Serious chocolate business

India's chocolate confectionery market is forecast to reach INR 172 billion in 2019

07-Nov-2019 - An industry often categorised as impulsive and indulgent for consumers, the chocolate industry in India moves quickly and is expected to see double-digit growth over the next five years. Indeed, latest research from the world's leading market intelligence agency Mintel predicts that the total ...

Huhtamaki adds manufacturing capacity in India to speed up growth

01-Oct-2019 - Huhtamaki has agreed to acquire the assets and operations of Mohan Mutha Polytech Private Limited (MMPPL), a privately-owned flexible packaging manufacturer located in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India. The acquisition allows Huhtamaki to speed up its growth in India by improving its capability to ...

Barry Callebaut announces groundbreaking of new chocolate factory in Baramati, India

New greenfield factory expected to be operational by mid-2020

24-Jul-2019 - The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, announced the groundbreaking for the construction of its new chocolate and compound manufacturing facility in Baramati, India – about 250 km south-east of Mumbai. Upon completion, the new ...

Barry Callebaut opens new, relocated CALLEBAUT® CHOCOLATE ACADEMY center in Mumbai

08-Aug-2016 - New facility to provide chefs, culinary professionals and artisans across India the chance to train and experiment with the most comprehensive and diverse selection of high-quality global gourmet chocolate products The CALLEBAUT CHOCOLATE ACADEMYTM center in Mumbai is one of the company’s 19th ...

Seeds of trouble: Monsanto threatens to pull out of India

07-Mar-2016 - U.S. seed giant Monsanto has threatened to pull its genetically modified crop technology from India if the government goes ahead with its plan to cut the company's royalty fees. Monsanto's joint venture firm in India said that it would be difficult to bring new technologies to India because it ...

Popular noodles back on shelves in India after lead scare

09-Nov-2015 - Maggi noodles are back on shelves in India five months after the popular snack was found to contain lead above permissible limits. The Indian unit of Swiss food company Nestle said Monday that samples of newly made Maggi instant noodles had been cleared for consumption by three food-testing ...

33 dead after drinking toxic liquor in Mumbai

22-Jun-2015 - At least 33 people have died after consuming illegally brewed alcohol in India's western city of Mumbai, police said Friday. Residents of slums in the Malvani areas fell ill after drinking the alcohol on Wednesday and the first deaths were reported on Thursday afternoon, police spokesman ...

Nestle India Recalls Maggi Instant Noodles On Food Safety Issues

05-Jun-2015 - Nestle's popular instant noodle brand Maggi received another blow as India's central food safety regulator Food safety and Standards Authority of India or FSSAI said it is unsafe and hazardous for human consumption. The authority has ordered for recall of nine variants of the instant ...