Published: Sep 24, 2015

India's packaging consumption has increased 200 percent in a decade, from 4.3 kg per person per annum (pppa) to 8.6 kg pppa, industry body Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), said on Tuesday.

Published: Sep 22, 2015

Food processing in India has huge potential to elevate the agricultural economy, which is critical towards ensuring food security for the rising India population. The industry is estimated to be around US$67 billion and employs 48 million people.

Published: Sep 22, 2015

The Resort, a Mumbai-based luxury beach resort, located at Aksa beach, recently introduced the concept of festivals of home-chef-made food starting with Bohri cuisine. The highlight of the festival was a live-cooking session by home-chef Umami Abdulally.

Published: Sep 22, 2015

Functional water beverages are set to drive the future of nutraceuticals market, according to Deepthi Anand, founder and CEO, Valencia Nutrition.

Published: Sep 22, 2015

The Canola Council of India (CCI) has strongly protested the increase in duty rates on edible oil - from 15% to 20% on refined oils and 7.5% to 12.5% on crude oils.

Published: Sep 21, 2015

To advance food security, cold chains have to get moving

Published: Sep 21, 2015

Food is an integral part of everyday life; it provides nutrition and nourishment for leading a healthy life. The food that we consume should be safe in all aspects and not pose any harm to the body.

Published: Sep 21, 2015

Along with pulses, pressure is building on edible oils as well, with significant deficit in monsoon, which will send India’s import of key cooking ingredient soaring to US$14 billion in the current financial year, a recent ASSOCHAM study has pointed out.

Published: Sep 21, 2015

E I D Parry (I) Ltd, a leading manufacturer of a range of sugar products and a part of the Rs 269 billion Murugappa Group, on Friday announced the launch of Amrit – 100% original cane sugar.

Published: Sep 21, 2015

The recently-concluded two-day International Food Innovation 2015 Expo & Summit, held under the aegis of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, emphasised that India should evolve effective regulations relating to food safety and accelerate...

Published: Sep 18, 2015

At Annapoorna Mumbai from 14 to 16 September 2015 in the Bombay Exhibition Center, for the first time, the foreign trade center New Dehli organizes a go-international Austria stand with eight Austrian exhibitors...

Published: Sep 17, 2015

Quality in a service or product is not what you put into it. It is what the client or customer gets out of it – Peter Drucker

Published: Sep 17, 2015

The government has asked MMTC to expedite import of pulses to ease their availability and requested state governments to gear up distribution of pulses through retail outlets.

Published: Sep 16, 2015

Equinox Labs, an ISO 9001: 2000-certified and NABL-accredited testing, compliance and training company, has introduced Do It Yourself FSSAI: Empowering Food Businesses, an innovative DIY service, which enables consumers to apply for FSSAI on their own.

Published: Sep 16, 2015

Annapoorna World of Food India 2015, the much anticipated food and beverage industry event, kicked off at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, on Monday. The event will be on till September 16, 2015.

Published: Sep 15, 2015

This time, the department of disinvestment (DoD) deserves some appreciation. It took steps to ensure a good portion of the money was raised in the first half of the year, avoiding a later 11th hour rush.

Published: Sep 15, 2015

Organic apricots grown in Himachal Pradesh are finding a good market in Europe and Latin America.

Published: Sep 14, 2015

Amul, the brand owned by India-based dairy co-operative Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), has re-entered the Indian sports drink category with the launch of whey-protein based drink, called Stamina.

Published: Sep 14, 2015

From the platform of the 2nd India Health & Wellness Summit & Awards, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) recently discussed a major initiative ‘A Glass of Milk for Every Child’ to address nutrition among children by using its vast network of cooperat

Published: Sep 14, 2015

The Bayer-RVJ School of Agriculture celebrated its 13th Convocation Ceremony at its campus in Hyderabad recently.