Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Hank Schultz

Nutragenesis, a Brattleboro, Vt.-based ingredient supplier with a history of experience with Ayurvedic ingredients, has obtained a U.S. patent in the area of women’s health for an ashwagandha/Indian gooseberry combination called Sendara.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: RJ Whitehead

The experimental business unit that is dedicated to rolling out new Danone products for the masses in India has been deemed a success and will be expanded to other cities across the country.

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Abar Khabo…roughly translated from Bangla means eat again or eat once more…it is an invitation to eat and keep eating, says Jadav Barui, a mithai maker from West Bengal. And of course it is also a very popular Bengali confection.

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Manjushree Naik

At 29, chef Phongthorn Hinracha, the newly-appointed executive sous chef at Red Zen, Courtyard by Marriott, Mumbai, has been perhaps one of the youngest to hold the coveted position.

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Del Monte, a leading processed food brand whose portfolio includes sauces, has extended the last date of its popular contest, SKETCHUP – where food meets art – to the first week of October 2012.

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC), under the aegis of its Agro & Food Processing Expert Committee, is organising a day-long seminar titled ‘Demystifying the Food Safety Standards Act (FSSA), 2006’ at Coronet Hall, Hotel Le Meridian, Bengal

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Khandani Rajdhani will celebrate World Vegetarian Day (which falls on October 1, 2012) with an exciting offer of having one thali and getting another one free.

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) [AFST(I)] is organising a one-day Entrepreneurship Summit for small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) in the food industry organised on October 13, 2012 at Peninsula Grand Hotel, Andheri, Mumbai.

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Abhitash Singh

The Central government was asked by the Delhi High Court recently to respond to a PIL seeking adequate measures by the government to ensure that hygienic and quality food is available at railway premises and also in moving trains.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: ERIKA KINETZ

Starbucks will open its first outlet in India by the end of October in an upscale neighborhood of Mumbai and has appointed a chief executive to head its India joint venture, the company said Friday.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

UK-based Cobra Beer today said it is looking to acquire breweries in India to expand presence, and is considering exports from the country.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Sumit Pant, Tom Thomas

Food preparation is such a routine activity that everyone is associated with it somehow or the other. Although everyone loves to question the taste of food or presentation but we do not often question the process.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Anmol Bakers, one of the leading biscuit manufacturers, launched Tejus Digestive Biscuit, which contains more atta and ajwain and is enriched with bran fibre, in New Delhi recently.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Akshay Kalbag

Mumbai played host to the Fourth National Workshop on Research and Development in Food Processing Section.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

India’s coffee industry is under severe stress due a shortage of skilled labour and must invest heavily in expanding its capabilities, a major industry association has said.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The chief minister of Haryana, yesterday called on Nestlé India to adopt a collective strategy with the government departments and private business to set up milk collection centers across the state.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Aval halwa is a delicious dish, which my grandmother used to serve piping hot when we returned from school.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

According to data by International Diabetes Federation, India has the maximum cases of diabetes among all countries, with the figure crossing the 50 million mark. India is also faced with increasing obesity, and in such a situation, the need for healthier

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

India-based Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) plans to invest INR260m ($4.87m) to boost manufacturing capacity at its plant in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: FBR

HealthKart, an online retail platform, has introduced a new range of products to control diabetes.