FSSAI has initiated three separate adjudication proceedings against Nestlé India over alleged violations involving infant nutrition products. The cases concern promotional claims around “5 HMOs”,…
View More FSSAI Steps Up Scrutiny of Nestlé India Over Infant Formula Claims, Biotin ComplianceMonth: September 2026
FMCG Distributors Warn UPI Transaction Fees Could Cripple Low-Margin Retail Supply Chains
India’s apex body for FMCG distributors has formally approached PM Modi, fiercely opposing any moves to introduce a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on Unified Payments…
View More FMCG Distributors Warn UPI Transaction Fees Could Cripple Low-Margin Retail Supply ChainsPepsiCo India’s ESG Report Card: 100%+ Water Replenishment, 36,000 Farmers, a Sugar-Reduction Push
PepsiCo India has outlined progress across water stewardship, regenerative agriculture, circular packaging and nutrition as part of the company’s 2025 ESG Performance Update. Farming footprint…
View More PepsiCo India’s ESG Report Card: 100%+ Water Replenishment, 36,000 Farmers, a Sugar-Reduction PushBL Agro Stakes ₹1,500 Crore on Cattle Genetics to Reshape India’s Dairy Supply Chain
FMCG company BL Agro will invest ₹1,500 crore in its biotech subsidiary Leads Genetics to build an integrated dairy and cattle-genetics ecosystem, with the company…
View More BL Agro Stakes ₹1,500 Crore on Cattle Genetics to Reshape India’s Dairy Supply ChainMTR Maker – Orkla- India Eyes Aggressive Five-Year Growth Push, Plays on Premiumisation and Quick Commerce
Orkla India, the parent of MTR Foods, is targeting a spot among the country’s fastest-growing multi-category food companies over the next five years, with the…
View More MTR Maker – Orkla- India Eyes Aggressive Five-Year Growth Push, Plays on Premiumisation and Quick CommerceThe Two-Rupee Question: Why ZOFF Foods Thinks India Undervalues What It Eats
In a country where a bag of spices can be undercut by a rival for the price of a bus ticket, Akash Agrawalla has built…
View More The Two-Rupee Question: Why ZOFF Foods Thinks India Undervalues What It EatsFSSAI Reconstitutes Apex Scientific Committee, Installs 21 Specialised Panels for Fresh 3-yr Term
The FSSAI has formally reconstituted its top-tier Scientific Committee alongside 21 specialised Scientific Panels, with a formal order setting a new three-year tenure for the…
View More FSSAI Reconstitutes Apex Scientific Committee, Installs 21 Specialised Panels for Fresh 3-yr TermIndia’s FoPL Push Puts Food-Testing Labs Under the Microscope
India’s proposed front-of-pack labelling regime is drawing attention to a critical but less visible part of the food industry: the laboratories that generate the nutritional…
View More India’s FoPL Push Puts Food-Testing Labs Under the MicroscopeMars Bets on Gut Health as It Brings Food-Tech Startups Into Its Innovation Pipeline
Mars, the global food company behind brands including Snickers and M&M’s, is looking beyond its own laboratories for the next wave of product and ingredient…
View More Mars Bets on Gut Health as It Brings Food-Tech Startups Into Its Innovation PipelineThe Red-Label Effect: India’s Food Cos Are Reformulating Before FSSAI Warning
India’s packaged-food companies are beginning to change their recipes even before the final rules for front-of-pack warning labels are settled. Manufacturers of biscuits, noodles, snacks,…
View More The Red-Label Effect: India’s Food Cos Are Reformulating Before FSSAI Warning
