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十一月 03, 2008
Indian Actress Kareena Kapoor will star in marketing Frito-Lay Kurkure snack
Deepika Warrier, Director - Marketing, PepsiCo India Holdings (FritoLay Division), said, “We are proud to welcome Kareena Kapoor into the PepsiCo family. Kareena’s vibrant persona, pan-India appeal and her confident attitude makes her a great fit.From the archive

九月 21, 2008
PepsiCo not worried by U.S crisis, ups India investment
PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N) does not expect the U.S. financial crisis to hit its business and will invest a further $500 million in India over the next three years as part of its focus on fast-growing emerging markets, its chief executive said on Sunday. But h...From the archive

九月 18, 2008
Frito-Lay plant in India resumes production
After nearly a month of closure, food and beverages maker Pepsico on Thursday announced resumption of operations at its Punjab plant as management and workers have reached a settlement. "We are glad to announce that we have reached an amicable sol...From the archive

九月 16, 2008
Balaji Wafers aims to invest Rs 50cr (10 million USD) to expand capacity
Balaji Wafers plans capacity expansion of its production unit at Valsad in South Gujarat at the cost of Rs 50 crore (about 10 million USD). Besides, the company is planning to invest Rs 25 crore (about 5 million USD) for launch of new range of products...From the archive

九月 10, 2008
Labour troubles at Frito-Lay India
Troubled with labour problems for the past four months, FritoLay India, a unit of PepsiCo Holdings Ltd, is now planning to shift its production base from Punjab to its other locations in Kolkata and Pune. It had shut down its industrial production earl...From the archive

八月 19, 2008
Japan to label goods' carbon footprints
Japan is planning to label consumer goods to show their carbon footprints in a bid to raise public awareness about global warming, an official said Tuesday. Under the plan, a select range of products from beverages to detergent will carry markings on ...From the archive
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八月 11, 2008
PepsiCo to roll out weather insurance for potato farmers in 10 Indian states
Following the success of trial runs in Punjab, Maharasthra and Karnataka, PepsiCo International is reportedly planning to roll out a weather insurance scheme for potato growers in 10 Indian states covering an area of 14,000 hectares. Partnering with IC...From the archive

七月 23, 2008
Government mulls potato chips unit in Himachal Pradesh
Minister for Fertiliser and Chemicals Ram Vilas Paswan Wednesday said the central government has plans to set up a potato chips unit in Himachal Pradesh. “The central government is contemplating to set up a chips production factory in Kangra district a...From the archive

七月 21, 2008
Pepsico buys potato in Uttar Pradesh at windfall prices
Farmers of the potato belt in Uttar Pradesh now see hope in PepsiCo. The company has started procuring a specific breed of potato from farmers at Rs 825 a quintal (100 kg) while the market is not fetching a price of even Rs 300 per quintal. The company...From the archive

七月 21, 2008
Bhutan potato farmers suffer from potato glut in India
On July 16, farmer Sonam Tshering, 55, from Paro, went down to Phuentsholing with 23 sacks of potato, optimistic of earning a good sum. He thought of how he would be able to meet the expenses of his two sons, both monks at Ramjam Rinpoche dratshang in ...From the archive

七月 17, 2008
Snack Food market in India 2008 (GAIN report)
The snack food market in India is $3 billion;with the organized segment accounting for almost half of the market share and growing at rate of 15 to 20 percent per year.However, the imported snack food market is growing but small ($30 million) due to hi...From the archive

七月 03, 2008
Calbee to Raise Snack Prices This Autumn
Major Japanese snack food maker Calbee Foods Co. said Thursday that it will raise prices of its mainstay products as early as November.The markup on the products, which include potato chips and "Kappa Ebisen"snacks, reflects surging prices of...From the archive

六月 27, 2008
Kolkata: Half a million people benefit of Potato Farming for Pepsico
Thousands of families — around five lakh (500.000) people — in Ranchi, Lohardaga, Ramgarh, Jamshedpur, Koderma, Deoghar, Dumka, Bokaro, Gumla and Hazaribagh for the past three years have actively joined the supply chain of Pepsico Ltd, the MNC (Multina...From the archive

六月 18, 2008
Pepsico to increase snacks production capacity in India
Buoyed by the growing demand of its snacks, Pepsico India Holdings is increasing production across its various plants by one third of its current capacity in India in the next 18 months. "There has been a growing demand for our products and we wil...From the archive

六月 08, 2008
Pakistan Potato production almost 3 million tons
The potato production in Pakistan has significantly risen and it touched the figures of 2919.21 thousand tons during 2007-08 fiscal year against the set target of 2148.26 thousand tons. Official sources in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livesto...From the archive

六月 03, 2008
Svenska Lantchips (IKEA) builds new potato chip factory in Hokkaido (Japan)
On May 27, the Hokkaido Simbun press reported that the swedish potato chips manufacturer "Svenska Lantchips AB", will construct a new potato chips factory in Japan. Svenska Lantchips supplies potato chips to IKEA stores worldwide. The new fa...From the archive

五月 07, 2008
PepsiCo’s snack foods division Frito-Lay India has tied up with the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
PepsiCo’s snack foods division FritoLay India has tied up with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to promote Tropicana pure juices and Quaker Oats An MoU between epsiCo and IMA has already been signed to the effect and the endorsement deal holds goo...From the archive

四月 07, 2008
Balaji Wafers to Double Capacity
Balaji Wafers Pvt Ltd, a Rajkot-based company, is planning to double its production capacity. The company is setting up a wafers processing unit on over 35 acres in Valsad in south Gujarat with an investment of Rs 100 crore. The company enjoys a 70 pe...From the archive