Food Product

Indians ordered an average of 158 biryanis per minute: Swiggy report

Swiggy said Biryani is still the undisputed dish in terms of demand for the 9th consecutive year as India ordered 83 million Biryanis, according to the delivery firm's yearly report

Cocoa and green tea may counter high-fat food effects under stress

Cocoa or green tea could counter the negative effects of high-fat food which tend to worsen during times of stress, a new study has found. Researchers said that food choices made while feeling stressed can influence how stress impacts heart health. The team from the University of Birmingham, UK, found that while high-fat foods can negatively affect the function of blood vessels and oxygen reaching the brain, flavanol-rich cocoa and green tea can protect vascular function (vessels) during periods of everyday stress. "We took a group of young healthy adults and gave them two butter croissants with 10 grams salted butter, 1.5 slices of cheddar cheese and 250 millilitres whole milk as breakfast and either a high-flavanol cocoa or a low-flavanol cocoa drink," first author Rosalind Baynham, University of Birmingham, explained. "Following (an eight minute-long) rest period, we asked the participants to complete a mental maths test which increased in speed for eight minutes, alerting them

India's food safety regulator has changed approach, set global standards

FSSAI has improved ease of doing business in food industry as it instills confidence among consumers

Delhi HC issues notice to authorities over sale of repackaged expired food

A division bench has filed a suo motu PIL over the sale of food products passed their expiry dates that are repackaged on sold, raising concerns on public health and safety

FSSAI to serve notices to food companies for ads 'violating norms'

Food standards regulator proposed action follows controversy about influencer withdrawing video about Bournvita

Cannot claim monopoly on the term 'sub', Delhi High Court tells Subway

Delhi High Court said the term 'sub' is used widely by eateries for submarine sandwiches

FSSAI's proposed food label system lacks clear messaging: Experts

Labels must have unambiguous information about health value of a food product, they say

Debutants put up a good show; Medanta soars 24%, Bikaji Foods up 6%

Medanta's stock hit a high of Rs 424.65 and a low of Rs 390.55 on the NSE, where Rs 2,000 crore worth of shares changed hands

Foreign manufacturers need FSSAI nod from Feb 1 for milk, meat exports

Food regulator FSSAI has made it mandatory for foreign food manufacturing facilities to register with it for exporting products such as meat, milk and infant foods to India. This will be effective from February 1, 2023. In an order issued on Monday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said that it has been decided that registrations of foreign food manufacturing facilities, falling under five food categories, who are intended to export these products shall be mandatory. These categories are milk and milk products; meat and meat products, including poultry, fish and their products; egg powder; infant food; and nutraceuticals. The FSSAI has requested all competent authorities of exporting countries to provide the list of existing manufacturers and those who are intended to export these food products to India. Based on information provided by them, the FSSAI will register these facilities on its portal.

Ruchi Soya Industries renamed Patanjali Foods with effect from June 24

In May, Ruchi Soya announced the acquisition of Patanjali Ayurved's entire food business for Rs 690 crore, in order to speed up its transition into an FMCG company

IG International, Esquire Corrugation form JV for fresh produce packaging

The JV, Esquire IG, targets to manufacture 500-1,000 tonnes of fresh produce packaging both for the domestic as well as global markets, IG International said in a statement

India's agricultural, processed food products exports increase by 13%: Govt

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said India's exports of agricultural and processed food products have witnessed an increase of more than 13% in the first eight months of the current fiscal

Mondelez India FY21 net profit jumps four-folds at Rs 1,001 crore

Mondelez India Foods' total income also went up 10.44 per cent to Rs 8,038.10 crore in the fiscal ended March 2021

Gujarat AAR rules parathas are not ready-to-eat, puts them under 18% GST

Ruling is in response to Vadilal Industries' query on whether they would attract 5%, as in the case of khakras or rotis

SATS to establish Rs 210 cr central kitchen in India at Bengaluru airport

SATS is a food solutions and gateway services provider

Mrs Bectors Food Specialities off to flying start; shares more than double

Shares closed with a premium of 107 per cent against its issue price of Rs 288

Why so many food product imports get rejected

In the aftermath of the Welspun controversy, Business Standard gets deeper into the issue of global scrutiny facing Indian businesses across key sectors, in a three-part series. Today, we look at the food sector, in the second part