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Dietary Supplements
CHOSEN unveils fish collagen supplements for increasing skin hydration

CHOSEN unveils fish collagen supplements for increasing skin hydration

Post launch, the brand holds the widest range of oral collagen supplements in India Chennai-based skin care retail outlet CHOSEN has recently launched its collagen powder - Fish collagen TOR Beaut, made from research grade Japanese Nitta

People
iThrive strengthens leadership team; appoints Prasad Gade as Marketing Head

iThrive strengthens leadership team; appoints Prasad Gade as Marketing Head

To share the niche knowledge of functional nutrition with the masses iThrive, a Pune-based health and wellness startup, has announced the appointment of  Prasad Gade as the Head of Marketing to strengthen its leadership team. At

Research
Scientists use bioengineering methods to increase yield of vegetable oils

Scientists use bioengineering methods to increase yield of vegetable oils

The team has filed a patent for their method of gene modification Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have successfully bioengineered an important protein in plants to increase the yield of oil from

Policy
Centre formulates action plan to promote exports of millets 

Centre formulates action plan to promote exports of millets 

India exported millets products worth $34.32 million during 2021-22 To promote shipment of nutri-cereals, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry through its apex agricultural export promotion body, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

Latest News
Indian Sellers Collective opposes FSSAI’s Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling regulation

Indian Sellers Collective opposes FSSAI’s Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling regulation

Under FOPNL, packaged items will be given star ratings like ‘one-star food’, ‘two-star food’, and therefore ‘good-food’, ‘not-good food’, etc. based on their salt, sugar, and fat content Indian Sellers Collective, an umbrella body of

Allied Industry
Phyx44 raises $1.2M to develop animal-free milk proteins and fats

Phyx44 raises $1.2M to develop animal-free milk proteins and fats

Betting on microbial fermentation as the best way to replicate dairy Bengaluru-based startup Phyx44 has raised $1.2 million in seed round of funding to develop animal-free milk proteins and fats for use in dairy products. Phyx44

Technologies
Ahmedabad-based startup On2Cook secures seed funding over $2 M

Ahmedabad-based startup On2Cook secures seed funding over $2 M

Ushering in a landmark transition with innovative technology  Inventor and entrepreneur Sanandan Sudhir, who created quite some ripples in Shark Tank with the world’s fastest cooking device, has declared that his startup On2Cook India has

Dietary Supplements
Lotus Herbals acquires 20% stake in Yogic Secrets Healthcare

Lotus Herbals acquires 20% stake in Yogic Secrets Healthcare

Global crisis has paved the way for building strong immunity using natural herbs and plants Gurugram-based startup Yogic Secrets Healthcare, engaged in the business of research-based nutraceutical products, has raised strategic funding from the family

Supplier
Agilent joins How2Recycle Programme

Agilent joins How2Recycle Programme

Launches packaging with How2Recycle standardised labels that clearly communicates recycling instructions to the public Agilent Technologies Inc. has become a member of How2Recycle, a standardised labeling system owned by Delaware nonprofit Green Blue Institute, Inc. The programme involves

Research
‘Protein hunger’ drives overeating, large-scale population study shows

‘Protein hunger’ drives overeating, large-scale population study shows

Study confirms that processed foods key to rising obesity  The modern pallet's preference for highly processed and refined foods over a protein-rich diet is a key contributor to the high obesity rates in the Western