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Foodpanda, Akshaya Patra to support the Mid-Day Meal

Foodpanda, Akshaya Patra to support the Mid-Day Meal

On World Hunger Day, Foodpanda, India’s leading online marketplace for food delivery announced its partnership with The Akshaya Patra Foundation, the leading not-for-profit organisation that implements the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in government and government-aided schools

Global
Coca-Cola launches first alcoholic drink in Japan

Coca-Cola launches first alcoholic drink in Japan

Coca-Cola launched its first ever alcoholic drink today in Japan; a fizzy, lemon-flavoured concoction laced with spirits that seek to capitalise on the growing popularity of "chuhai" alcopops enjoyed especially by young women.   Although

Allied Industry
Patanjali raises its bid for Ruchi Soya

Patanjali raises its bid for Ruchi Soya

Patanjali Ayurveda has raised its bid to acquire Ruchi Soya and had made the revised offer to the Committee of Creditors (CoC) for the debt ridden company.   The latest bid is around 30 per

Allied Industry
Nestle to merge research units for strengthening innovation

Nestle to merge research units for strengthening innovation

Nestlé has announced that it will combine its two research units in order to strengthen its R&D capabilities and accelerate product innovation.   The Nestlé Research Center and the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences will

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US scientists develop portable device to identify nutrient deficiency

US scientists develop portable device to identify nutrient deficiency

A research team from Cornell University in the US has developed a small, portable system for the diagnosis of debilitating nutrient deficiency.   Funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), the

Allied Industry
DuPont Nutrition & Health Divests Alginates Business to JRS Group

DuPont Nutrition & Health Divests Alginates Business to JRS Group

DuPont Nutrition & Health (N&H) has received approval from the European Commission (EC) to divest its heritage DuPont N&H Alginates business to JRS Group, a leading manufacturer of functional additives from plant-based raw materials. The

Ingredients
DuPont Nutrition & Health Science Earns Probiotic Health Claim in Brazil

DuPont Nutrition & Health Science Earns Probiotic Health Claim in Brazil

DuPont Nutrition & Health has received approval from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) recognizing a health claim for the Bifidobacterium lactis HN019™ probiotic strain.   Customers in Brazil can now bring new probiotic foods

Ingredients
Scientist discover nanoparticles in Tea Leaves that kill lung cancer cells

Scientist discover nanoparticles in Tea Leaves that kill lung cancer cells

Tea leaves have hidden medical properties that we may have not discovered yet. The most recent research has found that tiny particles called ‘quantum dots’ derived from tea leaves can destroy lung cancer cells! These

Dietary Supplements
Sundyota unites with Italian firm to launch probiotic products in India

Sundyota unites with Italian firm to launch probiotic products in India

As a non-medicinal answer to the gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhoea, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), the Ahmedabad-based Sundyota Numandis has tied up with Italian Probiotical to offer world’s most researched

Events
China’s infant milk powder won the gold medal for the fourth time

China’s infant milk powder won the gold medal for the fourth time

The annual "Monde Selection" ceremony known as the Nobel Prize of the food industry was held in Valencia, on May 24 (local time). This year, the high-end infant milk powder product of Feihe, AstroBaby, won