BENGALURU/DELHI/MUMBAI: The shelves began emptying even before Parle Products could quite understand what was happening. By Wednesday evening, searches on Melody, the caramel toffee by the Mumbai-based manufacturer of biscuits and confectionery, had jumped over 190 times on Google, while search strings like 'Melody Modi', 'Meloni Melody' all had 'breakout' tags on the search platform.

Shares of Parle Industries surged 5% and hit the upper circuit after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Melody toffees to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. This sparked…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Melody toffees to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. This gesture sparked a viral "Melodi" meme online. Parle Products shared the moment on…

BENGALURU/DELHI/MUMBAI: The shelves began emptying even before Parle Products could quite understand what was happening. By Wednesday evening, searches on Melody, the caramel…