Food and Inns to launch Tetrapak Recart to replace tin cans in India
Food and Inns Ltd, a company listed on National and Bombay stock exchanges, has signed an exclusive agreement with Swedish-Swiss multinational firm Tetra Pak to produce Tetrapak Recart, an alternative packaging for food products to replace tin cans. The Mumbai-based firm is in talks with a food technology partner to produce pectin, a vegetarian alternative…
AI used by Valio to create the future-proofed milk chocolate to please all
Did you know that the milk chocolate of everyone’s dreams does exist? Over a million milk chocolate lovers’ most delicious desires were curated with the power of artificial intelligence to create chocolate to please all. To fulfill people’s needs and respond to growing health challenges the milk chocolate of the future was created by a…
PBFIA represent Indian plant-based food at Dubai Speciality Food Festival
The Plant-Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA) will represent the country at the three-day The Speciality Foods Festival to be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre during November 8-10. It has registered itself as an associate partner of the event. The event is all set to be a leading one for the Middle East and…
Dairy sector needs to focus on innovation,dairy experts at CII AgroTech 22
Various stakeholders from the Indian Veterinary Association and private companies on Saturday participated in the discussion on sustainable dairy and livestock management practices as part of a special conference on Day 2 of the CII AgroTech 2022. Speaking at the 15th edition of the premier agri and food technology fair, Ajooni Biotech Limited chairperson Gurmeet…
Limiting antibiotics for cows may create a new dairy market
Consumers would be willing to buy milk from cows only treated with antibiotics when medically necessary – as long as the price isn’t much higher than conventional milk, according to researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine. The findings suggest conventional farmers could tap a potentially large market for this type of milk if they…
India’s food exports rose by 25% to $1,3771 million in first half of FY 23
India’s agricultural and processed food products exports rose to $1,3771 million in April-September from $1,1056 million over the same period of last fiscal, as per the provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S). As per the provisional data, for the year 2022-23, an export target of $23.56 billion has…
The world’s best cheese for 2022 is…
Soft, creamy, and delicious — who doesn’t love some cheese (or maybe more!) to enhance the flavour of their meals? But, did you know that there are thousands of cheese varieties to choose from? Recently, 4,434 cheeses from 42 countries were judged at the 2022 edition of the World Cheese Awards. Held at the International Conference Centre…
Aavin increases milk procurement prices by ₹3 a litre
Aavin on Thursday announced an increase in milk procurement prices by ₹3 a litre, and as a result, over 4.20 lakh farmers attached to 9,345 primary cooperative societies will benefit. A litre of cow milk will be procured at a price of ₹35 and buffalo milk at ₹44. The last time the milk procurement prices…
Rating agency ICRA says dairy industry reeling under high input cost
Rising price of milk procurement and higher operating costs keep dairy industry under pressure even as companies attempt to hike retail prices to combat margin pressures. While the revenue of the top six diary companies is expected to grow 12-14 per cent this fiscal, backed by strong demand revival and increase in retail prices, operating…
Mixed outlook for dairy market fundamentals continues
Dairy ingredient supplier Maxum Foods says the outlook for dairy market fundamentals continued to be mixed at the end of October 2022. Most of the focus is on the demand side with China sticking with a strict COVID policy until March 2023. Buyer caution persists in developing regions with the uncertain effect of inflation on…