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India’s ITC boosts healthy-food portfolio with Yoga Bar buy
Indian FMCG major ITC has bought Sproutlife Foods Private Limited, it announced this week. The deal includes Sproutlife Foods’s direct-to-consumer…
Food industry interest in digitalisation – which companies are active?
Mentions of digitalisation within the public filings of companies in the food manufacturing industry have more than trebled in five…
India’s ITC enters plant-based meat
ITC, the Indian FMCG major, is launching a range of products into the country’s fledgling market for plant-based meat alternatives.…
Filings buzz: tracking industrial automation in food manufacturing
Mentions of industrial automation within the filings of companies in the food manufacturing industry were 58% higher between July 2020…
The food industry’s focus on big data – who’s leading the way?
References to big data within the filings of companies in the food manufacturing industry have declined in recent months, according…
Measuring the industry buzz over artificial intelligence
Mentions of artificial intelligence within the filings of companies in the food industry rose 17% between the first and second…
India’s biscuit makers prepare for post-Covid growth
just-food correspondent Raghavendra Verma surveys India's biscuit market, which has enjoyed bumper sales during the Covid-19 pandemic. India's biscuit market,…
India’s ITC to snap up local spice maker Sunrise Foods
Indian consumer-goods giant ITC is to acquire local spice maker Sunrise Foods for an undisclosed sum. ITC informed the local…
India’s ITC to take stake in local vending-machine firm Delectable
ITC, the India-based consumer goods group, said it is to acquire a 33.42% stake in next generation vending-machine company Delectable…
What could drive growth in India’s instant-noodles market? – category deep dive, part two
Instant noodles have taken hold in India, which is now the fourth-largest market for the product, according to industry figures.…