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Premium Ingredients Food Services India renews certifications

August 9, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Premium Ingredients Food Services India renews certifications | FOOD SERVICE | ,

Premium Services Food Ingredients India has renewed certifications of quality, environment and food safety, after an audit by DNV GL…READ MORE

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Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali leases 1.2 million sq ft for warehousing in 20 cities

August 9, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali leases 1.2 million sq ft for warehousing in 20 cities | FOOD & GROCERY | , ,

In a bid to double revenues to Rs 10,000 crore by the end of March 2017 and give stiffer competition to MNC rivals, Patanjali Ayurved has started work on strengthening its distribution network as it prepares for the roll out of the goods and services tax (GST)…READ MORE

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Brazilian restaurants turn waste back into food

August 9, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Brazilian restaurants turn waste back into food | FOOD SERVICE |

There’s not a lot of green in the urban jungle of Sao Paulo, but thanks to Fernanda Danelon, restaurants in the Brazilian mega-city are turning their waste back into food at innovative gardens tucked amid the skyscrapers. Danelon, a 43-year-old journalist by training, quit her day job two years ago to launch the Guandu Institute, which recycles restaurants’ food waste and helps them set up gardens to put all that compost to good use…READ MORE

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GST to benefit hospitality, luxury sectors by lowering cost to consumer

August 9, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on GST to benefit hospitality, luxury sectors by lowering cost to consumer | FOOD SERVICE | , ,

Hospitality and luxury industry experts have said implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) will benefit the sectors by lowering costs for consumers and facilitating seamless movement of products across the country…READ MORE

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Patanjali struggles to meet demand for products

August 9, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Patanjali struggles to meet demand for products | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

According to a senior executive at a large retail chain, the fill rates of Patanjali products are in the range of 40-50 per cent. On the other hand, multinational consumer goods companies such as Nestlé and HUL have a fill rate of 85-90 per cent…READ MORE

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Report shows Indian love for North Indian food

August 9, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Report shows Indian love for North Indian food | FOOD SERVICE | ,

The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) reveals the eating habits of Indians in a new report. Most Indians eat out during ‘shopping and casual outing’, as well as ‘family outings’. Restaurant-goers opt for North Indian food (28 per cent) over all else, despite the array of international food franchises and cuisines available in many cities…READ MORE

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Barry Callebaut gears up for India ‘premiumization’ with chocolate academy

August 9, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Barry Callebaut gears up for India ‘premiumization’ with chocolate academy | FOOD SERVICE | , ,

Barry Callebaut has opened a chocolate academy in Mumbai as it anticipates growth in India’s premium and gourmet chocolate segment…READ MORE

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India may allow vegetable fats in chocolate

August 9, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on India may allow vegetable fats in chocolate | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Vegetable fats such as palm oil may be permitted in chocolate up to 5 per cent under draft regulation from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India…READ MORE

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Dabur Red toothpaste rides herbal wave, moves to 3rd slot

August 9, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Dabur Red toothpaste rides herbal wave, moves to 3rd slot | FOOD & GROCERY | ,

Homegrown Dabur’s Red toothpaste has muscled its way into the top three toothpastes’ charts in the country, riding the herbal Ayurveda wave started by Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali even though his Dant Kanti hasn’t made it to the top ten because of its low base…READ MORE

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Walmart agrees to acquire Jet.com for $3 billion in cash

August 9, 2016 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Walmart agrees to acquire Jet.com for $3 billion in cash | FOOD & GROCERY | , ,

Walmart Stores and Jet.com, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Walmart to acquire Jet for approximately $3 billion in cash, a portion of which will be paid over time…READ MORE

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