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 Chain
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 Commerce
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 Eats
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 Term
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 Microscope
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 Pipeline
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
In India’s crowded packaged-food market, words such as “100%”, “healthy”, “natural”, “energy” and “no added sugar” can strongly influence purchasing decisions. Increasingly, however, these familiar…
View More For India’s FMCG Giants, a Few Words on the Pack Are Becoming a Boardroom Risk
India is seeking to raise the share of agricultural produce undergoing processing to 25–30% from the current 16–17%, as the government looks to capture more…
View More India Sets 25–30% Food Processing Target to Unlock Farm Value and Export Growth
Parag Milk Foods Takes Its Nutrition Play into Snacking with Avvatar Popped Protein Chips Company expands its New Age Business, taking protein beyond traditional nutrition…
View More Parag Milk Foods Launches Avvatar Popped Protein Chips