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Food
Mama Mia launches first-ever gelato macarons in India

Mama Mia launches first-ever gelato macarons in India

Plans to expand to other cities and towns in West Bengal, and considering newer geographies for expansion Mama Mia, India's oldest gelato brand, is shaking things up in the dessert segment with the launch of their new

Events
14th Edition of World Spice Congress to be held in Mumbai from 16-18 February 2023

14th Edition of World Spice Congress to be held in Mumbai from 16-18 February 2023

Piyush Goyal to distribute trophies and awards for Excellence in Exports of Spices on 17th February 2023 With an aim to open up newer opportunities to promote international trade of Indian spices, the 14th edition of

Policy
Centre names new integrated food security scheme as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

Centre names new integrated food security scheme as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

Central government to spend more than Rs 2 lakh crore in 2023 as food subsidy under NFSA and other welfare schemes The Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved new integrated food security

Global
Australia helps deliver food security with major international grant

Australia helps deliver food security with major international grant

Project aims to end hunger worldwide by improving the complex process of photosynthesis to increase crop production An international consortium of scientists has received a $34 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural

Technologies
IIT Roorkee licenses water-based printing ink technology to packaging industry

IIT Roorkee licenses water-based printing ink technology to packaging industry

Water-based printing ink for rotogravure flexible packaging printing operations Researchers of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and Afflatus Gravure at Noida have developed an environment friendly technology for flexible printing. The institute has transferred the

Beverages
Gujarat-based Seven Spring introduces India’s first 100% compostable tea sachets

Gujarat-based Seven Spring introduces India’s first 100% compostable tea sachets

The premium tea brand has come up with India’s first sustainable tea bag sachets Aiming to curtail one of the world's largest environmental problems of global plastic pollution, Seven Spring, the premium tea brand from

Food
WOW Life Science launches India’s first peanut butter infused with superfoods

WOW Life Science launches India’s first peanut butter infused with superfoods

Indian health and wellness market is growing with a number of innovative product releases Bengaluru-based startup WOW Life Science has launched its new peanut butter range, with a twist. For almost a year, WOW Life

Supplier
Carbios and Novozymes to secure worldwide leadership in biorecycling of PET

Carbios and Novozymes to secure worldwide leadership in biorecycling of PET

Strengthen collaboration with long-term exclusive strategic partnership Carbios and Novozymes have announced an exclusive long-term global strategic partnership. This major agreement ensures the long-term production and supply of Carbios’ proprietary polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-degrading enzymes at an

FSSAI
FSSAI notifies comprehensive regulatory standards for Basmati Rice

FSSAI notifies comprehensive regulatory standards for Basmati Rice

Will be enforced from 1st August, 2023 For the first time in the country, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has specified the identity standards for Basmati Rice (including Brown Basmati Rice, Milled

Ingredients
Kerry sells sweet ingredients portfolio to IRCA for €500 M

Kerry sells sweet ingredients portfolio to IRCA for €500 M

The potential sale is expected to close in the first half of 2023 Kerry Group, headquartered in Ireland, has entered into exclusive negotiations to sell the trade and assets of its Sweet Ingredients Portfolio to