Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
The Sami-Sabinsa Group, which manufactures and markets phytonutrients and standardized herbal extracts, specialty fine chemicals, and organic intermediates used in the nutritional, cosmeceutical and food industries worldwide, has donated Rs 5.5 crores to the Kerala
Venture debt firm Alteria Capital has invested Rs 33.5 crore (around $5 million) in cold-pressed juices maker RAW Pressery, its fourth bet from its maiden fund. The transaction includes equity as well. Of the
The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has declared that food business operators (FBOs) can use ethephon as a source of ethylene gas for artificial ripening of fruits. In addition to this, the country’s
The IIT Kharagpur will set up a Re-Water Research Center, seed-funded by two alumni members to replenish and rejuvenate water resources, a statement issued by the institute said today. The move is to tackle the
Iran and the Netherlands have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation within the framework of a food safety program. The MoU was signed between Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS) and
PepsiCo has bought Israeli carbonated water machine maker SodaStream in a deal worth $3.2 billion. The SodaStream deal continues with CEO Indra Nooyi’s strategy of focussing on healthier products as consumers move away from sugary
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have discovered a plant-based food preservative that is more effective than artificial preservatives. The organic preservative comprises a naturally-occurring substance known as ’flavonoids’, a diverse group of
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh has written to the Director General, United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) and proposed the declaration of an upcoming year as “International Year
Researchers at St. John’s Research Institute, Bengaluru have enabled better characterization of amino acid availability of various food types through dual-tracer method. Proteins are important dietary components that contribute energy as well as amino acid
DuPont Nutrition and Health has developed a new, naturally sourced monoglyceride emulsifier that brings food manufacturers improved production and handling efficiencies. Monoglycerides are among the most widely used emulsifiers in the food industry, but they