Diverse Innovative Products

D K Sales Corporation, established in the year 1987 by Dilip Kumar Gandhi, is a Delhi based manufacturing company which has engraved its position in a short span of time in hotel and restaurant industry by creating innovative products.

Tasty Liquids for Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has given the consumption of immunity boosting food and beverages an added focus in our lifestyle. People are now not only adhering to hygiene norms in more numbers but are becoming much more health conscious in their eating habits. Perhaps that is the only benefit we can accrue from the ongoing pandemic, which otherwise has come as a curse (hopefully temporary) to our lives and livelihood.

Chef's Choice

Knife is said to be ‘life’ of a chef. In fact, holding on to a good quality of knife is as important as for any user in the kitchen.

Burger Singh Signs Master Franchise Deal in Gujarat

Burger Singh, India's brand of fusion burgers, has signed a master franchise deal in Gujarat.

Milk - A Healthy Choice

Human being is the only mammal who drinks the milk of another mammal and this drink is most pleasurable at a cold temperature when the mercury rises. A cold glass of milk flavoured or natural just before going to bed or the first thing in the morning is liked by all age groups.

Wedding Cakes Trending In 2020!

Trends are forever evolving, but wedding cakes are timeless. A celebration without a cake is incomplete in any event. As we head into the New Year, we look at the emerging trends in wedding cakes design, flavours, looks and textures.

True Blue Cheese

Ancient wisdom behind cheese making has never failed to amaze the modern consumers. Blue Vein cheeses also called Blue cheese is a generic term used to describe cheese produced with cow's milk, sheep's milk, or goat's milk and ripened with cultures of the mould Penicillium.

The Delicious Syrup of Substance

Maple syrup is definitely a product of Mother Nature and it has a very unique profile. It is a syrup, which is generally prepared from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees. Although preparing this syrup from other maple species is also being done. Maple syrup is a 100 percent natural sweetener.

Equipment Pieces a Baker Must Have

While baking skills and quality of products is what goes a long way in establishing a successful bakery business, one cannot deny the importance of the right kind of tools in producing delicious products.

High on Chai

Tea is one of the most popular drinks globally, which is consumed in various forms in different parts of the world. The global market for tea reached a volume of 6.2 million tons in 2018 and is expected to touch 7.58 million tons by 2024. In India, however, its consumption is pretty low as compared to several other countries. There is thus ample opportunity for entrepreneurs to increase the per capita consumption of this beverage by popularising this drink among the youth. This can be done by opening up more tea shops/lounges serving a variety of tea. They could also start marketing of packaged tea under their own brand. Ashok Malkani discusses about the low consumption of tea and how it can be popularised in the country.

Forthcoming Trends in Bakery

Bakery industry in India is one of the most robust industries. Major contributors to this growth are the growing youth segment and working women population, besides rising incomes and purchasing power. Other contributors to the rise of consumption of bakery products are increase in number of upper-middle-class and the growing internet penetration. Due to the increasing awareness of health consciousness of the youth, who are the major consumers of bakery products, the industry has to constantly adopt new techniques to satisfy the demands of the millennials. It has become imperative for the industry to experiment with new ingredients and packaging techniques as well as adopt new technology to meet the demands of the gen Z. Ashok Malkani tries to fathom the forthcoming trends, in this industry, in the near future.

Stealing The Show At Wedding Banquets

One of the most satisfying decisions in the wedding planning process is choosing what kind of bakery items, more so the ‘Wedding Cake’ one can have as part of a special wedding menu.

Red, Sweet And Juicy

Strawberry is a red, juicy and luscious fruit, grown on strawberry plant. It has several F&B applications.

Raise A Toast To The Cup That Cheers

Coffee, a globally popular beverage, in several variants like Americano, Frappe, Latte, etc., is becoming popular in India too. Coffee is not just being consumed as a beverage but it is also being used in several bakery products. It can happily marry with baked goods like muffins cookies and cakes, fruit pastries and even with rich desserts and bread. No wonder it has its own special “Coffee Day”. Ashok Malkani finds that besides acting as a bracer to pep you up it also has several health benefits.

Sneaking Healthy Ingredients Into Cookies

Cookies have always been one of the most preferred sweet treats for most consumers, along with being the ideal go-to snack for working professionals.

Intricacies Of Packaging

Bakery products are gaining popularity in India due to their health benefits as well as pleasant taste. Providing convenience and affordability to consumers, the demand for bakery products has been rising at a rapid rate. According to the latest report by IMARC Group the bakery market reached a value of $7.22 billion in 2018 and is projected to exceed $ 12 billion by 2024 expanding at a CAGR of 9.3% during 2019-2024. But bakery products require proper packaging for their shelf life. Ashok Malkani finds that there are ample opportunities for entrepreneurs to enter the packaging sector of the industry and points out some essential requirements, which the new entrant would need, to succeed in this venture.

