https://getmissmiel.com/blog Practical writing on single-serve honey, hospitality formats, private label sourcing and honey export from India. By Dev Mehta, founder of Miss Miel. en-in Copyright 2026 Miss Miel getmissmiel@gmail.com (Dev Mehta) getmissmiel@gmail.com (Dev Mehta) Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://getmissmiel.com/brand/favicon-192.png https://getmissmiel.com/blog https://getmissmiel.com/blog/exporting-honey-from-india https://getmissmiel.com/blog/exporting-honey-from-india Dev Mehta Export Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 APEDA RCMC, IEC, AD Code, residue monitoring approval, the minimum export price and HS code 0409. What honey exporters from India actually need, which items are the long poles, and why New Zealand is a biosecurity wall rather than a tariff. https://getmissmiel.com/blog/private-label-honey-india https://getmissmiel.com/blog/private-label-honey-india Dev Mehta Sourcing Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0530 The three numbers a private label quotation should state together, why tooling is billed to the buyer and not the manufacturer, what actually sits inside a unit price, and the agreement points people forget until they matter. https://getmissmiel.com/blog/honey-spoon-manufacturers-india https://getmissmiel.com/blog/honey-spoon-manufacturers-india Dev Mehta Sourcing Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0530 Almost nobody in India makes a sealed honey spoon, and the reason is machinery economics rather than difficulty. What that means for minimum order quantities, and the two questions buyers never think to ask. https://getmissmiel.com/blog/diwali-corporate-gifting-timeline https://getmissmiel.com/blog/diwali-corporate-gifting-timeline Dev Mehta Gifting Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0530 Diwali 2026 falls on 8 November. A week by week sourcing timeline for branded food gifts, the three things that actually cause a miss, and the legitimate escapes if you are already behind. https://getmissmiel.com/blog/honey-stick-vs-honey-spoon https://getmissmiel.com/blog/honey-stick-vs-honey-spoon Dev Mehta Comparison Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0530 Sticks, spoons, sachets and pods compared on cost, guest experience, cutlery and branding surface. Includes where the spoon loses, written by someone who sells spoons. https://getmissmiel.com/blog/hotel-breakfast-honey-portion-control https://getmissmiel.com/blog/hotel-breakfast-honey-portion-control Dev Mehta Operations Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0530 How to work out honey cost per cover in an afternoon, the five places bulk honey is lost, the costs that are not the product, and when a sealed portion genuinely does not pay. https://getmissmiel.com/blog/why-i-am-building-miss-miel https://getmissmiel.com/blog/why-i-am-building-miss-miel Dev Mehta Founder's note Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Founder Dev Mehta on the most ignored object on a good table, and why single-serve honey, as a spoon and as a pod, is the upgrade the sugar sachet never got. https://getmissmiel.com/blog/what-is-a-honey-pod https://getmissmiel.com/blog/what-is-a-honey-pod Dev Mehta Guide Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0530 The sealed, hexagonal peel-back cup explained: how the 16 gram format works, where it fits next to the 8 gram honey spoon, and what to ask a supplier. https://getmissmiel.com/blog/honey-corporate-gifting-india https://getmissmiel.com/blog/honey-corporate-gifting-india Dev Mehta Guide Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Why honey works as a corporate gift in India, which formats suit hampers and desk gifts, the Diwali ordering timeline, and what to ask a supplier before you commit. https://getmissmiel.com/blog/sugar-sachet-alternatives-for-hotels https://getmissmiel.com/blog/sugar-sachet-alternatives-for-hotels Dev Mehta Comparison Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Sachets, sticks, jars, honey portions and honey spoons, compared on guest experience, hygiene, waste and branding, from a hospitality buyer's point of view. https://getmissmiel.com/blog/what-is-a-honey-spoon https://getmissmiel.com/blog/what-is-a-honey-spoon Dev Mehta Guide Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0530 A plain-language explainer of the single-serve honey spoon format: how it works, where it fits in guest service, and what to ask a supplier.