Sluggish shrimp production hits Indian seafood export
Seafood exports from India are yet to gather momentum as low prices, adverse weather conditions and diseases continue to affect stocking of shrimps, which account for about three-fourths of the revenue from export of marine products. This apart, seafood exporters are facing pressure from the seafood import monitoring programme (SIMP) being implemented by the US—the […]
Varun Beverages Ltd may drink up PepsiCo’s bottling operations
RJ Corp-owned Varun Beverages Ltd (VBL) is in advanced talks to acquire PepsiCo’s bottling, sales and distribution in the south and west for its carbonated drinks business, giving it nationwide control of these functions, said two executives aware of the development. Varun already runs PepsiCo’s bottling operations in the north and east and contributes more […]
Enabling consumers to lead ‘nutty lives but with yogic food’
Diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease, about five years ago, Pallavi Gupta found herself making repeated visits to specialists for six months. “As part of the treatment, I was taking a lot of steroids and at some point I came to the realization that there’s no cure for my condition in modern medicine,” says Gupta, […]
UAE and Saudi Arabia to invest in making India hub for food security: Suresh Prabhu
United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have decided to make India as a base for food security for the countries and plan to invest in both organic and food processing industries, minister of commerce and industry and civil aviation Suresh Prabhu said. Speaking to media at the Partnership Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian […]
