Japan retort food pioneer taps India, home of curry

Otsuka Foods Co., which ushered in Japan's retort food revolution with its "Bon Curry" product half a century ago, is trying its luck in India, the home of curry.Otsuka Foods says it has established Otsuka Foods India Pvt. Ltd. to sell retort curry and curry buns at corporate and factory cafeterias from around October.Capitalized at 172.5 million rupees ($2.53 million), the Indian subsidiary in Bengaluru in the southern state of Karnataka will outsource production and market products such as Bon Curry, the world's first commercial retort food product, and Bon Curry buns initially in souther…READ FULL ARTICLE