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The Essential Fruit

Wood apple, which is known as bael in Hindi, is a fruit enriched with health benefits.

Facilitating Hygiene In Food Production Chain

It is extremely important that eateries get their food and beverage products only from reputed and registered suppliers and institute a system of regular inspection to facilitate that the supplied products are of consistently high quality

The Rise And Rise Of QSRs

Due to some favourable socio-economic factors, India’s QSR market is growing impressively. According to an ASSOCHAM’s report dating back to 2015, the quick service restaurant sector in India was growing at a CAGR of 25 percent, and was likely to touch Rs.25,000 crore mark by 2020 from Rs.8500 crore in 2015. Ashok Malkani explores the happening QSR business scenario in India, where several international brands like McDonald’s, KFC, Subway, Domino’s Pizza and others have established themselves and by tailoring their offerings to Indian tastes, they have scripted or are scripting success stories in India’s QSR business.

Blue, Purple, and Healthy

Blueberries are flowering plants, whose height range from 10 centimeters to 4 metres. They can be aptly described as prostate shrubs. These plants or shrubs produce berries, which teem with health benefits. These berries are also known as blueberries.

The Recipe For Successful

Bakery business in India has huge growth potential. Starting a bakery business also requires a modest capital. That is probably one of the reasons behind the galore of home bakers across the Indian bakery industry.But to succeed in bakery business, especially with limited funds, an entrepreneur not only requires personal involvement, hard work and creativity, but proper training is also needed. Ashok Malkani tries to find the ingredients that make for a good baker.

Bakery In Age Of Social Media

If you want to make it big in India’s bakery industry, having a social media marketing strategy is a must

Artisan Bakery

Modern bread due to usage of bleached flour and addition of dough conditioners, emulsifiers and mold inhibitors is being distanced by the consumers who are health conscious. Their preference is now shifting to healthier and wholesome ingredients. The result is the increasing popularity of artisan bread. Loosely artisan bread could be designed as one which is produced by using traditional methods and ingredients. Ashok Malkani takes a look at the increasing popularity and the future of this increasingly popular delicacy

Top Trends In Bakery For 2019 Organic, Healthy & Gluten Free

Savoury croissants, healthy multi-grain bread, artisanal bread, ruby chocolate, and sour flavors – this year has been full of new experiments in the bakery world. We talk to talented Bakery chefs and round up the biggest trends of the year.

Premium Biscuits Gaining Currency

Indias bakery market is estimated to be worth Rs.16500 crore and it is growing impressively at 7.5 percent per annum.

Myriad Functions Of Food Additives

The global market for food additives, which has various applications in bakery and confectionary, beverages, dairy and frozen products, sauce and dressings, among others, may surpass 115 billion USD by 2024

Ragi Is Right For Bakeries

Ragi or finger millet is native to the Ethiopian and Ugandan highlands.

Naturally Sweet

For quite some years, sugar has been blamed for the many health related problems that affect our lives and lifestyles.

Designing Your Cake

Nowadays cake is not only a tasty confectionery item, which is savoured by all age groups.

Bakery Ingredients Market Growth

The Indian bakery industry has been growing at a rapid pace due to the busy lifestyles, changing eating habits and western influence, particularly among the millennial. The rising health consciousness, not only of the millennial but of consumers of all ages, has encouraged manufacturers to focus on healthier products like brown, multi-grain and whole wheat breads. Environmental concerns are also increasing sales of organic bakery products. The rapid growth of the bakery industry and the quick changes that are taking place provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to venture in the bakery ingredients market which is in a fast-growth mode. Ashok Malkani looks at the changing scenario in the bakery industry and the ingredients commonly used by the bakery industry, to help entrepreneurs planning to enter the bakery ingredients’ arena.

India Has One Of The Fastest Growing Chocolate Markets

While the global chocolate confectionery market posts slow growth, new research from global market intelligence agency Mintel reveals that India is defying the odds. Indeed, India now has one of the world’s fastest growing chocolate confectionery markets.

Satiating The Sweet Cravings

Cravity is a newly opened trendy café and French patisserie, located in the posh area of Hauz Khas, New Delhi. The outlet was launched on 9th December 2016 and presently the 22 cover sleek café cum patisserie on the ground floor, according to its proprietor Rachit Goil, is attracting brisk footfalls.

The Chili From Tex-Mex

Recently, Food & Beverage Business Review had an interaction with Ashish Saxena, CEO — Chili's India (South & West). Chili’s India is within the ambit of Chili’s American Grill & Bar, which is a leading American casual dining restaurant chain, with presence across more than 1600 restaurants in 33 countries worldwide including Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Egypt, Kuwait, Russia, UAE, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea amongst several others.Tex-Mex Cuisine, a private limited company headquartered in Chennai and having its corporate office in Mumbai, holds development rights for Chili’s American Grill & Bar in West & South India. The southern & western markets for Chili's in the country are spread across Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. The interaction with the corporate honcho provided useful perspective about the evolution of the Chili’s brand in India. The excerpts of the interview follow:

Service Charge Is Voluntary

After the Union Government approved guidelines on service charge, the Food and Consumer Affairs Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan has declared in the recent past that the service charge on hotel and restaurant bills was absolutely voluntary and not mandatory.

