- eBay, CAIT ink MoU to promote Indian e-tail sector, worth $3.2 billion Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked by e-commerce portal eBay and the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) in New Delhi recently. The objective of the collaboration was to boost the Indian e-commerce sector (currently pegged at approximately $3.2 billion) in general, and food e-tail in particular.
- Parle Products launches Tom & Jerry TVC for Milk Shakti Milky Sandwich Our Bureau, Mumbai Parle Products launched a television commercial (TVC) for Milk Shakti Milky Sandwich, its latest offering in the cream biscuit category (which is available in a 60g pack priced at Rs 10 and a 120g pack priced at Rs 20). The commercial features Tom and Jerry.
- Restaurant chain Blue Foods and QwikCilver tie up to launch gift cards Our Bureau, Mumbai QwikCilver Solutions, one of India’s leading gift card technology firms, has forayed into the organised restaurant space and tied up with Pan India Food Solutions Pvt Ltd’s fine dining chain BlueFoods to launch gift cards.
- Additional programme in place for priority testing of lamb dishes: FSA London The Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced an additional programme of the priority testing of lamb dishes from takeaway restaurants across the United Kingdom, following evidence of the ongoing substitution of lamb with cheaper meats such as beef and chicken. Businesses could face prosecution if the food is found to be deliberately mislabelled.
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