We have covered the international popularity of Indian cuisine and the prevailing erroneous perception of equating Indian cuisine with north Indian cuisine. In the Business Story, we have dealt with the prospects for food packaging in the Indian food & beverage industry and explored some pragmatic business routes for investors thinking of foraying into the Indian food packaging business. The Feature section probes how the Indian food service industry can better utilise the ongoing health food trend in the urban Indian society. Besides these, several other relevant topics pertaining to the Indian food & beverage industry are being discussed here.