Trafs 2017: One Stop Shop For Hotel /Food Service Solutions

Thailand’s biggest international hospitality/food service show is set to bring in to one platform 150 exhibitors and more than 20,000 target buyers from 50+ countries.

Pizza Has Potential

One of the fast food products which have great market potential among the urban Indian consumers is the pizza. Especially in post-modern urban India with its huge number of nuclear families with busy working couples, where room for cooking time is not much, pizza can be a nutritious and filling option, which can be had without much hassle, in fact sometimes even through a telephone call or through a click of the mouse.

Rocking Rolls

A decade back when one talked of rolls, the normal visualisation was of a sweet bread in the shape of a roll. But times have changed. Rolls now comprise of vegetarian or non-vegetarian food wrapped in hand made Indian bread, known as rotis and parathas. The simplicity and convenience of making and consuming wraps and rolls has perhaps contributed towards their popularity in this age, when people have less time at their disposal than they had two decades before. Wraps and rolls have evolved internationally over the years, with delectable fillings such as leafy salads, roasted chicken/meat, and grilled vegetables. In the Indian market these elements have coalesced into delicacies like kathi rolls, Frankies, kebab rolls, etc. Ashok Malkani talks about some of rolls which are enjoying huge popularity in the Indian QSR segment.

Enriched Breads

Bread is one of the oldest man made food products, whose usage by humankind dates much beyond the recorded history. There is indication that humankind used to have bread even 30,000 years ago, in fact much before they became civilised. One can find clear evidence of bread making during the beginning of Neolithic age that is around 10,000 BC.

Super Fruit For Bakeries

Guava is a delicious, highly nutritious and tropical fruit whose cultivation is done across several tropical and subtropical regions, up to 1500 m above mean sea level. However, its growth is rare in temperate climates. The fruit is the product of Psidium guajava tree, belonging to the Myrtle family. Psidium guajava is also the botanical name of the guava fruit.

Pop-Up Culinary Show Packs A Punch

With a view to keep the pleasure of cooking alive, and sharing their secrets to create sumptuous delicacies, the founders of Troublesome Duo — Chef Neha Lakhani and Chef Ashay Dhopatkar — recently organised a popup show in Mumbai.

The Growing Role Of Bakery Ingredients

The Indian bakery industry is going through impressive growth rate. The reasons are probably the huge number of nuclear families in urban India and the fast-paced lifestyles of a sizeable section of urban Indians in post-modern urban Indian society, the steady increase in disposable incomes in select but sizeable pockets of urban India since the last decade-and-a-half, and the changing lifestyles and eating habits of a great many Indian consumers due to the effect of globalisation. As the bakery sector progresses, the demand for bakery ingredients also increases, providing opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs to enter this field. Ashok Malkani examines the needs of the Indian bakery industry, with respect to the ingredients.

FHA 2018 Becomes Bigger Than Ever

The event saw 81,896 attendees from more than 105 countries/ regions, an increase of 14 percent from 2016

Tangy Candies Can Mean Sweet Business

According to the data and analytics company GlobalData, growing demand for exciting flavours is prompting companies in the Indian hard boiled sweets market to explore new flavour combinations in a single candy and offer a unique consumption experience.

Packaged Opportunities

With the rising demand for bakery products in India, the packaging of bakery products offers attractive opportunities for enterprising entrepreneurs to venture in to. Ashok Malkani analyses the business prospects that this segment promises while talking about options or solutions being used for packaging of bakery products in India

Driven By The Passion To Bake

Dreaming with your eyes wide open is something only a few people do. Deeksha Shetty, the Pastry Chef and Proprietor at Cocoamaya, Mumbai is one of them. Coming from a family of hospitality professionals who have been in the industry for over twenty-five years, Deeksha first showed an interest in baking and pastry at the tender age of fourteen.  Dreaming with your eyes wide open is something only a few people do. Deeksha Shetty, the Pastry Chef and Proprietor at Cocoamaya, Mumbai is one of them. Coming from a family of hospitality professionals who have been in the industry for over twenty-five years, Deeksha first showed an interest in baking and pastry at the tender age of fourteen.

Business Opportunities In QSR's

Food industry has been booming in recent times. One of the factors responsible for this is the rising disposable income of the middle class which, according to NRAI, is expected to rise to Rs 51,000 crore in 2021, from Rs. 20,400 crore in 2016. Quick Service Restaurants’ business has been growing exponentially and is expected to touch Rs. 25,000 crore by 2020. The increasing demand has not only prompted international chains from expanding their business in India but has also tempted several Indian entrepreneurs to jump into the fray. Several new ones are eyeing the market with interest. Ashok Malkani presents a kaleidoscopic image of the QSR industry to enable newcomers make a success of their proposed project.