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If the international food industry wanted to look for a national market segment that is growing fast and offers real sales volumes, it would do well to examine the Indian cheese market. Sales are projected to reach USD1.7 billion by 2024, according to by India-based market researcher IMARC, being predicted to increase 25% annually from a base of USD430 million in 2018 – see ‘Cheese Market in India: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2019-2024’ (1).…

In a market long dominated by well-established players, the success of ‘masstige’ beauty brands, which combine elements of mass and luxury products, is creating fierce competition in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Consumers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman looking for skincare and cosmetics are increasingly shopping from South Korean brands such as Etude House, which opened a branch in Dubai Mall in 2018 and is known for its quirky kitsch products, and The Face Shop, which arrived in Dubai in 2008 and recently renovated its four concept stores in the city.…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched an ‘Eat Right Movement’ to improve public health and combat disease linked to poor eating habits.

The programme will “nudge food businesses to reformulate their products, provide better nutritional information to consumers and make investments in healthy food as responsible food businesses,” said an FSSAI statement.…

Diversity – a theme very close to Mohamed Irshad’s heart – could not be embodied by a more appropriate person than the affable, youthful-looking 34-year-old head of global internal audit – the Americas, at French multinational Schneider Electric. Irshad is an Indian national who was born and raised in Dubai, studied in India, has lived in Paris and is now based in Canada.…

The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is renewing a series of temporary Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) to target potential money launderers using property to hide ill gotten gains. The orders force title insurance firms to identify beneficial owners of high-end cash property deals in six city areas.…

The phenomenal rise of India’s Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd, that has upset the strategies of many established cosmetic companies in the country, is credited to its lower price, good quality and increasing demand for herbal products. Credit is also given to unorthodox marketing techniques backed by the popularity of yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who despite having no formal relationship with the company is closely linked to the brand.…

When India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept the just-concluded general elections riding on the slogan in Hindi ‘achche din aane wale hain’ – which means good days are coming soon – Indian garment exporters agreed.

With Modi’s BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) government assuming power on May 26, the new textile minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar’s statement that he wants to project ‘Brand India’ abroad and boost garment exports has given exporters confidence that government help will be offered.…

BY MINI PANT ZACHARIAH

GERMAN food giant Dr. Oetker entered India’s growing breakfast cereal market on Wednesday (September 21), with the launch of its muesli brand, Vitalis.

Now available in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, Vitalis is imported from Germany and available in four crunchy variants, including raisins and honey and chocolate granola.…

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA

WHEN is a power plant deemed to be dedicated to a major customer? Obviously a key consideration is its location – but what if locating a major power plant right next to an industrial consumer is not acceptable?…

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA

HAS the world found the means to drive rapid growth of distributed power generation in the rural areas? Yes, believes a group of young entrepreneurs in India who are using the rice husk-fired gasification process to operate small generation units in off-grid remote villages.…