Food safety a marathon: FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal
The country has not addressed all issues of food safety and nutrition, though the food industry has “correctly diagnosed the disease and created a treatment regimen,” said outgoing Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) chief executive Pawan Agarwal, in a social media post addressed to food companies. Agarwal said government funding on food […]
Karnataka is the new focus market for Wai Wai noodles
Wai Wai maker CG Foods today announced south and west of India as the focal markets for their instant noodle brand. The FMCG vertical of the Nepalese multinational conglomerate CG Corp Global said that the southern region of India makes for 20% of the country’s instant noodle market, while Karnataka comprises 5% of the nation’s […]
Badal inaugurates Organic Food Festival
The Organic Food festival would provide an opportunity to women entrepreneurs for capacity building and economic empowerment, said Food Processing Industries minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Inaugurating the 3-day long festival in New Delhi t with Smriti Zubin Irani, minister for Women and Child Development and Textiles, Badal highlighted the need for providing such platforms on […]
Mother Dairy enters Indore mkt; to sell milk via retail outlets
Leading milk supplier Mother Dairy said it has started its operations in Indore, Madhya Pradesh as part of its expansion plan. Mother Dairy will sell four milk variants through 1,500 retail outlets spread across Indore. Vinod Chopra, Business Head (Milk), Mother Dairy, said: “Our entry into the market of Indore is in line with our […]
‘Half of post-harvest banana loss caused by poor storage system’
Poor knowledge of techniques on storage and distribution is responsible for 30 to 50% of post-harvest losses in banana cultivation, said experts at a four-day international conference organized by National Research Centre for Banana here. Since India has attained the required volume of production of food grains and fruits, the focus should be on value […]
Maharashtra’s poultry pegs losses at Rs 150 crore due to coronavirus scare
Poultry industry of Maharashtra had pegged its losses during past 15 days due to drop in sales caused by rumours about corona virus spreading through chicken, at Rs 150 crores. “The sales declined after February 4 when rumours linking corona virus to chicken consumption emerged on social media. The daily sale of chicken had declined […]
