Foods / beverages
Hershey’s to cut 2,700 jobs globally
01 Mar 2017
How to reduce the environmental impact of a loaf of bread
01 Mar 2017
Researchers f have calculated the environmental impact of a loaf of bread and which part of its production contributes the most greenhouse gas
Haldiram’s rules the Indian snacks market, beats global names
21 Feb 2017
Nagpur-based Haldiram’s, a business venture which started with a small shop in Rajasthan’s Bikaner in 1937, is now the biggest snacks maker in India, with an annual turnover of Rs4,000 crore
Kraft calls off Unilever bid amid mutual praise
20 Feb 2017
News that the proposed $143-billion deal, what would have been the third-largest of all time, was off came in a terse joint statement from the two companies
UK food safety regulator urges families to 'Go for Gold' to reduce acrylamide consumption
24 Jan 2017
Mars to buy veterinary hospital operator VCA for $7.7 bn
10 Jan 2017
Mars, the world’s largest confectionary maker with annual sales of $33 billion, is also the world’s biggest pet food company with a 25 per cent share of the $71.77 billion global pet food market
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In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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