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$10 B Export Target for Booming Spice Industry

$10 B Export Target for Booming Spice Industry

In September 2022, Indian FMCG company Dabur India entered the spices market with the launch of Dabur Hommade Tasty Masala. Less than a year later, in January 2023, the company acquired 51 per cent equity

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The Fortification Fallout: Examining India’s Controversial Nutrition Strategy 

The Fortification Fallout: Examining India’s Controversial Nutrition Strategy 

The subject of mandatory or compulsory food fortification in India, has gained traction and become controversial in recent times. India’s position of 107 out of 121 on the Global Hunger Index 2022 has highlighted the

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From Farm to Fork: India’s Fight Against Food Loss and Waste

From Farm to Fork: India’s Fight Against Food Loss and Waste

Dr Satyanarayana Kandukuri, Food Processing practice lead, Sathguru Management Consultants Food loss and waste (FLW) refers to the decrease in quantity or quality of food throughout the supply chain. ‘Food Loss’ takes place from harvest,

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Regulatory Landscape in Asia for Biofortification

Regulatory Landscape in Asia for Biofortification

Ravinder Grover, Regional Coordinator-Asia, HarvestPlus Around 88 percent of Asian and African countries face two or three forms of malnutrition simultaneously. Several factors such as insufficient food supply, low household income, poor healthcare facilities and

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Equinox Labs Hosts Equinox Safety Month: Promoting Health For All !

Equinox Labs Hosts Equinox Safety Month: Promoting Health For All !

Equinox Labs has announced a month-long event dedicated to promoting Health For All. This event will take place through 7th April to 7th May, 2023, with a series of virtual and in-person activities designed to

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Surat-based animal-free precision fermentation dairy startup Zero Cow Factory secures $4 M

Surat-based animal-free precision fermentation dairy startup Zero Cow Factory secures $4 M

Highly focused on animal-free casein production which is the most complex protein and hasn't been commercialised by any company globally Zero Cow Factory, a biotechnology startup producing India's first animal-free protein and dairy products using bioengineering microbes

Ingredients
ADM and Brightseed launch global partnership to decode impact of gut microbiome on human health

ADM and Brightseed launch global partnership to decode impact of gut microbiome on human health

To bring forward science-backed solutions that empower consumers toward proactive and individualised health US-based firm ADM, and Brightseed, the bioactives company and a World Economic Forum Global Innovator, have announced a global joint partnership to develop evidence-based functional

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LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre holds session on export potential of seafood

LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre holds session on export potential of seafood

India exported seafood products worth $7403.23 million from April 2022 to February 2023: Amod Ashok Salgaonkar  As a part of an ongoing training programme for incubatees, LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LIFIC) recently conducted an

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Foods with high fat and sugar content change our brain: Study

Foods with high fat and sugar content change our brain: Study

Brain unconsciously learns to prefer high-fat snacks Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne, in collaboration with Yale University, have now shown that foods with a high fat and sugar content

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CCI approves proposed combination involving demerger of FMCG business of Haldiram Snacks and Haldiram Foods

CCI approves proposed combination involving demerger of FMCG business of Haldiram Snacks and Haldiram Foods

Haldiram Snacks Food is a newly incorporated entity that currently does not undertake any business operations The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed combination involving demerger of FMCG business of Haldiram Snacks