Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
The Additional Director of Research (Horticulture and Food Science), Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Dr M S Dhaliwal has been honoured with ‘Dr Kirti Singh Gold Medal -2017’ by the Horticultural Society of India for his
Coca-Cola India plans to invest $1.7 billion in India over the next five years as it creates a range of region-specific juice variants made from fruits native to the country. The company is aiming
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has launched an “Indian Organic Integrity Data Base”, to help consumers verify the authenticity of organic food. It has also introduced a common logo for “organic foods”
The central government is working to make India not only a global food factory but also a global food market, Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said. "We think we are capable of becoming a
The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) has welcomed the Government’s proposal to reduce the GST rate from 18% to 12%, making it uniform for both the air-conditioned (AC) and non AC restaurants.
Thums Up - a brand of Coca-Cola India , has been slapped with a consolidated fine of Rs 12 lakhs by a court in Madhya Pradesh for ’misbranding’. Court of Additional district magistrate (ADM) and
In a bid to make choosing packaged food easier for vegans, the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has requested the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to amend regulations to introduce
Illegal cultivation of a genetically modified food crop, GM soybean, which is herbicide-resistant has been reported for the first time from the Aravalli district in Gujarat. A national farmers organization, BKS has claimed that Gujarat
Tata Global Beverages completes the sale of two of its subsidiaries in Russia -- Sunty and Teatrade -- for 375 million roubles (about Rs 41 crore). Tata Global Beverages had announced sale of its business
In a first for food safety measures in the country, the Gujarat Food and Drug Control Authority (FDCA) said it has dispensed 1,400 long-pending cases under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA) in a