PepsiCo India has cut the amount of sodium included in its Lay’s crisps in order to promote healthier diet choices for consumers. The sodium content has dropped by 13-15 per cent. PepsiCo plans to
DuPont Nutrition & Health have received the prestigious NutraIngredients-USA “Ingredient of the Year Award 2018” for their innovation to promote infant nutrition by supplementing infant and toddler formula with Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMO) to make
Hardcastle Restaurants, the master franchisee for McDonald’s in the western and southern markets, is planning to recycle the used cooking oil and convert it into biodiesel for powering its refrigerated supply delivery trucks, a top
Bengaluru-based SmartQ, which provides digital solutions for food courts and cafeterias, has acquired Nexus Venture Partners-backed Goodbox’s cafeteria business for an undisclosed amount. SmartQ was founded by Wage and Abhishek Ashok in 2014. The
UPL Limited has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary UPL Corporation Limited has signed a definitive agreement with Platform Specialty Products Corporation to acquire Arysta LifeScience Inc. and its subsidiaries, a global provider of innovative crop
Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is betting big on Beck’s Ice, a German 100% malt beer, to make a dent in the growing affordable premium segment of the beer market in India. Beck’s Ice has
Arcadia Biosciences, an agricultural food ingredient company, and Shriram Bioseed, a leading research and hybrid seed development company announced the achievement of a key milestone in developing Extended Shelf Life (ESL) tomatoes. Bioseed has
Food company, Britannia Industries has come up with a greenfield manufacturing facility in the country, at an investment of Rs 1.7 bn in Assam. Looking for better traction in the northeastern market, fast-moving consumer
One Drop, an international water foundation has announced a partnership with international wholesale and food specialist METRO for a joint three-year project that will provide access to sustainable and safe water to about 250,000 people
Faraway Foods Pvt. Ltd, a Mumbai-based startup that sells healthful snacks for children under The Mumum Co. brand, has raised angel funds worth $500,000. The company, which sells snacks such as roasted grain puffs,