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Supper Clubs to Protein Plates: 4 Trends Shaping India's 2025 Food Story
Insights from the Godrej Food Trends Report 2025 predicted several shifts from Indian Desserts to the rise of the experiential dining.
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April 2026
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KARIGARI A Story Served on Every Plate
At its core, Karigari is not just about serving food, but about bringing stories to life through it; where every dish carries a sense of memory, heritage, and deeper meaning.
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April 2026
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From Freezer to Frontline The Quiet Surge of India's Frozen Food Industry
India's frozen food category is shedding old perceptions, emerging as a mainstream choice, backed by strong growth and rising everyday consumption trends.
5 min |
April 2026
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Licious Launches Momos, Aims to Address Trust Deficit in ₹30,000 Cr Category
Licious has entered India's fast-growing momos market, estimated at around ₹30,000 crore, with the launch of a new range of products.
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April 2026
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Rethinking Spice Safety
Packaged spices are under increasing scrutiny, with contamination concerns compelling brands to reinforce trust through stringent testing, enhanced traceability, and robust compliance frameworks.
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April 2026
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Ande Ka Funda How India's Humble Egg is Powering a New Food Movement
From roadside carts to global QSR ambitions, the egg is quietly reshaping India's food business landscape.
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April 2026
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BuyBuyCart Enters Automated Retail with Smart Vending Machines, Plans 300-400 Installations
BuyBuyCart, an emerging player in India's organised retail landscape, has entered the automated retail segment with the launch of smart vending machines.
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April 2026
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Apis India Expands Healthy Snack Portfolio with MISK Masala Dates Launch
Apis India has expanded its healthy snacking portfolio with the launch of Masala Dates under its MISK brand, introducing a flavour-led twist to a traditionally consumed superfood.
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April 2026
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Wonderchef Opens 34th Exclusive Store in Kozhikode
Wonderchef has strengthened its retail presence with the launch of its 34th Exclusive Brand Outlet (EBO) in Kozhikode, marking its entry into the Kerala market.
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April 2026
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India's Next Food Giants
Inside the ₹500-5,000 Crore Companies Building the Country's Next Generation of Food Brands.
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April 2026
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Reliance RCPL enters pet-care market with 'Waggies'
Reliance Consumer Products Ltd. (RCPL) formally entered India's pet-care space with the launch of Waggies, a new pet-food brand aimed at capitalising on the rising demand for pet nutrition across the country.
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December 2025
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Sanjivani Group Targets Multi-Generational Demand with Strategic Donut Cake Launch
Day 1 of India Food Forum embarked with a headline move for Sanjivani Group: its foray into the Donut Cake category. For a brand built on accessible, everyday bakery essentials, the launch marks a bold shift into contemporary snacking and a strategic bid to capture a wider, younger consumer base.
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December 2025
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FES Cafe, incubated by Wolfpack Labs, raises ~$1 Million in Pre-Series A round led by 12 Flags to accelerate expansion across Delhi NCR
FES Cafe raised ~$1 million in a pre-series A round led by 12 Flags, a global consumer fund founded by Rakesh Kapoor, former Global CEO, Reckitt Benckiser. Wolfpack Labs, a venture studio and startup lab founded by Aakash Anand and Prerna Gupta, an existing investor of FES Café, is also doubling down as part of this round. The investment will fuel FES Cafe's strategic expansion across Delhi NCR, strengthen its delivery and operations through the central production kitchen, and help the brand attract top talent to lead its next phase of growth.
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December 2025
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Unlocking Growth in Semi-Urban India
Inside the high-intensity retailer-brand huddle that laid bare the real opportunities—and the bottlenecks of Bharat's fastest-growing market.
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December 2025
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Ranveer Singh's SuperYou clocks Rs. 150 crore in first year
Super You, the protein snacking brand co-founded by Ranveer Singh and Nikunj Biyani, completes its first year this November, marking a rapid rise in India's \"better-for-you\" food space.
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December 2025
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Anmol Industries unveils Kream Cakes and Premium Cookies for everyday snackers
Anmol Industries Limited added two new products to its snacking line.
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December 2025
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"To Be Honest" introduces Mix Veggie Chips, strengthening its clean-label lineup
To Be Honest (TBH) from Ghodawat Consumer Limited (GCL), the FMCG arm of the Sanjay Ghodawat Group, has launched its new Mix Veggie Chips, an innovation designed to elevate guilt-free snacking in India.
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December 2025
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Swiggy's Playbook for Partnerships, Q-Commerce & Profitable Growth
Rohit Kapoor didn't come to the India Food Forum 2025 to talk about tech buzzwords or delivery gimmicks. He came to redraw the map of India's food economy. In a keynote bursting with cultural insight and market intelligence, the Swiggy Food Marketplace CEO decoded how digital exposure, exploding food curiosity, late-night consumption, and delivery efficiencies will shape the next 100 million orders. Kapoor's message was unmistakable: India's food future is bigger, faster, more diverse—and brands must match the consumer's pace.
