy.
FMCG, automobile industries say if GST regime kicks in, rail hubs can take Make in India to a new high.
Experts say Dhoni will continue to be relevant.
Have committed themselves to investing Rs 1,85,000 crore since last year.
People flock to electronics shops to buy air conditioners.
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Big brands are keen to tie up with IPL for advertising purposes.
India sees the maximum drop in women representation from junior to middle-level positions.
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