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With the inauguration of the food processing unit, 5000 farmers will be benefitted and it is expected to leverage an investment of Rs 50.33 crores, said Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries.  Inaugurating the food processing…

Signify, the leader in lighting, and ScaleAQ cooperate in a global strategic partnership for sustainable Aquaculture solutions, to advance feed conversion in the most coherent way and contribute to the food challenges the world is facing. Together the companies will…

Annual Report from RBI states that India has now reached a stage in which surplus food-grain management has become a major challenge. The total production of food-grains reached a record 296.65 million tonnes in 2019-20, while total horticulture production —…

For investors eyeing to invest in the food processing business, Odisha offers an exclusive investment opportunity as it is fortunate to have varied agro-climatic zones and 11 per cent of India’s water resource and offers ready-to-move infrastructure setup, said state…

Nestlé Health Science, a globally recognized leader in the field of nutritional science, has agreed to acquire the business of IM HealthScience with its brands of IBgard®, FDgard®, Fiber Choice® and REMfresh®. “The IMH products offer proven and trusted solutions…

National Honeybee Day 2020, COVID-19 has shone a spotlight on the food supply chain that helps nourish people in all corners of the world. But an even older “pandemic” – the plight of honeybees – also threatens the world’s food…

The Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has proposed measures to make India into a manufacturing hub for 20 identified champion sectors. As per a report in CNBC-TV18, DPIIT has proposed incentives for the textiles sector, measures…

Cosmo Films Limited, a major player in specialty films for flexible packaging, lamination and labeling applications and synthetic paper, recently launched a Bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) based Transparent antifog film for fresh food packaging. The newly launched transparent antifog film…

The World Health Organization said on Thursday that there is no evidence of coronavirus being spread by food or packaging and urged people not to be afraid of the virus entering the food chain. Two cities in China said they…

Wazir Advisors, India’s prime management consulting firms focused on the apparel, textiles, consumer goods and skilling sectors, announced the launch of its Agriculture, Dairy and Food Processing vertical. It expects this new division to contribute 20 per cent of the…

Stressing on the need for a food processing policy in the state of Telangana, industries minister KT Rama Rao said “there are abundant investment opportunities in Telangana as the state registered high numbers in agriculture production. The policies will help…

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule to establish compliance requirements for fermented and hydrolyzed foods, or foods that contain fermented or hydrolyzed ingredients, and that bear the “gluten-free” claim. The rule pertains to foods…

Sealed Air Corporation has announced it has signed a collaboration agreement with Plastic Energy, an industry-leading company in advanced recycling technology. Additionally, Sealed Air has made an equity investment in Plastic Energy Global, the parent company of Plastic Energy. Plastic…

According to Future Market Insights, the air-dried food market will surpass a whopping US$ 93 Bn by 2020-end, expand positively across the forecast period. Rising demand for preserving the nutritional quotient within packaged foods is bolstering the adoption of air-drying…

The insanely indulgent ice cream from The Urgent Company is made with a one-of-a-kind animal-free whey protein For the love of ice cream and the love of the planet, meet Brave Robot, the ethical indulgence that is everything ice cream…