Maggi Noodles

FMCG major has rejected allegations circulating on social media regarding the alleged presence of infestation in Maggi noodles, asserting that laboratory tests on a batch and market samples confirmed that products met all quality and food safety standards. In a clarification submitted to stock exchanges, the company said it was made aware of the complaint through the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) following concerns raised by an unverified account on social media platform X. "We categorically reject allegations circulating on media basis an unverified account regarding the presence of infestation, allegedly on MAGGI noodles," said Nestle India in response to a query from the NSE and the BSE on a media report published on June 12. The company said it is "yet to receive" any sample from the complainant for assessment, and did not receive any response from them while the social media account remained unreachable. "As part of standard procedure, the reference samp

The food regulator has sought responses from the companies after taking cognisance of social media complaints alleging contamination and hygiene lapses

By the end of the year, we will digitise entirely from supply planning to distribution, says Manish Tiwary, chairman and managing director, Nestle India

Brand consultants agree that Maggi has transcended its product category

Throughout his career with the Nestle group, Narayanan has held numerous international leadership roles, spanning markets - Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Egypt and more

Nestle India also noted that it sold 4.2 billion fingers of popular chocolate KitKat, making India its second-largest market

Chaudhary Group launched the Wai Wai noodle four decades ago in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, and has since grown to become India's third largest brand

According to the latest data shared by consumer intelligence firm NielsenIQ, the size of the Korean noodles market has surged from ₹2 crore in 2021 to over ₹65 crore in 2023

Price points such as Rs 5 and Rs 10 are easier to remember and are perceived as being affordable by customers

Nestle Q1 preview: Raw material prices have started inching up, however, cost optimisation measures should aid Ebitda margin expansion of 120 bps YoY, said analysts at Edelweiss Financial

The country's largest food company, Nestle India, is planning to avail the Union government's production-linked incentive scheme to boost exports.

The Madras High Court rejects a petition by ITC and lets Maggi use the word magical in its branding. Will the ruling lead to a fresh war of words?

The order was issued in a dispute filed by ITC alleging that Nestle India has used the expression 'Magical Masala' for its instant noodles brand Maggi in 2013.

Brand Maggi has come out all guns blazing in the years since the ban

In the campaign, Nestle would publish a series of advertisements in all leading national newspapers informing the consumers about the safety of Maggi Noodles and the outcome of the lab test reports

According to authorities, it had collected the samples last year in November and sent them for lab test, which had found ash content above the permissible limits of human consumption

The arguments over whether Maggi noodles is safe for consumption are to be heard on July 19, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, a laboratory in Mysuru gave the test reports it conducted on 16 Maggi noodle samples to the SC. The SC in December had directed the CFTRI laboratory in Mysuru to submit complete test report on Maggi noodles to determine whether Maggi contains any harmful elements for human consumption.The food major, fighting against the Union government over alleged substandard quality of its flagship brand argued that since monosodium glutamate (MSG) originates from natural sources, its presence in Maggi cannot be termed artificial. Incidentally, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recently came out with a notification regarding the same. The regulator asked its food commissioners, in charge of different states, not take action against food manufacturers for presence of MSG in their noodles and pastas, unless there is mislabelling.

A new Maggi advertisement harps on nostalgia, loss and the joy of rediscovery as a middle-aged man tries to impress his wife with his cooking skills