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Former Amul MD R S Sodhi steps into advisory role at Reliance Retail Ventures 

Former Amul MD R S Sodhi steps into advisory role at Reliance Retail Ventures 

Reliance Retail Ventures has been aggressively building its presence Dr Rupinder Singh S Sodhi, former Managing Director (MD) at Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), which markets its products under the brand name ‘Amul’,

Column
Understanding barriers and facilitators for rice fortification in India

Understanding barriers and facilitators for rice fortification in India

Micronutrient deficiency, also known as ‘hidden hunger’, is a serious problem worldwide. This condition is prevalent where rice is a staple diet. Micronutrient deficiency affects all age groups and the burden is more among children

Latest News
LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre holds session on export potential of seafood

LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre holds session on export potential of seafood

India exported seafood products worth $7403.23 million from April 2022 to February 2023: Amod Ashok Salgaonkar  As a part of an ongoing training programme for incubatees, LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LIFIC) recently conducted an

Beverages
Parle launches SMOODH Fruit Lassi

Parle launches SMOODH Fruit Lassi

Offering the combination of fruits and goodness of yoghurt in a variety of flavours Parle Agro has launched SMOODH Fruit Lassi, under its dairy brand, SMOODH. The new product comes in three distinctive variants – ‘Guava Chilli’ a desi blend

Research
Foods with high fat and sugar content change our brain: Study

Foods with high fat and sugar content change our brain: Study

Brain unconsciously learns to prefer high-fat snacks Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne, in collaboration with Yale University, have now shown that foods with a high fat and sugar content

Food
CCI approves proposed combination involving demerger of FMCG business of Haldiram Snacks and Haldiram Foods

CCI approves proposed combination involving demerger of FMCG business of Haldiram Snacks and Haldiram Foods

Haldiram Snacks Food is a newly incorporated entity that currently does not undertake any business operations The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed combination involving demerger of FMCG business of Haldiram Snacks

Food
QSR Chain 99 Pancakes ventures into FMCG segment

QSR Chain 99 Pancakes ventures into FMCG segment

Launches Brownie Brittle Chips that are typically cut into bite-sized pieces 99 Pancakes, India’s first pancakes QSR (quick-service restaurant) chain, has announced its entry into the FMCG segment, with its first product, Brownie Brittle Chips. The

Technologies
Xcode Life forays into nutrigenomics, launching comprehensive gene nutrition test

Xcode Life forays into nutrigenomics, launching comprehensive gene nutrition test

Nutrigenomics is becoming the backbone of Xcode Life’s services Chennai-based firm Xcode Life is now launching India’s most comprehensive nutrigenomic assessment. It covers nearly 50 aspects of nutrition, including macro breakup according to genotype, micronutrient deficiency risk,

Supplier
SIG opens second bag-in-box and spouted pouch manufacturing plant in Palghar

SIG opens second bag-in-box and spouted pouch manufacturing plant in Palghar

SIG’s new plant in Palghar will be fully commissioned by the end of April Swiss firm SIG, a leading packaging solutions provider, has announced the opening of a second production plant in Palghar (Maharashtra). The

Events
Koelnmesse India inks strategic alliance with CASMB for ANUFOOD India 2023

Koelnmesse India inks strategic alliance with CASMB for ANUFOOD India 2023

ANUFOOD India is the country’s international exhibition on Food & Beverage Trade & Retail Market Koelnmesse, formerly known as Koelnmesse YA Trade Fairs, enters into a strategic alliancewith Chamber for Advancement of Small & Medium