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Plant-based foods movement gains international momentum

Plant-based foods movement gains international momentum

Formation of the new international plant based foods working group to support growth of the rising sectorPlant-based foods movement gains international momentum with the formation of New International Plant Based Foods Working Group (IPBFWG) to

Nutritionals
NIFTEM inks MoU with Hexagon Nutrition for setting up rice fortification unit

NIFTEM inks MoU with Hexagon Nutrition for setting up rice fortification unit

Rice fortification unit opens at CEFF within NIFTEM campus in Kundli, HaryanaThe Centre of Excellence for Food Fortification (CEFF) at the National Institute of Food Technology and Entrepreneurship Management (NIFTEM), an institute under Ministry of

Research
Study links nutrient tolerance with genetic data

Study links nutrient tolerance with genetic data

Most of the findings can be applied to humans as well, even though further research is still neededIn an international collaborative study, researchers from Australia, Denmark and Finland investigated how individuals of a same population

Technologies
MIT engineers design Oreometer to understand fluid dynamics in cookies

MIT engineers design Oreometer to understand fluid dynamics in cookies

Mechanical engineers put an Oreo’s cream filling through a battery of tests to understand what happens when two wafers are twisted apartEngineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US subjected cookies to standard rheology tests

Food
Gemini unveils new 5-L jar of Freedom Groundnut Oil

Gemini unveils new 5-L jar of Freedom Groundnut Oil

The new 5 ltr jar is the latest addition to the Freedom Healthy Cooking Oil offeringsGemini Edibles & Fats India Ltd (GEF India) has unveiled their new 5-liter jar of Freedom Groundnut Oil. This new 5 ltr jar is the latest addition to the

Global
GSK brand Emergen-C introduces Ashwagandha and Apple Cider Vinegar

GSK brand Emergen-C introduces Ashwagandha and Apple Cider Vinegar

New varieties provide immune support and have on-trend, natural botanical ingredientsUS-based Emergen-C has launched two new extensions to the brand’s Botanicals line of gummy and powder dietary supplements – Emergen-C Ashwagandha and Emergen-C Apple Cider Vinegar. Consistent with the existing

Policy
Government announces new initiatives in Ayush sector

Government announces new initiatives in Ayush sector

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit 2022 at GandhinagarPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit 2022 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 20 April. The three day

Technologies
Diageo partners with ecoSPIRITS for circular packaging solution in Southeast Asia

Diageo partners with ecoSPIRITS for circular packaging solution in Southeast Asia

Diageo and ecoSpirits to pilot a closed loop packaging solutionDiageo has  announced a new partnership with ecoSPIRITS, a technology company that produces circular packaging solutions for the premium spirits and wine industry, to pilot a

Dietary Supplements
Horlicks steps into gummies segment

Horlicks steps into gummies segment

Enriched with 12 key vitamins and minerals, Horlicks NutriGummies are developed to bridge the nutritional gapsHorlicks India, one of the leading brands in the health food drink category, is foraying into the gummies segment. Horlicks

Allied Industry
Kota-based startup Eeki Foods secures $6.5M for scale-up

Kota-based startup Eeki Foods secures $6.5M for scale-up

Eeki Foods aims to make farming sustainable and climate-proof using their patent-pending growing chambers that grow nutritious, residue-free vegetablesEeki Foods, a Kota-based startup, has raised Series A funding of $6.5 million led by General Catalyst