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This is not Food Security: Dr Amol A Annadate

This is not Food Security: Dr Amol A Annadate

Mere food schemes, free cereals, fortification will never work not because they are too tangled in red tapism but because they are too centralised and designed with a tunnel vision. Measures such as food fortification

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Amul’s RS Sodhi receives Qimpro Gold Standard award

Amul’s RS Sodhi receives Qimpro Gold Standard award

R S Sodhi, Managing Director of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets leading dairy brand Amul received Qimpro Gold Standard Award 2013 in business category. The award was conferred on Mr Sodhi for

Global
Cargill elects David MacLennan as next CEO

Cargill elects David MacLennan as next CEO

Cargill had announced that its board of directors has elected David W MacLennan, currently Cargill’s president and chief operating officer, as the corporation’s next chief executive officer effective from December 1, 2013, succeeding Gregory R

Global
Mondelez invests $100 Million in European biscuit factory

Mondelez invests $100 Million in European biscuit factory

Mondelez International, an American multinational confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate has announced plans to invest more than $100 million in a biscuit manufacturing plant at its Opava site in the Czech Republic. The investment will

Ingredients
Frutarom acquires Russian flavours’ company PTI

Frutarom acquires Russian flavours’ company PTI

Frutarom, one of the world’s largest multinational company in the field of flavours and fine ingredients, continues to implement its rapid growth strategy and had announced that it concluded the terms of an agreement for

Functional Foods
Ruchi Soya invests in sustainability of soy

Ruchi Soya invests in sustainability of soy

India’s largest Soy processing Company, Ruchi Soya Industries announced Sustainability Verification Programme at Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) 2013. Ruchi Soya and its European marketing company RF Solutions, have teamed up with ProTerra Foundation and Solidaridad

Global
Yakult expands sales to Switzerland

Yakult expands sales to Switzerland

Leading probiotic manufacturer from Japan - Yakult has begun sales of its probiotics drink in Switzerland. With a new country on its map, Yakult now has presence in 31 countries across the world, 11 of

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Protein-rich breakfast helps curb appetite throughout the morning, scientists find

Protein-rich breakfast helps curb appetite throughout the morning, scientists find

While Americans generally consume enough protein, they tend to eat a small amount at breakfast, moderate amount at lunch, and the largest amount at dinner. New research presented at The Obesity Society’s annual scientific meeting

Global
Nestlé joins alliance for responsible plant-based plastics

Nestlé joins alliance for responsible plant-based plastics

Nestlé, a multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland will work in partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and seven consumer firms to encourage responsible development of bioplastics, derived from plant material. Along

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Indian food additives market to grow by 46% by 2017

Indian food additives market to grow by 46% by 2017

A new study from Frost & Sullivan - Analysis of Indian Food Additives Market, finds that food additives market revenues, which stood at $484.2 million in 2012, are expected to reach $897.7 million in 2017.Growth