India

M&S To Double Its Store Count In India

Marks & Spencer intends to double the number of stores it operates in India over the next 15 months, by opening new supermarkets in areas in which...

Biggest Indian Sugar Refiner Files for Debt Protection in Brazil

Shree Renuka Sugars, the biggest Indian refiner, filed for bankruptcy protection in Brazil as a slump in sugar prices and a weakening real widened losses....

India Boosts Cooking Oil Imports as El Nino Hurts Oilseed Crops

Cooking oil purchases by India rose in August after palm oil prices slumped to a six-year low and a dry spell hurt domestic oilseed crops. Imports, includ...

As Crisis Abates, Nestle Seeks to Cut Reliance on Maggi in India

Nestle’s Indian unit, which is recovering from the biggest crisis in its history, plans to reduce its dependence on Maggi noodles and introduce more...

India’s Crop Failure to Keep Vegetable Oil Imports Near Record

India will keep its imports of vegetable oils near a record next season because dry weather may lead oilseed crops to fail for a second year, accordin...

Crops in India in Dire Need of Rain as El Niño Hurts Monsoon

Rice, soybean and corn crops in India urgently need rainfall as the strongest El Niño in almost two- decades parches vast tracts of farm land. Pa...

India Said to Plan Compulsory Sugar Exports to Reduce Surplus

India is considering a proposal to make export of sugar mandatory for mills to trim the biggest stockpiles in seven years, two government officials said....

Nestlé Changes India Chief Amid Row Over Maggi Noodle Quality

Nestlé SA has replaced its Indian unit chief Etienne Benet with the head of its Philippines division, Suresh Narayanan, amid a controversy over lead...