Divyangi Mistry’s Post

Just completed an intensive internal audit of 6 tea estates across Upper Assam in 2 weeks! 🍃 When they said it was ambitious to audit estates spread across Dibrugarh and Tinsukia in this timeframe, I knew it would test my limits. But the insights gained were worth every early morning start and late evening review. Key learnings from the gardens: - Each estate has its unique challenges - from workforce management to productivity tracking. There's no one-size-fits-all approach in tea operations. - The wealth of traditional knowledge among garden workers is incredible. Some of their practical solutions to daily challenges aren't in any manual. - Technology adoption varies significantly across estates. The blend of traditional practices with modern systems needs careful balancing. Most valuable takeaway? The importance of ground-level conversations. The best insights often came from informal chats with tea pluckers and factory workers over a cup of fresh Assam chai. Grateful for the cooperation from all estate managers and workers who made this possible. Their dedication to producing some of India's finest teas is truly inspiring. Has anyone else experienced how different the ground reality can be from boardroom perspectives? Would love to hear your field audit stories! 👇 #TeaIndustry #InternalAudit #Assam #Agriculture #FieldWork #AuditLife #Operations

My article on Traditional food basket and Nutritional Security published in #Swadeshnewspaper, Bhopal. We all recognize the significant nutritional value of traditional food, as it is deeply ingrained in our culture. Despite the rich diversity of traditional food, we often fail to acknowledge and take pride in it. This lack of recognition is a major reason why we struggle to address nutritional challenges. It is important to consider the various aspects of traditional food, such as nutrition, local identity, and pride, and how embracing these elements can benefit the local economy. Even small efforts can yield significant results on a larger scale, including resilience to climate change, reduced food travels and carbon footprint, and the promotion of a harmonious relationship with nature. Furthermore, it presents a valuable opportunity to pass down traditional knowledge to future generations, thus keeping our traditions alive. Embracing traditional food can also reduce our reliance on the market and bolster the local circular economy. Therefore, it is important to approach our traditional food with a sense of celebration, perhaps by establishing 'Our Traditional Food Day', and to recognize the slogan 'Our Food, Our Pride'. #अपना खान पान अपना सम्मान https://lnkd.in/dWRRjrYv

🌞Conversation over tea 🍵 with Tarun Vijh, President- CIO, Wagh Bakri Tea Group in #Ahmedabad, #India. Tarun has 28+ Years of experience leading IT Operations, IT Roadmap & #Strategy, #Cybersecurity AOP #Planning, #ProjectManagement, #Digitization initiatives, #ERP ( SAP) implementation in different industries including #FMCG, #Engineering, and #Manufacturing. Wagh Bakri Tea Group's history goes back to 1892. It is one of the top three tea brands in India and is available in 60+ countries. Wagh (the tiger represents the upper class) and Bakri (the goat represents lower class) drinking tea from the same cup. It symbolizes harmony and shows how tea is a great leveler. Gujarat Tea Processors And Packers Limited (https://lnkd.in/gzFydRGG) 💡Key points from our discussion: ✅ understanding the current state is as important as aiming for the north star (future state). ✅ a phase-wise approach to digitalization, starting with investment in base infra that will scale from point solutions to integrated workflows. ✅ upskilling teams with different proficiency levels of digital skills and at different stages of the journey, on-the-job training to maximize impact. ✅ application-oriented/Applied thinking vs the FOMO of buzz words. ✅ use cases on market-driven production and supply chain, quality assurance, traceability, customer experience, and new product development. ✅ building an ecosystem to address India-specific challenges with global collaboration. ✅ knowing how to code is important, but understanding what to code is a critical thinking skill organizations need to pay more attention to. ✅ challenges of startups in building complex solutions for enterprises, gaps in commercial and domain knowledge, and how we can assist them. ✅ as parents, we also discussed the next generation, their thinking process, and the challenges they need to deal with in the digital world. Thanks to Dhaval Mankad. We look forward to growing the #IDEA Network in Ahmedabad/India and bridging with #Singapore/ #ASEAN. ______________________________________ 🚀 Accelerate your #secured #sustainable #digitalization journey with the right skills and ecosystem with AllThingsConnected #Manufacturing, #Supplychain,#Healthcare, #SmartBuilding, #SmartNation, #AIoT, #DigitalTwin, #Cybersecurity, #AI, #LLM, #IoT, #5G, #AssetManagement, #EnergyEfficiency #Sustainability

