Federation of Hotels and Restaurants’ Association of India (FHRAI) - the apex body of the Indian hospitality industry - plans to set up inexpensive food testing laboratories in the country, in order to provide an affordable way to ensure safety and hygien
High usage of supplements across Australia has prompted local firm Lipa Pharmaceuticals to strike a distribution deal for a botanical extract manufactured in India.
Junk food will be banned from sale in and around Indian schools after India’s food agency indicated it would follow guidance from a local court to restrict their availability.
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, chief minister, Andhra Pradesh, recently took a decision to make the aggressive promotion of the food processing industry in the state a priority.
Prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh has identified "creation and management of cold chain infrastructure" for agriculture as a thrust area, according to minister of state for food processing industries Dr Charan Das Mahant.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is an investment that is made directly into production in a country by a company located in another country, either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in that countr
India’s nascent probiotic market is expected to grow at 11% till 2016, but only if manufacturers are able to increase the awareness about these products locally.
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha and Jammu & Kashmir are likely to ban tobacco, nicotine and heavy metal containing products such as gutkha and pan masala under the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011, soon.
Around 300 companies and 20 countries converged at the India Foodex 2012, Bengaluru, with focus on addressing the methods to handle unpredictable weather conditions and unproductive marketing, which the farming community is facing across the country.
Pico, the international gourmet cuisine café owned by Nilgai Foods, on Monday launched Pico Express, its fifth outlet in Mumbai at Bandra (West) - the chain's first in the western suburbs.
The Ministry for Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has decided to give another lease of life to its Mega Food Parks Scheme (MFPS) and lure the food processors again to setup mega food parks across the country.
Pristine Organics Pvt. Ltd is planning to bolster its growth prospects by undertaking research on value-added products. These include millet-based flaxseed bread. The company is also looking for a private equity investor to fund its efforts.
Health Foods, what are they ? Aren't all foods healthy? Or are specific types of food that are particularly Healthy and confer specific health benefits? Well lets dig in and find out!
After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki few decades ago, the world has witnessed ionising radiation processed foods in the market and subsequently, that has assumed the commercial potential.
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.