3 min |
December 2025
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Inside Ghodawat Consumer's Roadmap to Rs.5,000 Crore by 2030
In an FMCG landscape crowded with legacy narratives and hyper-funded disruptors, Ghodawat Consumer has carved out a growth story defined less by noise and more by quiet, deliberate momentum. Under CEO Salloni Ghodawat, the company has embraced a strategic reset-leaning into data, design, and disciplined expansion while staying anchored in the trust it enjoys across millions of households.
9 min |
December 2025
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Haldiram's appoints Naresh Dubey as VP New Product Development
Haldiram Snacks Food Private Ltd (HSFPL) appointed Naresh Dubey as Vice President - New Product Development, signalling a strengthened push on innovation for one of India's largest snackfood players.
1 min |
December 2025
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HRX by EatFit and Hello Tempayy Win PETA India's Best Vegan Snack Award for 2025
HRX by Eatfit and Hello Tempayy have been honoured with PETA India's 2025 Vegan Food Award for Best Vegan Snack, in recognition of their collaborative creation, the High Protein Veggie Momos from the Hello Tempayy x HRX by EatFit range.
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December 2025
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Nothing Before Coffee charts aggressive growth path: 52% surge in outlets, 70% revenue jump, and new store launches
Nothing Before Coffee (NBC) reported a strong growth surge, posting a 52% year-on-year increase in outlets and over 70% revenue growth at the company level.
1 min |
December 2025
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Bisleri drops #DrinkItUp 2.0 campaign with Deepika Padukone
Bisleri International launched its new campaign, #DrinkItUp 2.0, featuring global brand film showcases a vibrant, high-energy track that celebrates a lifestyle where hydration meets celebration.
1 min |
December 2025
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BuyBuyCart expands digital footprint with the launch of its grocery supermarket app
Buy BuyCart launched its new mobile application, \"BuyBuyCart Grocery in Minutes,\" aiming to bring the brand's supermarket experience directly to customers across regions where its franchise stores operate.
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December 2025
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Pagariya Food Products Pvt. Ltd. launches high-protein breakfast range: 25g Protein Muesli & 25g Protein Oats
Pagariya Food Products Pvt. Ltd. unveiled its newest innovation in the health and wellness category - Kwality 25g Protein Muesli and Kwality 25g Protein Oats.
1 min |
December 2025
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How Agentic Commerce Will Redefine India's Dining Experience
When you think of ordering food, you think of typing, scrolling, searching. But what if, in the near future, you didn't have to? What if your digital assistant already knew when you'd be hungry, what you'd crave, and which restaurant nearby could make it exactly the way you like it — without you lifting a finger?
2 min |
December 2025
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Building Palates for Partnerships: Damodar Mall's Call for a Bigger, Braver Retail India
In a sweeping address that blended consumer insight, cultural wisdom, and global perspective, Damodar Mall laid out a bold vision for India's retail future — one where omnichannel is a value system, innovation begins with Rs 2,000 on WhatsApp, and relevance matters more than channel margins. From Walmart's playbook to a Chembur kirana's ingenuity, Mall called for a bigger, braver, partnership-driven retail India ready to serve the customer wherever she chooses to shop.
4 min |
December 2025
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FES Cafe, incubated by Wolfpack Labs, raises ~$1 Million in Pre-Series A round led by 12 Flags to accelerate expansion across Delhi NCR
FES Cafe raised ~$1 million in a pre-series A round led by 12 Flags, a global consumer fund founded by Rakesh Kapoor, former Global CEO, Reckitt Benckiser. Wolfpack Labs, a venture studio and startup lab founded by Aakash Anand and Prerna Gupta, an existing investor of FES Café, is also doubling down as part of this round. The investment will fuel FES Cafe's strategic expansion across Delhi NCR, strengthen its delivery and operations through the central production kitchen, and help the brand attract top talent to lead its next phase of growth.
1 min |
December 2025
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Customer First in the Age of Infinite Choice
In a marketplace where consumers swipe, scroll, switch and shop without a pause, trust has become the only true competitive advantage. That reality set the tone for the inaugural panel at India Food Forum 2025, where some of the country's most influential voices in food, FMCG, retail, and beverages decoded what it really takes to stay chosen in the age of infinite choice.
6 min |
December 2025
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Red Rose Supermarket: Redefining Affordable Modern Retail in Hyderabad
Barely two years old, Red Rose Supermarket already feels like an institution in Hyderabad's Old City: a 35-year legacy that began with a tyre puncture shop, now racing from a Rs.75-crore debut to Rs.125 crore in year two on the back of 25-year-old CEO Zia Rahman and Business Head Sreedhar Tejomurtula - “apne shahar mein sabse sasta” brought to life through aggressive everyday low prices, deep private labels, mobile supermarkets, shop-in-shop fashion and a tech-driven, 2-lakh sq ft warehouse backbone.
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