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Zeroing-in on Efficacious Human Milk Processing Tech

Zeroing-in on Efficacious Human Milk Processing Tech

Sarah M Reyes, PhD, Scientific Liaison and Consultant, Human Milk & Clinical Research, Prolacta Bioscience With mounting evidence that an Exclusive Human Milk Diet (EHMD) provides improved outcomes for premature infants in hospital neonatal intensive

Interview
“With tech interventions Indian growers are upgrading their produce to address export-specific challenges”

“With tech interventions Indian growers are upgrading their produce to address export-specific challenges”

With more than a billion people to feed, India ranks second in the production of fruits and vegetables in the world. Despite this, the value of fruit and vegetable imports in the country amounted to

Interview
“Smart protein sector is poised to create 4 lakh jobs in India by 2030”

“Smart protein sector is poised to create 4 lakh jobs in India by 2030”

While the alternative protein sector drew $5 billion invested capital across all categories in 2021 globally, with only $10.35 million flowing into India, 2022 witnessed a difficult economic and market environment, on the whole. Alternative

Nutritionals
2023 Looks Promising for Indian Millets

2023 Looks Promising for Indian Millets

India is poised to become the global hub for millets with a production of more than 170 lakh tonnes which makes for more than 80 per cent of the millets produced in Asia. The earliest

Food
Shouldn’t the Food Industry Focus on R&D?

Shouldn’t the Food Industry Focus on R&D?

Innovation strategy and its outcomes for firms may be different in developing countries as compared to developed countries. Thus, a study that focuses on an emerging economy like India, with a majority of the population

Allied Industry
Startups Bet Big on Innovative Wellness Offerings

Startups Bet Big on Innovative Wellness Offerings

In 2022, while the pandemic mercifully retreated, the necessity for agrifood tech innovations stood firm. The clear need for urgent tech disruptions in various sub-sectors of Indian agriculture is reflected in the sharp upswing in

People
G Kamala Vardhana Rao takes charge as FSSAI CEO

G Kamala Vardhana Rao takes charge as FSSAI CEO

A Kerala cadre officer of the 1990 batch G Kamala Vardhana Rao (IAS) has taken charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), a statutory body

Research
IIT Roorkee develops edible ink for food safety

IIT Roorkee develops edible ink for food safety

Can be used for printing on fruits and vegetables as an alternative to stickers Researchers at the Department of Paper Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, have developed a water-based edible ink for printing

Dietary Supplements
Mankind Pharma launches lemon flavoured version of multivitamin tablet HealthOK

Mankind Pharma launches lemon flavoured version of multivitamin tablet HealthOK

New packaging is aimed at elevating the overall health benefit of the supplement HealthOK, a vegetarian multivitamin tablet from the house of Mankind Pharma, has refreshed its offering to provide a differentiated experience by repackaging

Food
Reliance acquires 51% controlling stake in Lotus Chocolate Company for Rs 74 Cr

Reliance acquires 51% controlling stake in Lotus Chocolate Company for Rs 74 Cr

Reliance to further boost indigenously developed daily use high-quality products Reliance Consumer Products Ltd. (RCPL), the FMCG arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. (RRVL), is acquiring a 51% controlling stake in Hyderabad-based