ASSOCHAM-Grant Thornton recently conducted a joint study titled ‘Food processing sector-Challenges & growth enablers’ which predicts that Indian food processing sector has potential to attract $33 billion of investment. The report says that while
Investment arm of Hindustan Unilever, Unilever Ventures has put Rs 65 crore ($10 million) into the IDG Ventures India Fund during the year, demonstrating its intent to bankroll consumer-technology, innovation and digital startups. The
A scientist from Kerala has successfully blended traditional Arabic and Indian herbal medicinal knowledge to launch a range of nutraceutical products that are catching the eye of global markets. Dr Muhammed Majeed, founder-chairman of
Radha Mohan Singh, the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has sent a proposal to United Nations for declaring the year 2018 as ‘International Year of Millets’. The proposal will raise awareness about
CIL Agrotech Ltd chairman Suresh Varma is the brainchild behind a new mobile phone app, Small Tea Leaf Exchange. It was launched recently for small tea growers at the District Library in Dibrugarh. Dibrugarh
Organic India has introduced 5 new organic products recently, which include Apple Cider Vinegar, Mustard Oil, Pomegranate Vinegar, Sesame Oil and Stevia. The launch comes with a vibrant facelift for the brand packaging in
Coca-Cola India is celebrating forty thunderous years of Thums Up with the launch of a new drink- Thums Up Charged. Coca-Cola India, one of the country’s leading beverage companies, intends to make Thums Up
The South Africa National Assembly has passed the bill providing for the implementation of a tax on sugary beverages. The adoption of the measure will be introduced in April 2018. This came after extensive public hearings
Coca-Cola has created a stevia-sweetened soda that not only has no sugar and zero calories, but lacks the aftertaste prevalent in many products containing the ingredient. The company had looked at dozens of molecules
Working in close collaboration with Tamar Kinaciyan at MedUni Vienna’s Department of Dermatology, a research group led by Barbara Bohle at the Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research has now demonstrated in a Phase II