Center announces measures to strengthen food processing, agriculture, and allied sectors
Nirmala Sitharaman, union finance and corporate affairs minister, announced the 3rd Tranche of measures to strengthen food processing, infrastructure logistics, capacity building, Governance and administrative reforms for agriculture and fisheries sectors.
In her opening remarks,...
New craft beer Medusa doubles revenue
Beer is the second most popular alcoholic beverage in India after whiskey. However, the beer industry faces challenges due to high taxation as well as relatively higher prices compared to other spirits. The distribution...
Oreo cookie reaches a milestone of US $ 3.1 billion in 2019
Mondelēz International is taking playful cookie moments to the next level with a Guinness World Records title-attempt! Mondelēz International has recently announced that the company set a Guinness World Records title for the most...
Food safety is everyone’s business
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), released the results of the second State Food Safety Index to celebrate World Food Safety Day during a webinar. In alignment with this year’s theme,...
ITC launches NimWash vegetable and fruit wash
With India facing an unprecedented crisis due to Covid-19 and consumers following hygienic lifestyles strictly, companies are making efforts to address the growing demand for these hygiene products, including food. In line with this,...
Danone launches baby formula track & connect
Danone has announced the launch of its baby formula track and connect service – a digitally-enabled service giving consumers and retailers greater transparency on the product’s farm-to-fork journey. According to the company press statement,...
Patanjali to acquire Ruchi Soya
Patanjali Ayurved, Baba Ramdev-led company received the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approval last week to acquire Ruchi Soya in an insolvency process with certain modifications. However, details of the modifications are not clear...
India’s first honey testing laboratory at NDDB, Anand
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, inaugurated NDDB’s hi-tech honey testing laboratory and beekeeping training program for dairy farmers at National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Anand on 24 July 2020.
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Marico enters the fruit and vegetable hygiene category with Veggie Clean
Marico, one of India’s leading consumer companies, has announced its entry into the vegetable and fruit hygiene category with the launch of Veggie Clean, made with a unique mix of 100% safe ingredients. To...
Nestle, Unilever &Tesco among 40% of leading food firms with focus on plant-based products
Four-year investor engagement with 25 giant food retailers and manufacturers, led by the FAIRR investor network, has found that two in five global food giants with combined annual revenues of US$ 459 billion (approximately...