Hocco Raises ₹100 Cr to Scale Ice Cream Business
Premium ice cream brand Hocco has raised ₹100 crore in funding from Sauce.vc to expand manufacturing capacity and strengthen its distribution network across India. The fresh capital will be used to scale production infrastructure and deepen market reach as the company looks to accelerate growth in the competitive frozen dessert segment. Founded by industry veteran…
CavinKare Enters Premium Ice Cream Market
FMCG major CavinKare has entered India’s fast-growing, multi-billion rupee ice cream segment with the launch of a premium range under its dairy brand Cavin’s, signaling a strategic push into value-added dairy categories. The company has rolled out the portfolio initially in Chennai, timed with peak summer demand, and plans a phased expansion across quick commerce,…
Dairy Counterfeiting Surges 2.5x in India
Milk and dairy products have emerged as the most targeted category for counterfeiting and adulteration in India’s FMCG sector, with incidents rising 2.5 times to 187 cases in 2025 compared to 2018, according to the ASPA-Crisil “State of Counterfeiting in India” report. Most counterfeit activity is concentrated in milk-based products such as milk, ghee, khoya…