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Anjani Mashelkar Foundation invites applications for Innovation Award 2018

Anjani Mashelkar Foundation invites applications for Innovation Award 2018

The Anjani Mashelkar Inclusive Innovation Award is an yearly award of Rs. 1 lakh given to an individual or an organisation to get a notion, model or a commercialized solution, service and company model. The

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Food Delivery Startup Swiggy raises $210M

Food Delivery Startup Swiggy raises $210M

India’s food delivery startup Swiggy has landed $210 million in new capital for expansion and joined the billion-dollar startup unicorn hub. The investment is led by existing backer Naspers and new investor DST Global. Others

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FDA reconsiders requirement of “added sugar” labels in honey & maple syrup

FDA reconsiders requirement of “added sugar” labels in honey & maple syrup

The Food and Drug Administration will reconsider requiring “added-sugar” labeling on pure maple syrup and honey after receiving thousands of comments on the proposed change. Producers of maple syrup and honey were upset by the requirement for

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PepsiCo Foundation to grant $4.26M to NGO WaterAid

PepsiCo Foundation to grant $4.26M to NGO WaterAid

The PepsiCo Foundation has recently announced a $ 4.26 million grant to an international non-profit organisation WaterAid to provide safe water access to communities in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala by December 2020.   As

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Otsuka Foods explores India market for signature curry

Otsuka Foods explores India market for signature curry

Japan based Otsuka Foods has established Otsuka Foods India Pvt. Ltd. to sell curry and curry buns in retort packages, pouches made of a flexible laminate, at corporate and factory cafeterias from around October.  

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Sixth Sense picks stake in sports nutrition firm

Sixth Sense picks stake in sports nutrition firm

Consumer-focused venture capital firm Sixth Sense Ventures has marked its foray into the healthcare sector by investing in Fullife Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, which sells sports nutrition supplements under the brand Fast & Up.   Sixth

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UA receives $1.6M grant to study healing potential of curcumin

UA receives $1.6M grant to study healing potential of curcumin

Curcumin, a compound found in turmeric, has proven effective as a nonpharmacological treatment for a variety of inflammatory diseases, and an increase of glutathione or GSH synthesis. Research has shown that when GSH combines with

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Food Industry Must Focus on Quality, Says Food Processing Sec

Food Industry Must Focus on Quality, Says Food Processing Sec

Indian food industry should focus on R&D and quality certification to ensure that its products do not get rejected in the overseas markets, Food Processing Secretary Jagdish Prasad Meena said today. He also expressed concern

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Nutritionix, the largest nutrition database acquired by Gladson

Nutritionix, the largest nutrition database acquired by Gladson

Gladson, a portfolio company of Wicks Capital Partners has announced that it has acquired Nutritionix, the largest verified nutrition database in the world. Nutritionix has developed a leading interactive digital platform that its users can

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Cremica Food Park becomes operational from September 2018

Cremica Food Park becomes operational from September 2018

Cremica Food Industries has developed Cremica Food Park under the Mega Food Park Scheme under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries with an investment of 120 crores across 50 acres of land in Una (Himachal Pradesh) to facilitate