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A91 Partners picks up minor stake in spice maker

A91 Partners picks up minor stake in spice maker

Pushp receives Rs 125 crore investment Venture capital firm A91 Partners has invested Rs 125 crore in the company behind spice brands Pushp and Munimji, picking up a 25 percent stake in it. The Indore-based

Ingredients
Sami Sabinsa Group raises concern on mischaracterized amla extracts

Sami Sabinsa Group raises concern on mischaracterized amla extracts

Research has confirmed that amla does not contain ascorbic acid in consistent amounts, and often only in trace quantitiesBengaluru based Sami-Sabinsa Group, which alerted the industry to synthetic curcumin masquerading as natural source turmeric, has

Allied Industry
Praj, Lygos advance lactic acid yeast technology

Praj, Lygos advance lactic acid yeast technology

Lygos will provide its proprietary yeast platform to PrajPune based Praj Industries Ltd. and US based Lygos, Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to co-develop Lygos’s proprietary yeast for the production of lactic

Policy
Govt to complete ONOC scheme by end-2020

Govt to complete ONOC scheme by end-2020

Paswan holds video conference with Food Ministers of States and UTs to discuss the roll out of One Nation One Ration Card scheme in remaining 14 states/UTsUnion Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,

Technologies
PepsiCo unveils eco-friendly hydration platform

PepsiCo unveils eco-friendly hydration platform

Will allow people to personalize and digitally track their water-forward beverage intakeStaying hydrated will taste better than ever as PepsiCo, Inc. expands the SodaStream brand into away-from-home channels with the introduction of SodaStream Professional, an eco-friendly hydration platform.

Policy
Govt reviews 36 projects under agro-processing cluster scheme

Govt reviews 36 projects under agro-processing cluster scheme

Harsimrat Kaur Badal holds video conferences with promoters of Agro-processing ClustersUnion Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal, held video conferences with the promoters of the ongoing Agro-processing Clusters (APCs) supported by the Ministry

Global
Mayorga Organics disrupts ground coffee category

Mayorga Organics disrupts ground coffee category

The company has released the first ever organic specialty coffee "brick pack" into the marketNationally-recognized leader in sustainably-sourced specialty organic coffee, US based Mayorga Organics, is injecting new life into the ground coffee segment. The company

Latest News
KVIC taps Indian palm industry

KVIC taps Indian palm industry

The KVIC has prepared a detailed project report on production of Neera and PalmgurThe Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has rolled out a unique project to produce Neera and Palmgur which has huge potential

Beverages
Vahdam Teas joins hands with Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters

Vahdam Teas joins hands with Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters

Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters will be selling Vahdam’s array of artisanal teas at its outlets and on its flagship portalTop beverage brands Vahdam Teas and Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters have joined hands to make the

Allied Industry
Frozen Bottle, ITC launch chocolate based comfort foods

Frozen Bottle, ITC launch chocolate based comfort foods

The uplifting concoctions are made in-store, adhering to strict guidelines of hygiene and qualityDuring these trying times brought on by Covid-19, Sunfeast Dark Fantasy from ITC Ltd has launched a wide range of chocolate-based comfort