Consumer
Latest updates on news, funding, market trends, and innovations driving the consumer industry in India.
Consumer
WestBridge leads $55 mn Series B round in Rapido
Roppen Transportation Services Pvt. Ltd, which runs bike pooling and taxi startup Rapido, has raised Rs 391 crore ($54.6 million...
Consumer
Unitus-backed staffing firm Awign gets new investor
Awign Enterprises Pvt. Ltd, a Bengaluru-based operations and sales outsourcing startup, has raised its Series A round of funding...
Consumer
SoftBank-backed OYO to rebrand Hooters hotel in Las Vegas for $135 mn
SoftBank Group Corp-backed Indian hotel aggregator Oyo will rebrand a Hooters Casino Hotel in Las Vegas, a deal that a ......
Consumer
Farzi Cafe owner Zorawar Kalra on expansion, challenges, food platforms & more
Massive Restaurants Pvt. Ltd, the operator of fine- and casual-dining chains such as Masala Library and Farzi Café, has stepped ......
Consumer
Haldiram Prabhuji acquires The Coffee Bean, Gelato
Haldiram Prabhuji, a faction of the Haldiram group which caters to eastern India, has acquired two brands from Everstone Capital...
Consumer
FreshMenu founder, others pump angel money in Lo! Foods
Lo! Foods, which offers low-carb food products for Indian consumers, said it has raised Rs 3.5 crore ($500,000) from a ......
Consumer
Amazon picking up 3.5% beneficial stake in Future Retail worth well over $100 mn
Ecommerce giant Amazon Inc is picking an indirect stake in Future Retail Ltd that runs hypermarket chain big Bazaar among ......
Consumer
Online ticketing giant IRCTC eyes sub-$1 bn valuation in IPO as business model pivots
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp. (IRCTC) Ltd, which started as a captive online ticketing service for the world’s...
Consumer
A91 Partners in talks to invest in consumer-tech firm
A91 Partners, a venture capital firm floated last year by former Sequoia Capital executives, is in talks for a potential ......
Consumer
Parle could lay off 10,000 workers amid slowdown
Parle Products Pvt Ltd, India’s largest biscuit maker, may be forced to lay off up to 10,000 workers if a ......
