Company BackgroundPower Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC), set up in the year 1986 is a Schedule-A Navratna CPSE (Central Public Sector Enterprises). It is a leading power sector public financial institution and is the largest infrastructure finance company in the country based on net worth. A non-bank...
Bakery industry in India has changed through the decades. The Indian bakery market is estimated to be worth Rs.16,500 crore, growing at a CAGR of 7.5%. The bakery industry is one of the largest sub sectors within the food industries. During the early 1990’s, only the elite sections were inclined t...
The escalating demand for bakery items for health-conscious Indians has paved way for innovations in the bakery industry. Consumers are opting for newer options and the industry is experiencing a fortification of bakery products, with trends shifting towards the use of ragi, whole wheat, oats, and o...
Raju Das, Ashok Chhetri, Rajesh Roy, Bapi Das, Sanjay Sarkar- all specially-abled, run one of the most flavoursome bakeries in Kolkata. BE went out for a bakery hunt and noted that Shuktara cakes are highly popular among Kolkata’s cake lovers. The bakeryInitially, Shuktara was home to these specia...
Bakery breads, a product, once synonymous with the European breakfast, set root in the Madras of yore during the heydayof the British and other Europeans who invaded, settled and did various kinds of businesses in the port city. In recorded history, the last two decades of the 1800s was when some en...
Shaheen Peerbhai is a chef classically trained in French cuisine and pâtisserie at Le Cordon Bleu Paris and London and Centre de Formation d’Alain Ducasse in France. She has worked at 3-Michelin starred restaurants in London and has won four prestigious culinary scholarships. She has taught bakin...
“In all the antique religions, mythology takes the place of dogma; that is, the sacred lore of priests and people … and these stories afford the only explanation that is offered of the precepts of religion and the prescribed rules of ritual” - is how William Robertson Smith, the nineteenth cen...
Deeba Rajpal is a compulsive baker, food stylist and photographer. She shares her creativity and food styling on her blog at passionateaboutbaking. For Deeba, visual appeal holds as much significance as healthy and delectable food. Any idea that grabs her fancy becomes a springboard for creativity. ...
Winters bring forth Kolkata’s love for bakery. The latest trend in the segment is organic bakery. The Westin Hotel is one of the newest entrants among the luxury hotels in Kolkata. It has an eye-catching line up of confectioneries in the menu. Many of them are organic.BE’s Anustup Roy Barm...
In less than four decades, the Republic of Korea (ROK) has progressed remarkably. It has emerged as a strong export economy. Its GDP has crossed $1 trillion, from a mere $2.3 billion in 1962, and the economy is the 11th largest economy in the world. Its per capita income in 2016 was $27,561. Service...