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| Jain Irrigation to supply mango pulp worth Rs 158cr to Coca-Cola |
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Mumbai: Jain Irrigation Systems has won Rs 158-crore order for the supply of mango pulp to Coca-Cola in India and abroad.
In a press release, the company said that the current order was 85% higher compared with the previous season. The mango pulp will be produced in the current mango season, but dispatched over next year. Mango remains the largest revenue earner for the product portfolio of Jain Irrigation.
The food division of the company is the largest process... |
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| AP Govt. to offer bottled water to villagers |
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Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Government is planning to launch Mini plants for bottling water in its villages having a population of 1,500 and above on August 15.
Local women self-help groups will be involved in running the plants. Disclosing this chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy said that each bottling plant would cost about Rs 2 lakh and would supply water to a population of 1,500 people. Within a year of the launch, about 60 of the villages would be covered under the scheme.
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| Amul ranks 21 among top global dairy companies |
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Mumbai: Amul has been ranked among the top 21 dairy companies in the world, as per the findings published by the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) at the 10th IFCN Dairy Conference 2009, held at Stockholm during June 14-17.
The ranking comes after a consumer survey carried out by The Media Magazine published from Hong Kong and Singapore, according to which Amul has been ranked as the topmost dairy product in the Asia-Pacific region (F&B News June 16-30).
The... |
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| Italy`s `Caffe Pascucci` opens outlet in Bangalore |
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Bangalore: Italy-based `Caffe Pascucci`, one of the leading coffee brands in Italy, has opened its first outlet to retail imported blended coffee at MG Road, Bangalore.
The company has also signed an agreement with Madhura Beverages as its master franchisee in setting up coffee chain outlets across India. Presently, Pascucci has around 100 outlets in about 20 countries, including South Korea, China, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Dubai.
M Pascucci, MD, Caffe Pascucci, said, "... |
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| Pizza Hut plans to revamp service offering |
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Pizza Hut, India`s favorite pizza brand, serving the tastiest pizzas across 36 cities has planned to concentrate on reinvesting in its existing stores from now onwards to improve service offering, besides opening stores in prospective locations.
Anup Jain, head-marketing, Pizza Hut, said, "At this point of time we are little ahead of where the eating out market is at and we are satisfied with the level of growth Pizza Hut has achieved so far. We are now busy in reinvesting in our ex... |
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| Monsoon currents may arrive east, north and central India |
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The Met state department of Uttar Pradesh informed that monsoon will remain subdued for next 2-3 days but a new system is developing in the Bay of Bengal which may provide the necessary force to push monsoon currents into the east, north and central parts of the country.
The south-west monsoon, which hit the Kerala coast before time on May 25, is stuck in southern parts of India since last ten days and is likely to revive by June 19-20.
But till then, hot and humid we... |
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| Taj group acquires Sea Rock for Rs 680crore |
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For years, two marquees of the Mumbai hospitality scene Sea Rock Hotel and Taj Lands End have stood facing each other in a cozy, sea-facing corner of the city`s Bandra suburb.
The Tata-run Taj group took under its wings the former in Rs 680-crore landmark deal, which has been virtually closed since bombs ripped through it in 1993.
The acquisition strengthens Taj`s position in the city, which now has a 1,425-room capacity in four properties. Though the hospitality secto... |
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| Pesticide level in vegetables, fruits gets higher than MPL: Survey |
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According to a recent survey done by the Union Government, the presence of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables is getting higher than the maximum permissible levels (MPL).
Apart from this, vegetables from some parts of Uttar Pradesh were found the presence of banned pesticides. The survey was conducted over a year from November 2007 to October 2008 across the country by the Union agriculture and cooperation ministry. It found that 18% of vegetables and 12% of fruits, both h... |
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| Frozen yogurt chain Cocoberry opens its third outlet in Mumbai |
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Gurgaon-based Horizon group`s premium frozen yogurt chain Cocoberry is going to open its third outlet in Mumbai on June 7, 2009 as part of company`s first phase of expansion in India. The company`s outlets are already present in Delhi and Hyderabad.
The brand further plans to open at 32 locations in India by the end of the second quarter of 2010. The company has planned to extend to 1,500 locations in India, South East Asia and the Middle East by the end of 2015, according to GS Bha... |
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| GM food in India faces opposition from Planning Commission |
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The proposal to introduce genetically modified (GM) food in India is now facing opposition from Planning Commission of the country after facing stiff opposition from environment ministry.
The highest planning body has shown the red light to GM technology in food crops in the first public positioning by the government. However, the plan panel has fewer objections on introduction of GM technology in non-edible agro products like cotton.
Planning Commission member Abhijit ... |
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