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Traditional food systems – beyond nutrition : Dr S D Kholkute

Traditional food systems – beyond nutrition : Dr S D Kholkute

Changing socio economic and cultural scenario, migration, educational status, popularisation of commercial modern food practices are influencing the dietary practices of the community, especially the younger generation. As a consequence, the loss of traditional food

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Will food security offer nutrition security? : Dr Vilas Ramrao Shirhatti

Will food security offer nutrition security? : Dr Vilas Ramrao Shirhatti

We live in a technologically advanced world which has adequate knowledge, intelligence, technology and natural and human resources to provide nutritional and food security to every human being including the most poor and the vulnerable.

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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

Global
Kyowa USA announces GRAS self-affirmation for anti-fatigue ingredient L-Ornithine

Kyowa USA announces GRAS self-affirmation for anti-fatigue ingredient L-Ornithine

Kyowa Hakko USA, Inc., the wholly-owned subsidiary of Kyowa Hakko Bio Co, has announced that it has completed GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) self-affirmation for amino acid L-Ornithine.L-Ornithine is an amino acid that is used

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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

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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

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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

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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