WorldStar 2025 awards – India fourth with 19 winners
India ranks fourth in the World Packaging Organization (WPO) WorldStar Global Packaging Awards 2025, bagging 19 awards. Japan has the highest number of winners...
Sidel’s new high production speed 100% rPET lightweight bottle base
StarLITE-R STILL is a new bottle base that employs Sidel’s patented technology to ensure 100% recycled PET (rPET) integration, lightweighting, and high-speed production for...
Dabur Q3 – Revenue up 3.1% at Rs 3,355 crore
Ayurveda major Dabur India has announced a 3.1% jump in its consolidated revenue for the third quarter ended 31 December 2024, with consistent market...
Union budget – Mixed reactions from food, allied industries
The Union budget 2025 presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has evoked mixed reactions from the food, FMCG and other industries.
Dev Pratap, co-founder, Univision...
Millets in India’s public distribution system
As India intensifies efforts to fight hunger and malnutrition, the Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) and ICRISAT are helping policymakers with evidence-based strategies to include millet...
First global gathering of food and plastics networks
Representatives from 15 countries met in Mexico in January for Pact Network Connect 2025, a three-day program focused on addressing the issue of our...
Union budget — Food tech institute, help for farmers
In the Union budget 2025, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February 2025 announced support for food processing with the establishment of a National...
Sunny cooking oil’s AI-powered connected packaging experience
Cooking oil brand Sunny, a leading blended oil brand in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) owned by IFFCO, in partnership with the global leader...
AI in food and beverage – 55% supplement feel positive
People who use dietary supplements are significantly more likely to trust artificial intelligence (AI) technology than those who don’t, according to consumer research commissioned...
A simple guide on x-ray inspection in food production lines
If x-ray inspection comes across as complicated, you will be pleased to know that it isn’t – and it doesn’t need to be. Hopefully...
