Crave organic food? Govt to sell it cheap online

India’s domestic organic food market is forecast to register a compound annual growth rate of over 25% during 2015-20, according to the report ‘India Organic Food Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020’ published by TechSci Research. Fancy organic food? Want them cheaper than market rates? The government will enter the online organic food market and sell […]

‘Refined oils are totally safe for cooking’

In the wake of misleading messages doing rounds on social media platforms about refined vegetable oils, Scientific Panel on Oils and Fats at Foods Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has said that refined oils are totally safe to use as cooking oil. Chairperson of the Scientific Panel on Oils and Fats (FSSAI) R.B.N. […]

India binged on more than 20,000 Biryanis on the last day of 2018!

Over 300 biryanis were delivered in the last 30 minutes leading to 2019 New Year’s Eve without doubt, is the biggest party of the year, and no party is complete without a scrumptious meal. This New Year’s Eve saw India celebrating by ordering in vociferously and biryani turned out to be its most favorite dish. […]

Small ice cream manufacturers demand inclusion in composition scheme

Leaders from various non-BJP parties extended support to the demand of small ice cream manufacturers that they be included in composition scheme under the goods and services tax (GST) regime. Leaders including P C Chacko from the Congress, Sanjay Singh (AAP), Manoj Jha (Rashtriya Janata Dal) attended a meeting of the All India Small Scale […]

‘Food aggregators like Swiggy, Zomato making consumers discount addicts’

The dispute between restaurateurs and food aggregators such as Swiggy and Zomato took a fresh turn on Tuesday, with a restaurant association questioning if the startups are making consumers ‘discount addicts.’ Deep discounts were among the issues discussed at the first taskforce meeting between the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and food aggregators Swiggy, […]