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Meat startups move to stem bird flu fear, give assurance on poultry quality

While organised meat startups claim 100% traceability of their products with full biosecurity, unorganised meat market has taken a beating, going down by 20-25%

VC firm Bertelsmann India to invest in up to four startups in next 12 mths

Average ticket size of these investments is expected to be $10 mn

3one4 Capital launches $100 million fund to back early-stage start-ups

Fund will be invested in about 30 start-ups in areas such as health, machine-driven intelligent services, edtech, agritech, and logistics with an average ticket size between $500,000 and $4 million

Stay-at-home consumers push ready-to-eat sales; segment may double in 2 yrs

As safety and hygiene gains importance in the Covid-19, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat segments, be it instant noodles, pasta, snacks, frozen foods, or do-it-yourself meals, are flying off the shelves

Meat retailers switch to online models, see sales double during lockdown

India is one of the countries with the lowest per capita meat consumption in the world

Covid-19: E-commerce saves the day as delivery workers emerge as heroes

Trade Minister Piyush Goyal held a video conference with nearly two dozen e-commerce executives in a bid to understand hurdles faced by the sector.

Licious sees an opportunity to build a $1-bn enterprise in meat market

The start-up follows a farm-to-fork model

Eyeing newer markets, meat delivery start-up Licious raises $25 million

Licious said it would use the funds to enter newer markets like Mumbai, Pune and Chennai by early next year and strengthen its product range and supply chain

Licious raises $25 mn from investors as it eyes expansion in 7 more cities

It currently has operations in Bengaluru, NCR and Hyderabad

Fresh meat startup Licious raises $25 mn from Bertelsmann, Vertex, others

The startup would use the funds to enter newer markets such as Mumbai and Pune by the end of the year and strengthen the supply chain

Licious looks to do an Amul, to build Rs 25-bn online meat biz over 5 yrs

The company, which serves over 200,000 customers, is adding 15,000 consumers month-on-month and is fulfilling about 5,000 orders per day

Licious bets on quality meat for growth

The company fills a gap for customers, but the challenge is quality and innovation