Devika Singh

The frozen foods category, which has been unable to scale up in the country due to a lack of infrastructure, is witnessing rapid growth on the e-commerce channel, says Abhay Parnerkar, CEO of Godrej Tyson Foods. According to Parnerkar, the channel has outrun modern trade and general trade in terms of growth in recent years.

In a first, brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev or AB InBev entered the spirits market in India with the launch of blended American whiskey under its brand Magnum Double Barrel in select markets. The move also is in line with its strategy to tap the trend towards premiumisation in the alcoholic beverages market in the country.

After witnessing a surge in demand in the second quarter on the back of festivals, which included the auspicious jewelry-buying day Dhanteras, jewellers are looking forward to wedding season now. The projections of record 3.2 million or 32 lakhs weddings during the wedding season in November and December have particularly buoyed the industry. But Ramesh Kalyanaraman, executive director, Kalyan Jewellers feels that this demand has already been captured during the festive sales.