Delicious Dessert Trends

Virginia Woolf, an English writer, who is considered among the most important modernist twentieth-century authors, had said, ‘One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.’ To that one may add, delectable dessert/s is/are the ultimate, ethereal culmination of dining well. Yet, often one is made to feel guilty about indulging one’s sweet tooth by health freaks. For connoisseurs of desserts, it doesn’t matter what the occasion or the time of the year is;consumption of dessert delicacy is a must. And to keep the health-conscious satisfied, Chefs have now introduced desserts that can be labeled as healthy desserts – no sugar, gluten-free, with fresh fruits. Ashok Malkani examines the dessert trends for 2018 and discovers that there are now even savoury desserts available!

Evolution In Breakfast Tables

The changing lifestyle of the Indian consumers has changed the entire scenario at the breakfast tables in many urban Indian homes. These days, with profusion of nuclear families with both husband and wife rushing off to their work there is little time for setting an elaborate breakfast table. The days when the Indian breakfast varied from region to region – with a variety of recipes which differed from kutch in the west to Kolkata in the east; Srinagar in the north to Suchindram in the south seems to be over, especially in the context of busy post-modern urban India. These days, healthy RTE and RTC options are adorning many a breakfast tables in urban India. This has opened up a wide scope for the cereal breakfast food manufacturers to expand their horizons and provided new entrepreneurs an opportunity to enter the fast expanding Indian cereal breakfast market. Ashok Malkani examines the scope for the entrepreneurs in India’s breakfast cereals market and looks at all the pros and cons of entering this promising market.

Introducing The Goodness Of Spanish Olives In India

Olives from Spain considers India as one of the key markets for Spanish olive producers. In fact, since the launch of its first campaign in 2014, Olives from Spain has been giving impulse to different activities to catch a larger base of potential consumers, highlighting the nutritional, sensorial and emotional aspects of consuming the Spanish olives. It thinks demand for Spanish olives has substantial capacity to grow in India.

The Trend Of Customised Cakes

Mention of cakes would make most dessert lovers drool. But talk of customised cakes and you can not only whet up the appetite of an individual but also her/his fantasy. Ashok Malkani tries to find out when the customised cake craze took hold of the gentry, the labour of love that goes into making these fantasies and the challenges involved in making these works of art.

Prevailing Industry Trends

Bakery products have received immense popularity in the present day urban India. From cakes to croissants, baked products have become a favourite of people from all age groups, in urban India.

The Essentials In Baking Process

We often use the term baking, but what exactly does baking mean? The skilled art of turning the ingredients of water, flour, yeast, and salt into edible products is known as baking. In bakery production, great importance is placed on recipes, which entails accurate weighing and correct dough temperature.

The Milky Way To Success

India is not only the largest milk producing country in the world but also happens to be the largest producer and consumer of dairy. According to a report from Research and Markets, titled ‘A Study of India’s Dairy Sector 2017,’ the dairy industry in India was worth Rs.5000 billion in 2016. However, the organised sector accounts for only 20 percent of dairy sales in the country.

For Success In Your Bakery Start-ups

Running a bakery unit is a creative and challenging business, whether be it a stand-alone bakery, a retail bakery chain, or industrial bakery operations for that matter. However, in this feature we are concentrating on the points to be considered for the running of a start-up and stand-alone bakery business, especially in the context of India’s bakery and confectionery industry.

An Event Of Immense Significance

AAHAR – The International Food & Hospitality Fair, took place at its regular venue of Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. AAHAR 2017 happened to be the 32nd edition of AAHAR, which is regarded as the largest fair in the food & beverage and the hospitality sectors in India. The mega show for the food & beverage and hospitality industry took place during 7 th-11 th March 2017, during 10.00 am to 6.00 pm.

Homemade Chocolates: Points To Ponder

Chocolates can be construed as an ideal means of celebrating happiness. They can help us express our love and gratitude towards our loved ones. Many sweet-toothed Indians of all ages find these delights irresistible. While it could be true that you don’t mind the price the specialty artisan chocolates made in many home based bakeries command but have you ever stopped to think if these chocolates are safe to consume?

SIGEP 2017 To Reveal Latest Gelato, Pastry and Bakery Trends

The upcoming edition of the five-day expo in Italy that focuses on five major products — gelato, pastry, chocolate, coffee and bread — aims at increasing the international profile of every single activity.

Deliciously Healthy Seeds

Pomegranate tree is a deciduous shrub, which bears a fruit of the same name.

Breaking Fast In Post-Modern India

The role of breakfast in our daily routine cannot be overstated.

Customising Bakery

Indian bakery industry is considered to be one of the largest sections of the Indian processed food industry. Its main components are biscuits, bread, cakes and cookies. But biting into the same shaped and identical tasting products becomes tedious particularly in this age when the craving is for something new and innovative. The pastry chefs have endeavoured to come up with some contemporary and pioneering ideas in terms of shape, size and ingredients used for bakery products. Thus one now can get bread made from different ingredients and cakes in different shapes, sizes and icings and cookies that are not only made from various ingredients but also stuffed with various kinds of fillings. Ashok Malkani views the innovations that have been incorporated in the baked goods, by various chefs, to keep the interests of the consumers alive.