Do you know your TDC from your TCO?
Managing successful packaged food production lines often requires manufacturers to be able to operate within tight financial margins. For this purpose, a well-established metric in the industry is Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). In simple terms, TCO takes into consideration the purchase price of a piece of equipment, as well as the operational costs it […]
Beijing mulls new law to curb food wastage
 Beijing has drafted a new law calling on eateries to deploy people who will warn customers against extravagant dining and food wastage. The person tasked with this unique responsibility will remind diners to pack leftovers and caution against placing excessive orders, according to the draft law on curbing food waste deliberated Friday by the […]
PepsiCo’s food category head Dilen Gandhi steps down
 Dilen Gandhi, senior director and category head for foods at PepsiCo India has stepped down from the role of senior director and category head for foods at PepsiCo. Anshul Khanna, who has been with PepsiCo for close to two decades, is set to take over Gandhi’s role, the company said. “Over the last 4 […]
Edible oil imports down 27% in February
 Excessive import of crude palm oil (CPO) in the previous two months and higher prices of soft oils such as sunflower seem to have impacted the import of edible oils. The import of edible oils came down by 26.89 per cent in February 2021 and 3.85 per cent in the first five months of […]
iD Fresh Food launches online store driven by demand surge for its filter coffee post-pandemic
 Azim Premji-backed iD Fresh Food, known for its idli-dosa batter, has launched a maiden online store to sell its coffee portfolio across the country. This move comes as the packaged food company noted a surge in demand for its instant filter coffee since the onset of pandemic-induced lifestyle changes such as work-from-home. Over the […]
Our Food, Telangana govt to setup 20,000 micro food processing units
 Our Food, a Hyderabad-based agri-tech startup, announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Telangana government to setup over 20,000 micro food processing units at farm level across the state. As part of this agreement, Our Food will collaborate with the state government to set up these units to cover all […]
