Findings emphasise the need for a more comprehensive approach to address the plastic pollution crisis Plastic waste has become an alarming global crisis, with its detrimental effects on the environment and human health t…
Continues to live up to its promise of being a game-changer for the industry The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Expor…
To combine WFP’s global footprint and operational scale with UNEP’s world-class scientific expertise The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed an agreement to address the devas…
Indian consumers can expect to pay less for their edible oils The decline in the price of edible oil should be passed on to consumers expeditiously, said Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribut…
Rising demand for products that allow people to recreate café-style cold coffee experiences at home To cater for the growing number of people who wish to drink cold coffee at home, Nescafé is launching Ice Roast, the bra…
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 house…
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 anno…
ANUFOOD India is the country’s international exhibition on Food & Beverage Trade & Retail Market Koelnmesse, formerly known as Koelnmesse YA Trade Fairs, enters into a strategic alliancewith Chamber for Advanceme…
NAFED has entered into an MoU with the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has directed National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federa…
Declares the Indian Institute of Millets Research in Hyderabad as a Global Centre of Excellence The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference at Subramaniam Hall, NASC Complex, …
Pankaj Dwivedi, Head of Business Development & Partnerships, nurture.farm From a historical and cultural perspective, millets have been an essential and critical aspect of the nutritional requirements of people world…
To be enforced from 1st September 2023 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has specified a comprehensive group standard for millets vide Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Ad…
Vitafoods India aims to bring the nutraceutical industry together by providing a platform for professionals to network The maiden edition of Vitafoods India, by Informa Markets, was held on 16th and 17th February 2023 at…
Sustainable packaging has been consistently gaining acceptance in the packaging industry for a long time now, becoming quite a buzzword in the sector New data by Trivium Packaging in its 2022 Global Buying Green Report r…
Recent roundtable with Embassies and High Commissions in India on the activities related to the Mega Food Event 2023 Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Anita Praveen chaired a roundtable interacti…
131 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean cannot access a healthy diet A new United Nations report finds that 22.5 percent of the Latin America and the Caribbean population cannot afford a healthy diet. In th…
Japan has consistently been one of World Food Programme’s top donors The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a contribution of around $130 million from the Government of Japan to support vulnerable pe…
India is poised to become the global hub for millets with a production of more than 170 lakh tonnes which makes for more than 80 per cent of the millets produced in Asia. The earliest evidence for these grains has been f…
Infertility is a global health concern affecting 48 million couples and 186 million individuals worldwide With an emphasis on fruits, vegetables and legumes, the Mediterranean diet has long been applauded for its multipl…
Kameda has extensively researched rice-based lactobacillus for over 25 years and has accumulated several health claims Kerry has announced a new commercial agreement with Japan-based Kameda Seika to market and distribute…
Reinforces Plastipak’s global strategy of having high quality integrated rPET material US-based Plastipak, a global leader in the design, manufacture and recycling of plastic containers, has announced the formal openin…
To create novel avenues for addressing the challenges of the modern food systems Swedish-Swiss multinational food packaging and processing company Tetra Pak has announced its collaboration with Fresh Start, a leadin…
Research has identified practical mitigation options suited to dairy production systems throughout the world and is estimating their impact on emission reduction to 2050 The dairy sector has announced progress of its glo…
MGB Advisors acted as an advisor to the transaction Mumbai-based Roha Dyechem, one of the largest players in the food colour and ingredients industry, has acquired Saraf Foods, a Vadodara-based freeze-drying specialist f…
Public-private partnership to advance citrus research, development of breakthrough solutions for food, beverage and fragrance industries IFF and Florida Polytechnic University recently laid the foundation for the new Cit…
