ITC targets double-digit market share for milkshake in FY24

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) major ITC Ltd  is expecting a double-digit market share in FY24 in smoothies and milkshake beverage categories. The company offers smoothies under the brand — Sunfeast smoothies with milk and real fruits in mango, strawberry, litchi and peach-pineapple flavours. It also offers a dark fantasy chocolate shake. “We were only selling…

Infant and young child feeding- Fact Sheet by WHO

Key facts Every infant and child has the right to good nutrition according to the “Convention on the Rights of the Child”. Undernutrition is associated with 45% of child deaths. Globally in 2022, 149 million children under 5 were estimated to be stunted (too short for age), 45 million were estimated to be wasted (too…

PLI scheme spicing up RTE & RTC segment and Mozarella cheese

This segment gets 62% of Rs584.3 cr disbursed by govt under PLI scheme for food processing industry PLI beneficiaries have invested Rs7,126 crore under the PLISFPI, with the total sales in the region of Rs50k cr till last quarter. They are mandated to furnish incentive claims for a specific financial year by Dec 31 of…

PLI scheme spicing up RTE & RTC segment and Mozarella cheese

This segment gets 62% of Rs584.3 cr disbursed by govt under PLI scheme for food processing industry PLI beneficiaries have invested Rs7,126 crore under the PLISFPI, with the total sales in the region of Rs50k cr till last quarter. They are mandated to furnish incentive claims for a specific financial year by Dec 31 of…

Afghanistan: ‘I have to sedate my hungry baby due to aid cuts’

“The last time I was able to buy milk for my baby was two months ago. Normally I just fill the [feeding] bottle with tea. Or I soak bread in tea and then feed it to her,” Sohaila Niyazi says, sitting on the floor of her mud brick home up a hill in eastern Kabul….

SIG supplies Indian dairy producer with advanced filling technology

The installation of three high-speed SIG filling machines for aseptic carton packs will empower the firm to expand its offering, increase its output, and provide new packaging solutions to Indian consumers. Milky Mist will utilize three SIG filling machines at its manufacturing plant near Erode, Tamil Nadu: an SIG SmileSmall 24 Aseptic, SIG Midi 12…

Dairy Darbar” Program Enlightens Villagers On Dairy Farming

Mission Director, Dairy Development, N S Bali, today inaugurated “Dairy Darbar” program organized by Jammu and Kashmir Milk Producers’ Cooperative Limited in Dollian Jatta village, Hiranagar sector, district Kathua. The event, a unique initiative of the government of J&K, was attended by around 400 milk producers associated with JKMPCL of the region. The program was…

Depriving baby of mom’s milk amounts to culpable homicide’

Observing that kidnapping a newborn and keeping the infant away from mother’s milk is akin to “depriving the child of oxygen”, and thereby proves charges of culpable homicide, the Thane sessions court convicted and sentenced a couple and one other person to 5.6 years of rigorous imprisonment. The court was hearing a 2018 case of abduction of…

Haldiram’s Nagpur Introduces Chocolate Brand ‘Cocobay’

Haldiram’s Nagpur has unveiled its premium chocolate brand, ‘Cocobay,’ in the Indian market. Manufactured and marketed by the Haldirams Nagpur Group, Cocobay stands out as a premium chocolate line crafted from the finest and 100 percent original cocoa, combined with the world’s best ingredients. Offering a diverse range, including Rochers, Rocks, Premium Bars, Cigars, Discs, Coins,…

Traditional pastoralists embrace innovation with artisanal cheese

Artisanal cheese made from goat, sheep and camel milk, by pastoral communities, is gaining traction in the market for its taste and quality. Seeing an opportunity for an additional income, traditional pastoralists are now making and selling dairy products. Encouraged by the government, artisanal cheese is creating a demand for non-bovine milk which is expected…