Q1 - Concall updates for Mrs Bectors Food Specialities Ltd Robust gross margin of 48%. Biscuits: Revenue grew by 23% to ₹273 crores compared to ₹223 crores in Q1 FY24. Bakery: Revenue of ₹154 crores, a 14% increase year-on-year. Consumption remained cautious due to the long Lok Sabha election schedule and extreme heat waves. company is focusing on enhancing supply chain and manufacturing technology over the next 24 months. Participated in high-visibility campaigns during the Lok Sabha elections. Focus on health-conscious products with no palm oil and no artificial preservatives. Total capex planned at ₹350 crores, primarily focused on two greenfield plants: a Biscuits plant in Indore and a Bakery plant in Khopoli, Maharashtra. Expecting revenue generation potential from the new capacities is approximately ₹2,800 to ₹2,900 crores at full utilization. Company is now exporting to over 70 countries, with significant growth in North America, South America, and the Middle East. Partnered with major retailers like Walmart and Walgreens for private label products. It aims to achieve a direct reach of 1 million outlets in the coming years.

🚀 BIG NEWS in the Ready-to-Cook Industry!  #Expansion News from #iDFresh Food! 🚀🚀 iD Fresh Food (India) Pvt. Ltd. one of the leading names in ready-to-cook packaged foods, is gearing up for a massive #expansion! 🌍 With an #investment of ₹100 crore over the next 2 years, the brand is doubling its #manufacturing capacity and taking bold steps into the spices category. Here’s what’s coming: 💼 New Manufacturing Units: iD Fresh will be setting up new facilities across multiple locations: 🔸 #Hyderabad – Expanding to 45,000 sq.ft 🔸 #Andhra Pradesh & Kolkata – 15,000 sq.ft units 🔸 #Chennai – 25,000 sq.ft 🔸 #Saudi Arabia – 4,000 sq.ft 💡 New #Spice Launches: 🧂 By the first week of October, iD Fresh will introduce three new variants of clean-label spices – two blended spices and one pure #spice! 🌶️ In the second phase, expect wet spices to hit the shelves. 💰 Massive #Investment in #Marketing: Typically, iD Fresh spends 14% of sales on marketing, but they are going all out for spices! For this category alone, 60% of sales will be funneled into marketing and distribution – a total spend of ₹25 crore over two years! 💥 📊 #Revenue Target & Distribution Goals: By the end of this fiscal year, iD Fresh aims to reach 50,000 outlets, with plans to double that distribution network in the next 2.5 years! They are #targeting ₹50 crore in revenue from spices within this period. 🌱 For More Such hashtag News Join Us Today at Alpas Insights Food Innovations. Be a part of our growing community and take the first step towards enhancing your professional journey. #AlpasFoodInnovations #GlobalFoodSummit #FoodTech #AlpasInsights #FoodInnovations #ReadyToCook #Spices #FoodTechnology #FoodNews #FoodIndustry #ManufacturingExpansion #iDFreshFood #CleanLabel #MarketingExpansion #SupplyChain #SpicesLaunch

