India

Tata Tea (GB), a subsidiary of Tata Tea, has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Jemca, the largest Czech food processing company, for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition... 2006-05-26

The Indian subsidiary of US soft drinks major Coca-Cola has announced that it is putting in place new, long-term marketing and distribution strategies in order to offset sales and... 2006-05-16

Singapore-listed Asia Pacific Breweries, the 42:58 joint venture company of Dutch brewing giant Heineken and Singaporean beverage firm Fraser & Neave, has acquired a 76% interest... 2006-05-03

Indian dairy manufacturer Heritage Foods India Ltd (HFIL) has received permission from the Karnataka High Court to acquire collapsed Hyderabad dairy Indiana Dairy Specialists Limited... 2006-04-25

Nestlé India, a subsidiary of Swiss dairy major Nestlé, is to downsize its dairy product portfolio in the country, most likely resulting in an increased focus on pre-prepared and... 2006-04-25

One of India's leading multi-format retailers Pantaloon Retail has set itself ambitious growth targets for Q206, to be driven by a diverse spate of store openings and by aggressive... 2006-04-12

The CEO of Indian petrochemicals giant Reliance Group has provided specifics of his intended foray into the country's promising retail sector, months after revealing his US$750mn... 2006-04-10

BMI is forecasting enormous sales growth in India's MGR sector to 2010. Sales through such outlets are predicted to reach US$2.95bn - an increase of 163% from 2005 and this is without... 2006-04-06

Despite no decision on fully liberalising the retail sector in India having yet been taken, big hitter Wal-Mart has already set about compiling its wish list for the country with... 2006-03-30

Yakult Danone India, the joint venture company of the Singaporean subsidiary of French dairy major Danone and the Japan-based Yakult Honsha Company, is to invest INR1.36bn (US$30.58mn)... 2006-03-14