1. Home
  2. Author Blogs

Author: Manbeena Chawla

Manbeena Chawla

Food
Indian Food Brands- Testing Waters Overseas

Indian Food Brands- Testing Waters Overseas

The presence of global food brands in India go back on a history spanning more than 150 years. For example, a number of European and American brands that entered India in the late 1800’s and

Dietary Supplements
Flourishing Functional Foods & Supplements Sector

Flourishing Functional Foods & Supplements Sector

The dietary supplements market in India grew at a CAGR of ~15 per cent, to reach Rs 33,100 crore in FY21. This segment, always considered to hold high potential, given the growing trend of lifestyle

Research
Scientists identify link between higher vitamin K intake and lower bone fracture risk late in life

Scientists identify link between higher vitamin K intake and lower bone fracture risk late in life

Vitamin K1 can help reduce the risk of fractures in older populations Breaking bones can be life-changing events, especially as we age, when hip fractures can become particularly damaging and result in disability, compromised independence

Technologies
IFF forms strategic partnership to develop AI-based personalised nutrition platform

IFF forms strategic partnership to develop AI-based personalised nutrition platform

For the first time, brand owners can have access to a ready-to-brand personalised nutrition digital platform pre-populated with branded food, beverage and supplements targeting metabolic health US-based flavour manufacturer IFF has announced its plans for

Food
LifeSpice launches India’s first science-backed spice mixes

LifeSpice launches India’s first science-backed spice mixes

Company aspires to capture 30% of garam masala market by 2030 Chennai-based startup LifeSpice India has announced the pan India launch of ‘LifeSpice’ - India’s first science-backed spice mixes in the presence of Ganeshan Varadarajan

Dietary Supplements
Sanzyme Biologic’s probiotic strain SNZ 1969 helps manage irritable bowel syndrome: Study

Sanzyme Biologic’s probiotic strain SNZ 1969 helps manage irritable bowel syndrome: Study

Probiotic potential of SNZ 1969 has been studied in subjects with constipation predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) and diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome  Latest study shows that Hyderabad-based Sanzyme Biologics's Bacillus coagulans SNZ 1969 (Weizmannia coagulans SNZ 1969), a natural

Supplier
Tetra Pak unveils new aseptic packaging for Minute Maid juice range in India

Tetra Pak unveils new aseptic packaging for Minute Maid juice range in India

Minute Maid will be the first ever product offered in the Tetra Stelo Aseptic packaging in APAC  Tetra Stelo Aseptic, the latest member of Tetra Pak’s global packaging portfolio, is now the package of choice

Policy
CUTS International raises concerns on proposed Indian Nutrition Rating display on food labels

CUTS International raises concerns on proposed Indian Nutrition Rating display on food labels

Thousands of other relevant stakeholders are vehemently opposing the draft regulation in the present format CUTS International has written to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and also personally handed over a written

Ingredients
CP Kelco and Chr. Hansen join forces to develop plant-based Vegurts

CP Kelco and Chr. Hansen join forces to develop plant-based Vegurts

The result of this collaboration includes industrially validated prototypes of drinkable and spoonable vegurts with either oat, soy, pea, coconut or almond bases Ingredient powerhouses CP Kelco and Chr. Hansen are offering customers a collaboration

Beverages
Ghodawat Consumer acquires beverages startup Coolberg

Ghodawat Consumer acquires beverages startup Coolberg

Aiming to accelerate the growth of the brand exponentially in both domestic and international markets Ghodawat Consumer Limited (GCL), the FMCG arm of Sanjay Ghodawat Group (SGG), has acquired Mumbai-based startup Coolberg, which offers malt-based