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AnalysisIndia
Total sales reached Rs 6,782.2 crore in July to September 2026 and standalone profit rose 36.3% to Rs 1,026.8 crore, as advertising and marketing spend rose 46% and materials fell as a share of sales.
Regulation & safetyIndia
Show cause notices also went to Gemini Edibles & Fats India over Freedom Cooking Rice Bran Oil, Business Today reported, as FSSAI…
Deals & investmentUnited Kingdom
US investment firm Barings has bought Leeds-based David Wood Baking, which employs more than 1,500 people at seven UK sites, six months…
Sourcing & packagingIndia
Imports fell to 15.44 lakh tonnes from 16.58 lakh tonnes a year earlier, according to reported SEA data, as crude sunflower oil…
Brands & launchesUnited Kingdom
Domino's will cut saturated fat, sugar and salt by changing recipes or shrinking portions.
FoodserviceUnited Kingdom
Darden told The Caterer it wants one UK partner per brand and expects to launch within two years of finding one, with…
AnalysisIndia
DPIIT's provisional September data show the WPI food index up 8.66%, fuel and power up 25.85% and rubber and plastic products up…
Retail & quick commerceUnited Kingdom
THG raised its 2026 adjusted EBITDA expectation to £103m on 15 October.
Sourcing & packagingEurope
European processors ground 348,215 tonnes of cocoa beans in the third quarter of 2026, up from 337,353 tonnes, but the January to…
Regulation & safetyIndia
Interim order of 15 October finds, prima facie, that FSSAI's 5 June notice gave no reason why the edible oil brand name…
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