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Research
Most adults seeking to lose weight overestimate healthiness of their diet: Study

Most adults seeking to lose weight overestimate healthiness of their diet: Study

Study finds dieters may overestimate the healthiness of their eating habits Adults who were making lifestyle changes to lose weight tended to overestimate how healthy their diet was, according to a new study in the

Ingredients
Food colour & ingredient player Roha Dyechem acquires Saraf Foods

Food colour & ingredient player Roha Dyechem acquires Saraf Foods

MGB Advisors acted as an advisor to the transaction Mumbai-based Roha Dyechem, one of the largest players in the food colour and ingredients industry, has acquired Saraf Foods, a Vadodara-based freeze-drying specialist food processing company

Global
IFF to develop state-of-the-art global citrus innovation centre

IFF to develop state-of-the-art global citrus innovation centre

Public-private partnership to advance citrus research, development of breakthrough solutions for food, beverage and fragrance industries IFF and Florida Polytechnic University recently laid the foundation for the new Citrus Innovation Centre, located on the University’s campus in Lakeland,

Interview
“The effervescent market in India is fairly nascent at the moment and is close to Rs 150-200 crore”

“The effervescent market in India is fairly nascent at the moment and is close to Rs 150-200 crore”

Varun Khanna, Co-Founder, Fast&Up The flagship sports nutrition brand of Mumbai-based Aeronutrix Sports Products, Fast&Up has recently forayed into the plant-based segment and plans to expand its portfolio in the coming times. Committed towards carbon-neutral

Global
FAO unveils Global Action on One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) country projects

FAO unveils Global Action on One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) country projects

OCOP’s unique business model aims to help smallholder farmers increase their food production in a sustainable way A key initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to help countries promote their distinctive food

Food
Spice Story partners with Jayanti Herbs for offline expansion

Spice Story partners with Jayanti Herbs for offline expansion

To help in strengthening product development strategy Spice Story, a D2C brand offering the widest range of ethnic chutneys from various regions of the country, has announced a partnership with Jayanti Herbs and Spice for

Research
Scientists identify allergy-inducing properties of common dietary fibre in supplements

Scientists identify allergy-inducing properties of common dietary fibre in supplements

A common dietary fibre promotes allergy-like immune responses in preclinical studies A type of dietary fibre called inulin, commonly used in health supplements and known to have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can also promote an allergy-related

Allied Industry
ITC strengthens 360-degree water stewardship interventions

ITC strengthens 360-degree water stewardship interventions

Company is a part of the 7th India Water Week 2022 and pledges its support to the Jal Shakti Ministry’s efforts to ensure water security FMCG firm ITC has forged as many as 50 Public-Private Partnerships

Dietary Supplements
Jollywell launches new range of clean plant-based supplements

Jollywell launches new range of clean plant-based supplements

Launched this new range of products based on the positive feedback received from customers for their first two products-Glow Young and Lean Fuel Mumbai-based startup brand Jollywell, owned by Pepper Wellness, has launched a new

Food
Marico introduces first-of-its-kind yummy soya snack

Marico introduces first-of-its-kind yummy soya snack

Expands plant-based protein portfolio with Saffola Soya Bhurji Mumbai-based FMCG firm Marico has expanded its plant-based protein portfolio with the launch of Saffola Soya Bhurji, a protein rich snack which can be prepared in just