India’s packaged cake market is enjoying solid growth and it’s attracting fresh investment – including from one of Europe’s major players in baking. Last month, Germany’s Dr. Oetker, a major player in ...

IN THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS, Thalassery smells different. The air grows heavier, almost sticky with anticipation: wine-soaked fruit, caramelising sugar, clove and cinnamon blooming under heat ...

Over 140 years ago, in December 1883, India got its first Christmas cake. The history of cakes in India traces back to Kerala's Thalassery where Mambally Bapu reportedly baked the first cake of India.

Kerala’s spice-rich plum cake and Goa’s soft baath cake reflect the slow, tradition-led baking that defines Christmas in coastal India. Image Source : Freepik New Delhi: Christmas in India tastes ...

Prakash Mambally has a story to tell about the first Christmas cake made in India. In November 1883, a merchant named Murdock Brown went to the Royal Biscuit Factory in what is now the southern Indian ...

A Christmas classic, Kerala’s fruit cake is a fragrant medley of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. The rich flavor comes from local fruits and nuts, offering a taste that perfectly complements ...

Cakes, pastries & sweet pies inflation in India stood at -23.250% in Q4 2024, according to GlobalData s report on the prices of stock keeping units (SKUs) supplied through online retailers. In Q4 2024 ...