Anjali Palod

The FMCG major wants to grow its premium portfolio and strengthen its modern trade channels, and the changes in distributor margins are part of the plan.

For a sluggish and saturated instant noodles market, Korean instant noodles are promising growth, but for how long?

Quick service restaurants are opening new stores in the same territories to deliver faster, but the slowdown in demand is testing their fundamentals.

Most of India’s much-hyped direct-to-consumer industry comprising fancy food, creams, and clothes is hardly direct.

These marketplaces are a great place for brands to grow, but they come with unique caveats for direct-to-consumer brands.

A surge in demand for late-night food deliveries prompted QSRs and cloud kitchens to extend their delivery hours. With better utilisation of fixed costs, the exercise seems to be working for them.

A combination of factors is affecting this change — increasing price parity between online and offline channels, premiumisation, easier financing, and for some consumers, a simple course correction. 

Students from tier-II and tier-III cities and colleges look for reskilling opportunities as employer demands change.

One woman in the boardroom is not enough. At any position having two of the kind is essential for support and connection, says Professor Neharika Vohra of IIM-A.

It was a mixed bag year for Indian companies. Some sectors overcame post-pandemic blues, some are still struggling.