Bangalore-based Nao Spirits & Beverages introduced their Greater Than brand of London Dry Gin to the U.K. market in July. Greater Than is the first craft gin produced in India by entrepreneurs Anand Virmani and Vaibhav Singh. Nao Spirits produces two crafted gin products: London Dry Gin and Hapusa Himalayan...
Walmart Labs Acquires Two Tech Startups in India
Walmart Labs, the technology arm of Bentonville, Arkansas-headquartered Walmart, acquired two startups based in India to strengthen its customer service systems. Bangalore-based FloCare, a health tech firm, is one of them. It builds products and technologies that enables seniors to access affordable and scalable healthcare services. The company, co-founded by a...
Coca-Cola May Buy India's Cafe Coffee Day
Atlanta, GA-based Coca-Cola has entered into discussions with Bangalore, India headquartered Café Coffee Day, which is India's largest coffee house chain, to acquire a significant ownership percentage in the company. Looking to combat changing consumer tastes, Coca-Cola is eyeing the growing coffee market in India to expand its product offerings....
Heineken, Anheuser-Busch Debut Non-Alcoholic Beer in India
In July 2019, two of the biggest brewers in the world will introduce non-alcoholic versions of their famous brands in India. Dutch-based Heineken will distribute its non-alcoholic Heineken 0.0 brand through its United Breweries facility, headquartered in Bangalore, and St. Louis, Missouri-based Anheuser-Busch will launch its zero-alcohol Budweiser 0.0 and...
Irish Kerry Group Makes Fourth Investment in India
Based in Listowel, Ireland, the Kerry Group announced the opening of a $22 million factory in Tumkur, 75 miles north of Bangalore in India. The new, 437,000 square feet facility -- the Group’s fourth significant investment in India -- will serve Kerry Taste & Nutrition’s global and regional customers in...
India's Wipro Acquires Ohio's International TechneGroup Inc
Bangalore-based IT major Wipro Limited signed a definitive agreement for $45 million to acquire Milford, Ohio-based International TechneGroup Incorporated (ITI), that offers solutions for Model Based Enterprise, data interoperability and data migration. ITI has offices in the United Kingdom, Italy, Israel and Germany and directly provides software products and services to...