Mumbai-based food startup Drums Food International that sells the popular brand of Epigamia yogurts has raised $30 millon in a Series C round of funding from Danone Manifesto Ventures, the investment arm of the French dairy major. Drum sells artisanal greek yogurt, "mishti doi", and packaged smoothies in 10,000 stores in India....
France's Danone Reenters India Market for Third Time
After exiting the Indian market twice, Danone, the French yogurt maker, is back again determined to succeed in India's dairy consumption opportunity. This time round, the company's investment arm, Danone Manifesto Ventures, acquired a stake in Mumbai-based Drums Food International that manufactures the Greek yogurt brand Epigamia. Analysts say that...
India’s Packaged Goods Industry Likely to Reach $50 Billion by 2017
India’s packaged food industry is rapidly growing. The sector is likely to rise to $50 billion next year from $32 billion last year, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, which said, "There has been a major shift in food habits in the metropolitan cities. About 79...
Danone to Launch India’s Desserts in Europe
French dairy company Danone is planning to introduce Indian dessert Mishti Doi or sweet yogurt in the European market. It is also keen to launch the Indian dairy products in a few international markets. Currently, the company's research and development wing in France is looking at the recipes of mango...