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MoFPI appoints Sanjeev Kapoor as the brand ambassador of World Food India 2017

MoFPI appoints Sanjeev Kapoor as the brand ambassador of World Food India 2017

Ministry of Food Processing Industries is all set to launch its first mega event World Food India 2017 in New Delhi on 3rd to 5th November, 2017. Apart from highlighting various domains of the food

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Coca-Cola to open new testing facility

Coca-Cola to open new testing facility

Largest bottling partner of Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages plans to open Rs.450-crore facility in Sanand, Gujarat by January as it tests more than 20 new products made locally in a bid to make

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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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Dabur partners with Amazon to set up ayurveda marketplace

Dabur partners with Amazon to set up ayurveda marketplace

In order to strengthen its presence in the fast-growing space of ‘natural’ consumer products, herbal goods major Dabur and Amazon has set up an online Ayurveda marketplace. According to one of the statement, “The online

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Revised cost norms for Supplementary Nutrition in Anganwadis

Revised cost norms for Supplementary Nutrition in Anganwadis

The proposal for revision of cost norms with annual cost indexation for Supplementary Nutrition (SN) for the beneficiaries of Anganwadi Services and Adolescent Girls (out of school 11-14 years) under the Umbrella ICDS Scheme has

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Andrew Yule plans setting up two tea factories in northeast

Andrew Yule plans setting up two tea factories in northeast

Diversified state-run company Andrew Yule will spend Rs 24 crore on two bought-leaf factories it plans to set up in the tea-growing areas of India’s northeast, seeking to cushion the business against capacity constraints in

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Food companies plan on simplifying labels

Food companies plan on simplifying labels

A group of consumer goods makers and retailers including Kellogg Co, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Nestle SA and Unilever Plc plans to simplify and standardize food date labels to reduce food wastage.   The standardized labeling

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Tirupati laddoos get food safety license

Tirupati laddoos get food safety license

After generating lot of concern and heated controversy, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the governing body of the Sri Venkateswara temple atop Tirumala, has managed to get their hands on license from the Food Safety

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Students set up world record in Ayurveda at Jaipur

Students set up world record in Ayurveda at Jaipur

As many as 733 ayurveda students in Jaipur entered the Guinness Book of World Record for most people receiving ’Naysa Karm’, an ayurvedic treatment, simultaneously for over seven minutes.   ’Nasya karm’ (treatment) refers to

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Viviana Mall organises FOSTAC training for FBOs as per FSSAI guidelines

Viviana Mall organises FOSTAC training for FBOs as per FSSAI guidelines

Mumbai’s Viviana Mall becomes the first shopping centre of the country to arrange Food Safety Training and Certification (FOSTAC) as per the guidelines set by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). This training