A few days ago, I wrote about the possible "Dis-economy of Scale", when we start to add up the hidden costs in industrial agriculture. I've just found an interesting article from Fortune about Jason Clay, described as a “thinking environmentalist”. He calls for intensification of agriculture, and “economies of scale”. However, the critical departure from usual proponents of industrial farming, his view is to make agriculture “both more productive and sustainable” (i.e. “generating more output from fewer inputs”). I wonder if that means using truly fewer inputs through the entire chain. That is really the key, since the current intensive…
The Indian retailing industry is at an inflection point, and set to enter a new growth trajectory owing to rising household consumption and the entry of corporate entities. About 400 new malls, 1,500 supermarkets and 350 department stores are currently being built in various Indian cities. With more than US$ 30 billion in investments slated in the modern retail sector of India, it becomes imperative to develop a better understanding of the key challenges of talent management, supply chain / logistics and real estate and identify the next steps to facilitate this exponential growth and enable the policy makers to…
By Rajshree Kukreti May 2, 2008 In Chennai, Vinay G Nagpal juggles cookies, hot dogs and steamed corn and comes up with a delicious profit. In Vadodara, Shamini Patel provides personalised matchmaking services at Shaadi Point, the real-world version of matrimonial website www.shaadi.com. In Delhi, Pragati Rao of BrainOBrain teaches kids mathematics using the abacus. In Mumbai, Shabbir Poonawala sells Monginis cakes to tired commuters. Not one of the people mentioned are entrepreneurs in the strict sense of the word. Nor are they really businessmen. Rather, they are members of the country’s growing tribe of franchisees.“India has literally millions of…
We touched upon food price inflation last month and – no surprises – it is still hogging the headlines. It is, after all, an emotive topic. We are terribly concerned not just as food and grocery professionals, but also as consumers and general public. After all, food and grocery are typically half of our monthly spend, give or take a few percentage points. Inflation often brings with it swift (sometimes knee-jerkingly quick) reactions – price controls, export controls, subsidies to farmers and food producers, and various others. Some of these measures work but only in the short term, while others…
Geopolitical friction has again sparked renewed concerns over inflation and rising input costs for FMCG companies as @itmeansjustice @whysnavi write. @devangshu commented.