#FOOD4rTHOUGHT During my recent visit to a vegetable mandi in my hometown in Chhattisgarh, farmers face low prices for exotic vegetables like Broccoli at Rs. 50-60/KG, Red Cabbage at Rs. 30-40/KG, and Dragon Fruit at Rs. 60-70/KG—due to limited local demand. Traders purchase and resell these at significantly higher prices to retail store, the retail store prices are Rs. 400/KG for Broccoli, Rs. 120-150 for Red Cabbage and Rs. 250-300/KG for Dragon Fruit. This disparity results in losses for both consumers and producers, contributing to the global issue of food waste, with nearly one-third of all produced food going to waste. As discussed in our #SDSL course at MBA-PGPX, IIM Ahmedabad, taught by one of the most passionate professor Debjit Roy, Ph.D., where we analysed a similar case, the retail sector also struggles with low margins due to improper planning and wastage. There is substantial potential for logistics companies to mitigate food wastage. Solutions include: 1. Building Support Infrastructure: By increasing efficient storage capacity and establishing efficient Cold Chain infrastructure by maintaining strict temperature controls to extend shelf life. 2. Partnering Stakeholders: Partnering with Restaurants, Hotels, Mess and food banks can facilitate the redirection of surplus vegetables and food to those in need, addressing both wastage, hunger and cost optimization. 3. Tech. Enabled Monitoring: Real time monitoring for tracking conditions during transportation allows for immediate action if something goes wrong, helping to save food from spoilage. 4. Optimizing Logistics: By implementing efficient routing strategies, we can minimize transit times, reducing the risk of perishables going bad before they reach consumers. At just proper implementation, we aim to leverage these strategies to create a more sustainable food supply chain. Let’s collaborate to ensure food produced gets consumed, not wasted and increase the farmer’s income and ensuring consumer surplus !!  🌱 #Fairprice4rFarmers #Consumersurplus

Consistent business practices is the essence of success of Rameshwaram Cafe. Have a look at the shared #post #startupsuccess #successstory #inspirationalstory #cafe #food #banglore #southindia #india #foodindustry #trendingpost

hello my LinkedIn friends As you know my name and you know i am pursuing mba as jaipuria institute of management. My Nickname Is:- (Chirag Agarwal) So....similarly, I would like to tell you that Recently I started A Fresh Vagetable & Fresh Fruits new business in Nilaya Green Ghaziabab. Firm name:-(Agarwal Traders) I would like to tell you that Nilaya Green Society is a business incomplete society. There is very little business around this society. A few days ago one of my acquaintances told me that Nilaya Green Society is a development society. You can buy and rent flats inside this society. But giving will work as a good business and will work for good profit but when I saw that this society does not have any special system of business and the most noticeable thing is that nothing related to food is done here in a good manner. Food made from fresh vegetables plays an important role in keeping our body healthy. It plays an important role in keeping our thoughts, our mind and our body good throughout the day. If we get fresh food, it is not available. So our whole day goes well, so thinking all this, and I decided to start the business of food related fresh vegetables and fresh fruits in which I am successful today and easily. I thank all the Nilaya Green consumers who buy fresh fruits and fresh vegetables from my firm Agarwal Traders. I heartily thank all of them and assure them that in the future they will always I will provide them only fresh food. Seeing all this I recognized the customer's 1.Need 2.Want 3. Demand Thankyou #business #businessgrowth #bussinessdevelopment #businessachievements

At the #PMKisanSammanSammelan in #Varanasi, #UttarPradesh, Hon'ble PM Narendra Modi highlighted how #ODOP enhances high-quality food product exports. He mentioned that the nation aims to be a world leader in the global #packagedfood market and stated that he dreams of having an Indian food product on every dining table in the world. Watch the video below. ⏬ #OneDistrictOneProduct #InvestIndia #InvestInIndia #FoodProcessing #PMModiSpeech #ExportHub #PackagedFoodProduct Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India NITI Aayog

Well it’s an achievement! But it may not last long. The customer service aspect is totally ignored as evident from the video (if true). Who would like to have such customer service after paying full price for the product and service. It’s grossly mismanaged! If a customer is not valued and treated like a crowd, the day is not far when they won’t see any crowd. The owners must look into it and develop systems that improves customer experience and remove chaos. #rameshwaramcafe #customerexperience #customerservice