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“Cities must play key role in addressing food waste,” states FAO chief

“Cities must play key role in addressing food waste,” states FAO chief

Cities can, and should, play a crucial role in the radical change needed to address the problem of hunger, malnutrition and food waste. This was stated by José Graziano da Silva, director general, Food and

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ISU professor receives Global Academic Leadership Award

ISU professor receives Global Academic Leadership Award

The director of Iowa State University’s Seed Science Centre was recently honored by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture. Manjit Misra, who also is a professor of biosystems engineering, was presented the Global Agriculture

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Zero Hunger Program to come out on World Food Day

Zero Hunger Program to come out on World Food Day

Three districts - Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Koraput in Odisha and Thane in Maharashtra - will initiate India’s ambitious ’Zero Hunger’ programme through interventions in farm sector on October 16 (World Food Day).   Though

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Shri Rao Inderjit Singh enters Chemicals & Fertilizers Ministry

Shri Rao Inderjit Singh enters Chemicals & Fertilizers Ministry

Shri Rao Inderjit Singh took over as the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers in New Delhi on September 5. Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh said

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Dr. Muhammed Majeed honoured with prestigious award

Dr. Muhammed Majeed honoured with prestigious award

Dr. Muhammed Majeed, Founder and Chairman, Sami–Sabinsa Group was honoured today with prestigious accolade of “Outstanding NRI Businessman of the Year” by Dhanam Publications at Hotel Le Meridien, Kochi for his admirable accomplishment and colossal

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Saraf Foods invests in manufacturing plant near Vadodara

Saraf Foods invests in manufacturing plant near Vadodara

Saraf Food Ltd, a Vadodara-based food processing company specializing in freeze drying, will invest Rs 60 crore in a manufacturing plant in Vaghodia, near Vadodara. The company aims to diversify into air drying, add capacities

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Mr. Sachin Sharma, President and CFO of Jubilant FoodWorks resigns

Mr. Sachin Sharma, President and CFO of Jubilant FoodWorks resigns

Jubilant FoodWorks that operates Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin’ Donuts chains across India said its President and CFO Sachin Sharma has resigned. "Sachin Sharma, President and CFO and key managerial personnel of the company has resigned

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Shaheen Majeed named President of Sabinsa worldwide

Shaheen Majeed named President of Sabinsa worldwide

Shaheen Majeed has been promoted to President of Sabinsa Worldwide, with responsibility for manufacturing, marketing, strategies and other operational matters. Shaheen’s first job was in the Sabinsa warehouse when he was just 17 years old,

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N Chandrasekaran appointed as Chairman of Tata Global Beverages Limited

N Chandrasekaran appointed as Chairman of Tata Global Beverages Limited

Tata Sons head N Chandrasekaran has been appointed as the chairman of Tata Global Beverages Ltd (TGBL) The company in a statement said, “TGBL’s board in a meeting held on Monday approved the appointment of

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Indian companies should produce sports nutrition supplements

Indian companies should produce sports nutrition supplements

Expressing concern over import and sale of sub-standard and dope laced nutritional supplements for players, Sports minister Vijay Goel has suggested that more and more companies should produce the supplements indigenously and government should support