Published: Aug 25, 2015

The Agricultural and Processed Export Development Authority (APEDA) has invited applications from food exporters to participate in Gulfood 2016 scheduled from February 21-25, next year.

Published: Aug 24, 2015

The Government of Chhattisgarh has called upon potential investors to opt for parking their surpluses in the state, stating that it provides for the best of investment environment in which the rate of returns on investments (RoI) are handsomely rewarded w

Published: Aug 20, 2015

Minister for Horticulture, Abdul Rehman Veeri has directed the horticulture department to go ahead with the establishment of two Centers of Excellence in two capital cities of the State. He said the elite Centers would come up at a cost of Rs 200 million

Published: Aug 20, 2015

India, world's largest milk producer, accounting for more than 16% of world's total milk production, is the world's largest consumer of dairy products.

Published: Aug 20, 2015

Recent reports reveal that in the globalised era farming will move towards meat and milk production from traditional rice and grain agriculture in line with the changing consumer tastes.

Published: Aug 20, 2015

Chennai, is world's second best food city ranked by National Geographic due to its famed food attraction, Chicken 65, widely believed to be of India origin.

Published: Aug 18, 2015

The continuous rains have hit the tomato crop in Uttarakhand with cultivators finding it difficult to even meet the costs of seeds, manure and pesticides.

Published: Aug 18, 2015

Any day now, David Murdock, the 92-year-old owner of Dole Food Co, will find out whether his decision to go to trial to defend the terms of his 2013 buyout of the company was heroic or foolish.

Published: Aug 18, 2015

Hinoman Ltd has been granted self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognised as Safe) status for its Mankai, a vegetable whole-protein ingredient with high nutritional value. The announcement was made during the recently-held Institute of Food Technologists (IFT

Published: Aug 18, 2015

The current state of supply chain for food and beverage industry in India represents a complex ecosystem linking millions of small participants including farmers, trade intermediaries, kirana shops, hawkers, unorganised food vendors, restaurants...

Published: Aug 18, 2015

Approximately 70% population of the country belongs to the rural areas. To uplift the present economical status of those rural areas, the inclusive concept of Mega Food Park has been proposed to establish direct linkages from the farm to processing...

Published: Aug 18, 2015

Bengaluru, the IT capital of India, dwells within a state which surpasses all other states in its GDP growth. A whopping 49% of the state’s income accounts to sectors like agriculture and its allied activities while Karnataka is a major producer of many a

Published: Aug 17, 2015

If the lead content is within the permissible limit of 2.5ppm, only then will the company will be allowed to sell the product in the market.

Published: Aug 14, 2015

Bombay High Court, on Thursday, set aside the FSSAI order banning Maggi noodles, citing principles of natural justice were not followed.

Published: Aug 13, 2015

Oman is keen to welcome MSME setups and it is easy to open a business in Oman, according to K Nandakumar, chairman, CII Western Region.

Published: Aug 12, 2015

Salt of the Earth Ltd has announced successful trial of its sodium reduction ingredient, Umami Essence, in canned tuna.

Published: Aug 12, 2015

Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) is all set to host the 20th edition of Food ingredients Asia 2015, Asia’s leading food ingredients exhibition, from September 9 to 11, 2015.

Published: Aug 12, 2015

Goli Vada Pav, a leading fast food brand known for its vada pav offerings, in a bid to expand its pan-India presence, is planning to set up 1,000 outlets in the next five years while yearning to reach a mind-boggling figure of 5,000 outlets going forward.

Published: Aug 10, 2015

Raw Cashew Nut (RCN) imports declined during the first quarter of the current fiscal due to rise in prices in the West African growing countries.

Published: Aug 10, 2015

India’s position as world leader in production of quality rice bran oil, a fast emerging healthy cooking medium, was discussed in detail at Global Rice Bran Oil Conference held here on Friday. The two-day conference will conclude on Saturday.