Author: Khwaish Hingad
-KH News Desk (cbedit@imaws.org)
-KH News Desk (cbedit@imaws.org)
-KH News Desk (cbedit@imaws.org)
-KH News Desk (cbedit@imaws.org) Scandalous Foods, India’s fast-growing B2B innovator in preservative-free Indian sweets, reported a remarkable milestone this Ganpati season—selling 1,21,438 handmade modaks through its expanding restaurant partner network. To meet this festive surge, the company collaborated with a dedicated group of 16 women artisans from Nashik. Each modak was shaped by hand, with artisans producing an average of 450 pieces daily over 28 days. The achievement highlights the company’s ability to blend tradition with scale, offering authentic festive products that meet high consumer demand without compromising on quality. By combining artisanal skill with a modern distribution model, Scandalous…
-KH News Desk (cbedit@imaws.org) Parkside, a leading provider of flexible packaging solutions, has appointed Joe Strathearn as its new Global Sales Director. Joe’s new role will see him work across Parkside’s Specialty and Tobacco divisions, focusing on expanding the company’s global reach and driving fresh innovation. He has an extensive career in packaging sales and leadership, beginning in paper before transitioning to flexibles, during which time he has held a number of senior leadership roles including most recently UK Sales Director at Coveris Group. Joe’s immediate priorities will be strengthening Parkside’s existing partnerships, building new ones, and ensuring the company…
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-KH News Desk (cbedit@imaws.org) Some brands arrive quietly. Others are impossible to ignore. Bonga Bonga Mystery Liqueur champions the second camp, storming into the global spirits conversation with a run of accolades. It has taken Silver at The Spirits Business Global Asian Masters, Silver at the World Liqueur Awards, and Bronze at the International Spirits Challenge, all in its debut year. The International Spirits Challenge, now in its third decade, receives thousands of submissions from more than seventy countries each year. Its Design & Packaging awards have become a byword for innovation, scrutinised by distillers, bartenders and design authorities. The…
-Khwaish Hingad (cbedit@imaws.org) With President Trump proposing a sweeping 50% import duty, the Indian restaurant owners had found their situation a pantry caught in a political pressure cooker. Indian restaurants are unable to import quality Indian raw materials including spices from India. Besides the turmoil of 50% tax, food manufacturers from Pakistan and even Nepal are trying to enter the market with attractive discounts. Indian restaurants across owners find it difficult about pricing, staffing, and even survival. The tariffs, which took effect on August 27, 2025, represent one of the steepest trade restrictions imposed on any U.S. trading partner. “Wait…