Meat delivery company EasyMeat owns ‘Nonveggies’ now

Pune-based meat delivery startup EasyMeat.in is in the process of acquiring meat delivery player Nonveggies in an undisclosed all cash deal…READ MORE

Consumer groups press Yum’s KFC to tighten antibiotic rules

Consumer groups on Wednesday will deliver a petition from more than 350,000 people to the KFC fried chicken chain, calling on the Yum Brands Inc unit to stop the routine use of antibiotics by the companies that supply its poultry…READ MORE

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Britannia focuses on distribution centres, new products to counter weak demand

Britannia is increasing its distribution centres across the country and working on newer products to offset a sluggish demand in the consumer sector which it believes will continue for the rest of the year…READ MORE

Patanjali is again the sole bidder for Mihan food park

For the third time Patanjali Ayurved, headed by Ramdev Baba, emerged as the sole bidder for setting up a 250 acre food park in Mihan complex. After earlier tenders were cancelled as minimum participation was not achieved, now Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), may take a call on accepting the bid submitted by Patanjali…READ MORE

Herbal toothpaste robs MNCs’ shine

In a development that may prove India’s growing penchant for herbal and ayurvedic products, homegrown companies such as Dabur and Patanjali have robbed market share from top MNCs such as Colgate and Hindustan Unilever (HUL) in the toothpaste category…READ MORE

Contribution of food service industry will be 2.1pc of GDP by 2021: Report

Indian restaurant industry is poised to achieve a milestone by sharing more than two per cent of Indian GDP in the next five years, according to a sector report on food service industry released here by National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI)…READ MORE

Premium Ingredients Food Services India renews certifications

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

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

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

Brazilian restaurants turn waste back into food

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