Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
India is often hailed as one of the world’s most promising nutrition markets. Rising lifestyle disorders, growing fitness awareness, expanding disposable incomes and a boom in D2C health brands all point to a consumer base
Pulses are undergoing a quiet but profound reinvention. Once viewed as a low-margin staple tied to household kitchens and policy cycles, they are now emerging as strategic building blocks of the modern food system. This
India is one of the largest producers of spices. Indian spice manufacturers with an eye on the global demand are eying Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) to boost exports. The recent IPOs, which have generated interest
India’s nutrition problem is no longer about hunger alone—it is about mismatch. Even as supermarket shelves overflow with “healthy” products and fortified foods, diabetes, obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies continue to rise side by side. The
India’s dairy industry is shifting from volume-led growth to margin-driven value creation. As liquid milk’s limits become clear, firms are investing in processing depth, cold chains, and branding to move into higher-margin products like cheese,
Gut health in India is no longer confined to doctors’ chambers or wellness clinics, it is now a daily conversation shaped by tradition, science and evolving consumer choices. From a bowl of homemade curd to
Crippled with adulteration, nutrient deficiencies etc., the food and the allied industry have been shouting out loud for more reforms from the Union Minister on lines with GST rationalisation, allocating more funds for technological upgradations,
The Department of Food and Public Distribution, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has amended the Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2011 (VOPPA Order) or better known as
The global mental-health crisis has quietly morphed into a retail phenomenon. What was once the guarded domain of psychiatrists and psychologists now spills onto pharmacy shelves, Instagram storefronts, and wellness apps promising calm, clarity, and
As the Indian food and nutrition sector enters a defining year, one thing is clear — the rules of growth are changing. Clean labels, traceability, stronger regulation, purposeful nutrition, export competitiveness and data-driven factories are