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Research
IIT-M identifies eco-friendly process to turn agri-food waste into industrial enzymes

IIT-M identifies eco-friendly process to turn agri-food waste into industrial enzymes

Wheat barn was found to be the most effective substrate followed by sago waste and rice barn  Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) researchers have identified a bacterium that can turn agri-food waste into industrial enzymes

Global
Nestlé Health Science buys The Better Health Company

Nestlé Health Science buys The Better Health Company

To strengthen Nestlé Health Science’s existing health and nutrition portfolio in New Zealand Nestlé Health Science has agreed to acquire The Better Health Company (TBHC), the parent company of GO Healthy and Egmont, from CDH

Allied Industry
Bengaluru-based Health Food & Convenience brand Supply6 raises pre-series A funding

Bengaluru-based Health Food & Convenience brand Supply6 raises pre-series A funding

The brand looks forward to a successful Phase 2 that could multiply its growth Bengaluru-based Health Food and Convenience brand Supply6 raises pre-series A funding from ah! Ventures Angel Platform and others including Silicon Road Ventures, MaGEHold,

Functional Foods
Food tech startup EatFit introduces premium functional food menu

Food tech startup EatFit introduces premium functional food menu

The menu has been launched in 6 cities- Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi and Gurugram EatFit, one of India’s largest healthy food platforms housed under Curefoods - a leading Indian cloud kitchen player, has announced its collaboration

Food
Punjab launches honey-coated ‘corn flakes’ produced by Markfed

Punjab launches honey-coated ‘corn flakes’ produced by Markfed

To capture sizeable chunk of consumer market in the country Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has launched honey coated ‘Corn Flakes’ produced by MARKFED (Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd.), which will be

Events
Govt holds National Conference on Food and Nutrition Security on 5th July

Govt holds National Conference on Food and Nutrition Security on 5th July

Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution will address the conference The Department of Food and Public Distribution will organise a National Conference on Food and Nutrition Security in India on

Global
Aquatic food production key to combating hunger: FAO

Aquatic food production key to combating hunger: FAO

With global fisheries and aquaculture production at a record high,  aquaculture accounts for half the aquatic foods we eat and offers great potential to feed our growing population Aquatic food production is more efficient, has

Ingredients
Givaudan, Manus Bio launch sustainable, clean-label citrus ingredient

Givaudan, Manus Bio launch sustainable, clean-label citrus ingredient

BioNootkatone is less impactful for climate change than nootkatone derived from citrus, because it is a comparatively lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emission ingredient Swiss firm Givaudan, a global leader in taste and wellbeing, and US-based

Research
Mere sight of meal triggers inflammatory response in brain: Study

Mere sight of meal triggers inflammatory response in brain: Study

The smell and sight of a meal stimulate specific immune cells in the brain known as the microglia Even before carbohydrates reach the bloodstream, the very sight and smell of a meal trigger the release

Policy
NITI Aayog, WFP lay focus on ‘Take Home Ration’ programme

NITI Aayog, WFP lay focus on ‘Take Home Ration’ programme

Releases Report - Take Home Ration: Good Practices across the State/Union Territories NITI Aayog and World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a report titled ‘Take Home Ration-Good Practices across the State/Union Territories’. The report was