Brands & launchesIndia
Reliance Consumer Products enters flavoured milk with Rs 20 Joyland
RCPL's first ready-to-drink dairy product launched in Tamil Nadu on 14 October in Strawberry and Vanilla at Rs 20, with a phased…
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Deals & investmentUnited States
B&G Foods sells B&M and Joan of Arc bean brands to McCall Farms
B&G Foods has sold its B&M and Joan of Arc bean brands to McCall Farms and will use the proceeds to repay…
Retail & quick commerceUnited Kingdom
Lidl and Ocado gain share as UK grocery inflation rises to 2.5%
Take-home grocery sales rose 1.0% in the four weeks to 4 October against 2.5% price inflation, Worldpanel says.
Sourcing & packagingIndia
India sets 16 lakh tonne sugar quota as dealer stock limit is halved
Mills must sell 16,00,000 tonnes from 13 to 31 October, and since 15 October sugar dealers may hold no more than 1,000…
AnalysisIndia
India’s food inflation jumps to 7.74% as eating-out prices rise 9.39%
MoSPI's provisional September CPI puts headline inflation at 5.54% and food at 7.74%, with onion up 108.09%, days after the RBI raised…
FoodserviceGlobal
Domino’s cuts US store target as same-store sales growth slows to 0.3%
Q3 revenue rose 3.4% to $1,185.6 million. Call summaries report the 2026 US net new store forecast was cut to 125 to…
Deals & investmentIndia
McCain Foods agrees to buy Falcon Agrifriz frozen potato business
McCain Foods has agreed to buy Falcon Agrifriz Foods' frozen potato business in Gujarat, which has more than 450 staff and over…
Plants & productionMexico
Nestlé commits a further $1bn to Mexican manufacturing for 2028 to 2030
The new US$1bn tranche, announced after a meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum, follows US$1bn pledged for 2025 to 2027 and will fund…
Retail & quick commerceIndia
DMart revenue rises 18.4% to Rs 19,206 crore as margins narrow
Avenue Supermarts' standalone Q2 FY27 profit rose 7.6% to Rs 804 crore.
Regulation & safetyUnited Kingdom
Regulators tell UK businesses to pull Ukrainian eggs after Salmonella find
FSA and FSS alert covers Yasensvit Ltd shell eggs stamped 3UA1012066, in all pack sizes and dates.
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