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Palm oil prices have risen by 37% over the past month, impacting household budgets and increasing costs for restaurants, hotels, and sweet shops that use the oil for preparing snacks, TOI reported. Mustard oil, a commonly used oil in households, has seen a 29% price increase in the same period. This rise in oil prices comes as retail inflation reached a nine-month high of 5.5% in September, driven by high vegetable and food prices. This development has reduced the chances of the Reserve Bank of India cutting interest rates for now.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Makers of soaps, edible oils, tea and coffee are likely to raise prices of their products following a spike in commodity prices, the companies said. In the September quarter, coffee prices were up 60% year-on-year (y-o-y), tea 25%, and palm oil 10%.

shocking letter from a husband to his wife ends up going viral which states that the husband dedicated nearly 12 years of his life to his wife. It's going viral on social media after a wife acknowledged that she was nervous after getting an unexpected letter from her husband. A wife, known as @JoyyUnSpeakable, has received an unexpected letter from her husband, Fred, which has gone viral on social media. The letter, which was shared on X, reads, «Ladies, choose yourself. I woke up to this nonsense after almost 11 years of marriage,” as quoted in a report by the New York Post.

Elon Musk is all over the headlines for his public endorsement and support towards Donald Trump and the Republican Party for the upcoming US elections in November. However, latest reports from the Wall Street Journal suggest that the Tesla owner has also been in close contact with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the better part of two years. Their contact has ranged around a variety of topics, including business, personal matters and even geopolitical issues, claims the report. Also Read: Kim Kardashian hasn't cooked food for over 2 years; she orders food from around the country and then wastes it

A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75 people sick in 13 states

U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that 75 persons have been infected from the E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The infections had killed one person, sickened 49 and hospitalized 10 across the U.S. West and Midwest, the CDC had said on Oct. 22. The FDA said 22 persons out of the 61, on whom information was available, have been hospitalized. Two of them have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious condition that can cause kidney failure.

Some hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will receive one-time, direct cash payments of up to $1,500 on Friday

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A new class of weight-loss drugs is changing the food industry, but not in the way many expected at first. They could present just as many opportunities as pitfalls.

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Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday slammed the BJP over rising food prices, alleging that the 'triple engine government' in Maharashtra «which grabbed power through the backdoor» has even snatched food from the common man's plate. Now, Maharashtra has decided to completely throw open the farewell doors for the BJP and its allies, he said as the state prepares to vote in the assembly polls on November 20. In a post in Hindi on X, Kharge said the inflation «imposed by the BJP» has hit the people of the country, including Maharashtra, hard and the party needs to be ousted to fix this. «The BJP's 'triple engine government' which grabbed power in Maharashtra through the backdoor has snatched the food from the common person's plate,» he alleged.

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The last Kmart on the U.S. mainland sits alone at the west end of a suburban Miami shopping center, quiet and largely ignored

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.(up 3.09%), Bikaji Foods International Ltd.(up 2.66%), Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd.(up 1.86%), Britannia Industries Ltd.(up 1.18%), Marico Ltd.(up 1.15%), Nestle India Ltd.(up 1.03%), Emami Ltd.(up 0.99%), Dodla Dairy Ltd.(up 0.77%), LT Foods Ltd.(up 0.73%) and Dabur India Ltd.(up 0.60%) were among the top gainers.

Bikaji Foods International surged by 10% to day’s high of Rs 918 on BSE post the results of Q2. The revenue from operation grew by 18.5% year-on-year to Rs 7,212 million with profit of 15% YoY. EBITDA grew by 21.7% on a yearly basis to Rs 686 million. The profit after tax also saw a notable jump of 14.7%. H1 FY25 reflected a similar strong performance with revenue growth of 18.6% and a volume growth of 15.5%.

(This story originally appeared in on Oct 24, 2024)

A California-based produce company is the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E

Deadly food poisoning outbreaks tied to McDonald's and Boar's Head may have left Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S. food supply

The unions representing more than 7,000 CVS workers in Southern California have reached a tentative agreement on a contract

ITC Ltd on Thursday reported a 3% year-on-year (yoy) growth in its net profit at Rs 5078.34 crore for the second quarter ending September, while gross revenue from sale of products and services went up by 16% yoy at Rs 20,359.95 crore which the company attributed to the agriculture and hotels businesses. The conglomerate said the “resilient performance” was at a time when demand was subdued, the country faced unusually heavy rains, high food inflation and sharp escalation in certain input costs such as that of wood and leaf tobacco.