Marico Ltd., a business with a dominant position in the fast-moving consumer goods market, has just announced that it will be establishing Phoenix. This second career path is open to people of both sexes. According to the statement that was included in the press release that the company distributed, the Phoenix programme is a career transition programme that will offer opportunities to working professionals who have taken a career sabbatical of at least one year and are interested in returning to the corporate sector.

Candidates who have taken time away from the programme to focus on their health, reach their goals, or follow their hobbies are invited to apply for this job. The role requires candidates to have spent time away from the programme.

Applicants are expected to have a minimum of two years of professional experience for their candidacy to be considered for the programme.

Project-based recruiting accounts for a significant percentage of the hiring process; successful applicants will be hired as consultants for six, nine, or twelve months, depending on the project’s duration. The level of success they achieve in the tasks assigned to them will determine whether or not they are invited to join the team in the long run.

When determining whether or not to hire a candidate for a lateral position, previous work experience is one factor that is considered.

“We are aware that the average worker in this day and age has a particular image in their head of what a prosperous career should look like in terms of its structure. Some people feel compelled to take a hiatus from their professional activities because of changes that have occurred in their personal lives or the responsibilities of being a parent. We reasoned that it shouldn’t make a difference how long either gender spends away from the workforce during breaks or vacations because it ought to be available to people of both sexes.” In the words of Amit Prakash, who holds the position of Chief Human Resources Officer of Marico Ltd.

Bikaji Foods is the third largest ethnic snacks company in India, which has a market that is estimated to be worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore. The company just recently got listed, and its stock listing price is 8% higher than its initial public offering price. The manufacturer of traditional Indian sweets and salty snacks is also the company in the Indian organized snacks market that has the second rapidly rising revenue.

According to Deepak Agarwal, the managing director of the recently published company Bikaji Foods, Indian consumers are not very accepting of diet snacks, and the category continues to be a niche market. Bikaji Foods is a manufacturer of diet snacks.

In an exclusive interview for the podcast series The Morning Brief that is produced by Entertainment Tonight (ET), Agarwal said, “We are ready to shift within the next five to ten years if customer demand changes; however, practically speaking, there is not a lot of demand for such products as of right now.”

Britannia Industries, a major manufacturer of bakery goods, predicts that sales of cheese products will increase by a factor of five over the next five years, reaching approximately Rs 1,250 crore.

On Thursday, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Varun Berry revealed that the company’s cheese division generates roughly Rs 250 crore in revenue. This comes after the company established a joint venture with the French cheese maker Bel earlier this week.

He told PTI that the government is hopeful the recent drop in palm oil prices, stability in sugar prices, and recent increases in wheat prices will lead to more stable commodity pricing in the future.

According to Britannia Industries Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Varun Berry, the business expects domestic consumers to drive development in the cheese market, prompting a planned investment of Rs 160 crore over the next three years.

“Plant and equipment amount to Rs 150 crore that we have already invested. We want to spend about Rs 160 crore over the next three years, “In the words of Berry.

Berry claims that the cheese market is tiny, valued at a combined Rs 5,000 crore ($870 million) across both consumer and B2B sales, and is dominated by quick service restaurants.

“However, its growth rate is extremely high (22.3% CAGR). He continued, “This (consumer) market in the next five years should be closer to Rs 15,000 crore in the next seven years. It’s destined to be a blockbuster.”

Berry emphasized that even if the business received a fraction of that amount, it would still be considered a “fantastic achievement.”

He predicted that in the next five years, the company would expand by at least a factor of five.

Berry estimated that Britannia’s current cheese business was worth around Rs 250 crore when asked about its size.

It was revealed earlier this week that Britannia and Bel would form a 51:49 JV by selling a stake in BDPL, which is entirely controlled by Britannia (Britannia Dairy Private Limited).

Accordingly, the company is now known as Britannia Bel Foods. The JV intends to expand into adjacent categories after beginning production of cheese products at their Ranjangaon, Maharashtra facility.

Britannia Bel Foods is narrowing its scope to the local market for milk products with added value. In addition, JV owns the marketing rights to nearby markets like Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar.

Currently, some of the products are imported, but Britannia Bel Foods plans to start domestic manufacturing in stages, making them more inexpensive and accessible to customers.

Cecile Biot, CEO of BEL Group, has claimed that Britannia is a formidable competitor in India because of its iconic brand and extensive distribution network. This partnership is poised to dominate the rapidly expanding Indian cheese market thanks to the contributions of both parties.

With hopes of becoming a food conglomerate, Britannia is “studying a wide range of nearby, alternative formats. There’s going to be a lot of action unfolding, “Berry remarked.

The Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh locations are the site of three new plants the business is building. He also mentioned that the company is investing in developing its facilities in Orissa and Ranjangaon, Maharashtra.

Berry has stated that there is currently no reduction in commodity prices.

“Palm oil is the only commodity showing signs of relaxation right now. The price of wheat has been steadily increasing recently. Sugar prices have been relatively steady. Generally speaking, we have experienced little change, if any, other than a flattening or mild inflation. Things should begin to stabilize as we move forward, “He added.

The Bel Group is an industry powerhouse, particularly in the cheese and healthy snacking sectors. In 2021, the Group’s sales amounted to 3.38 billion Euros.

The Tea Board, which is managed by the Indian government, said that India’s tea production in October fell by 16.7% compared to the same month a year earlier, reaching 160.67 million kg. This decrease can be attributed to a precipitous fall in output in the most productive growing state of Assam.

According to the board, production in the state of Assam, which is located in the north-eastern part of the country and is responsible for more than half of the country’s production, decreased by 20% from the previous year to 89.60 million kg. The months of June through October are typically the most productive months for harvesting tea in India, which is the world’s second-largest producer of tea.

The Tea Board said that the average price of a kilogram of tea in October reached 185.16 rupees, which is about similar to the United States dollar amount of $2.28. This is a 10.5% increase from the previous year’s total.

The country’s primary export destinations for the CTC (crush-tear-curl) grade are Egypt and the United Kingdom. The orthodox variety is sent to Iraq, Iran, and Russia. ($1 = 81.1570 Indian rupees).

As a result, restaurants serving Indian food are popping up worldwide. Celebrities aren’t the only ones whose eating habits we can observe through the media; we also see them experimenting with new recipes at home. Some of our favorite Hollywood diva chefs, from Mindy Kaling to Padma Lakshmi, are Indian food chefs.

Bloggers who write about food from around the world are included. Recently, a well-known American food blogger, My Nguyen, cooked a tasty new take on Chicken Tikka Masala. Her fanbase expanded to include Indian gourmands after the release of this dish. Check out the clip she posted:

The video was uploaded to the official handle of the American blogger, who goes by the name of @myhealthydish, and shared with the internet. She explained in the caption why, despite Butter Chicken’s tremendous popularity, Chicken Tikka Masala was her go-to dish when entertaining guests at home. “Don’t forget to write down my recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala! Even though the ingredients are relatively similar, I enjoy this dish more than butter chicken since it has a healthier balance of flavors, “she had written. In the video, the American food blogger demonstrated how she produced fantastic chicken tikka masala using a few straightforward ingredients in their place. Instead of using tomatoes that were freshly arrived, she used canned tomatoes to make the gravy. 

In addition, she mentioned that since fenugreek can be challenging to obtain, it might be best to exclude it from the recipe altogether. Instead of adding an excessive amount of milk and butter, Nguyen utilized some cashews that had been soaked to achieve the same creamy consistency. This resulted in a significantly less calorically-dense dish than the traditional butter chicken recipe, which calls for copious amounts of cream and butter.