In this issue

While the worst (read year 2020) seems to finally coming to an end, we are still in uncharted territory and businesses will need to be much more careful about how they approach the future. The pandemic has transformed the grocery retail industry radically. Consumers are much more technologically empowered now and this is ushering in a new normal for the FMGC industry that experts believe to be permanent. As is apparent by now, innovation and technology has become indispensable for business continuity.
In this issue we look at how brands and retailers from the Spices category are utilizing emerging technology and clever marketing strategies to re-dress production, supply & distribution processes as well as come up with innovative ways of building consumer confidence.
Inside you will find a slew of industry leaders who expatiate on the innovations and strategies they have utilized for their respective brands, so that you can adopt them in your own capacities to help stabilize our businesses now and fortify it for the times to come.
Wishing you all a very happy new year 2021! Hope that the upcoming year prove to be progressive and prosperous for your family as well as your business.
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Technology, Innovation and Invention are Transforming the Spice Industry

A LOOK AT HOW INCREASING RELIANCE ON TECHNOLOGY, CREATIVE INNOVATIONS ACROSS MANUFACTURING, PRODUCT CONCEPTUALIZING, MARKETING, AND OPTIMIZED BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS HAVE BECOME THE NEW NORM OF THE INDIAN SPICE INDUSTRY POST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.…

4 mins

Rakesh Group: Using Technology & Innovation to Produce Authentic Flavours

EVER SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE RAKESH GROUP HAS EMPHASIZED ON PRODUCING ONLY PREMIUM QUALITY PRODUCTS WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON TASTE, TEXTURE, OR AROMA, AND TO ENSURE THIS, THE COMPANY ADHERES TO A SERIES OF METICULOUSLY FORMULATED PROCESSES…

4 mins

Paras Spices Pvt. Ltd.: Spicing up with innovation

The FMCG Industry is expected to grow more in the domestic as well as in International markets. People are moving more towards e-commerce platforms and adapting new ways of technology for consumer durable products. So increase in technology adoption is expected to rise exponentially in the coming years,” – Paras Budhiraja, Director Paras Spices Pvt. Ltd.

2 mins

Ease of access to customers across multiple channels is our USP, says Modern Bazaar's Kunaal Kumar

MODERN BAZAAR WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAR 1971, WHEN FOUNDER VISHWANT KUMAR REALISED THAT THERE WAS A DISCERNING CONSUMER WHO WAS LOOKING FOR A BETTER AND WIDER RANGE OF CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS WITHOUT HAVING TO TRAVEL ABROAD FOR THEM. IT WAS INDIA’S FIRST SUPERMARKET WHICH PROVIDED THE CUSTOMER WITH A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD AND UNDER ONE ROOF...…

6 mins

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati: The Legend that Shaped India's Foodscape

THE OWNER OF MDH SPICES AND ITS ICONIC FACE, DHARAMPAL GULATI, PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 98. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, HE WAS UNDERGOING POST-COVID TREATMENT AT A HOSPITAL IN DELHI FOR WEEKS TOGETHER BEFORE SUCCUMBING TO A CARDIAC ARREST IN THE EARLY HOURS OF DECEMBER 3, 2020.

4 mins

FMCG Brands: Re-Engineering the Sales & Distribution System is the Need of the Hour

IT IS TIME FOR COMPETITIVE BRANDS TO USHER IN MORE INNOVATIVE AND EFFICIENT PLUG AND PLAY SALES AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS TO LEVERAGE THE POTENTIAL OF THEIR BRAND…

3 mins

Live Masterclass With Chef Saransh Goila And Olives From Spain At The IHE Expo Virtual Hospitality Show

OLIVES FROM SPAIN PARTICIPATES AT IHE EXPO WITH A LIVE MASTERCLASS CONDUCTED BY SARANSH GOILA TO SURPRISE HIS CHEF COLLEAGUES WITH CREATIVE RECIPES USING OLIVES FROM SPAIN TO CREATE HIS VERSION OF INDIAN TAPAS. . .

2 mins

Center Store Solutions

HERE ARE SIX WAYS THAT GROCERS CAN GROW IN 2021.

9 mins

What's The Proper Path For Better Payments?

How the pandemic and loyalty can help food retailers get a firmer handle on transactions.

9 mins

Fulfillment Prophecy

AS RETAILERS RING IN THE NEW YEAR, THEY’RE LASER-FOCUSED ON E-COMMERCE LOGISTICS.

10+ mins

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PROGRESSIVE GROCER has been the voice of the food retail industry for over 80 years in the USA. Serving a wide audience in the Indian market, Progressive Grocer India's readers are top management at headquarters and top decision makers at store level. By anticipating, reporting and interpreting important data and trends, PROGRESSIVE GROCER fulfils its mission of identifying and highlighting insights and opportunity for leading grocery retailers, thereby accelerating brands and sales success for leading manufacturers