A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.Will fortunes change, wonders Shyam G Menon. Photograph:......

FSSAI: Only 3% of packaged food item contain over 2% trans fat

Food regulator FSSAI on Wednesday said that only 3.14 per cent or 196 of 6,245 samples of packaged food items contained trans-fat exceeding 2 per cent. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India......

Kerala announces complete lockdown from May 8

The Kerala government on Thursday announced a nine-day complete lockdown in the state from the morning of May 8 to arrest the massive spread of COVID-19 in the state.   Chief Minister......

New restrictions in Maha from Wednesday. What's allowed and what's not

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced a statewide curfew for 15 days from 8 am on April 14 to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus in its second wave. With Section 144 being......

How Amul bucked Covid blues to launch 100 products during lockdown

The dairy major is transforming into a full-fledged F&B and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) player, reports Vinay Umarji. IMAGE: A worker arranges Amul drinks at an Amul cafe in Ahmedabad, June......

How the iconic Modern bread travelled from Chennai to Mexico

It was the first branded bread, launched more than half a century ago by the government. Sindhu Bhattacharya reports. Wrapped in blue and orange wax paper, it’s a familiar sight on the......

Maker of Modern Bread sold to Mexican baking major

Private equity player Everstone Capital has sold Modern Foods, which it had taken over in early 2016 from Hindustan Unilever, to Mexican baking major Grupo Bimbo for an undisclosed sum. Everstone......

Another mega IPO, Mrs Bectors Food subscribed 198 times

The so-called high networth individual portion saw 620x more demand than shares on offer. The initial public offering (IPO) of Mrs Bectors Food Specialities garnered 198x subscription and......