Page 7 - Food

Villages should not be seen as mere 'factories supplying food': VP Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said that providing better prices for agricultural produce and timely, affordable credit to farmers is crucial to sustaining agriculture in the country

FSSAI writes to states for ensuring no disruption in food supply chain

This comes amid curfews and semi-lockdown in many parts of the country.

Mrs Bectors IPO off to flying start; subscribed 1.57 times in few hours

The initial public offer was subscribed 1.57 times within the first few hours of opening of bidding

Azim Premji calls Covid-19 a magnifying glass for structural injustices

Says the pandemic has been a sharp reminder that the economy is a part of society and that human well-being matters in all its dimensions equally

Making a meal out of food and drink

Pubs and restaurants in Tier 3 - the highest level, including Manchester, Hull, Newcastle and Bristol - can now offer only takeaway meals. London pubs can serve drinks but only with "substantial meal"

Biscuit maker Mrs Bectors Food's Rs 540-cr IPO to open on December 15

The price band has been fixed at Rs 286-288 per share for the initial public offering

Organised F&G retail's FY21 revenue expected to decline by 5-10%: Ind-Ra

The revenue of India's organised food and grocery (F&G) retail is expected to decline by 5-10 per cent in FY21, India Ratings and Research said on Monday.

Businesses to display 'best before date' of loose sweets from Oct 1: FSSAI

The food business operators (FBOs) might also display the date of manufacturing voluntarily, it added

China faces severe food crisis amid massive floods after the pandemic

According to a report in The New York Times last month, heavy rains are normal in Southern China during the summer month, but this year's fell harder and longer than usual, inundating the crops

Migrant woes spill on Surat roads for second day; workers complain of food

Thousands of migrants from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha, who work in factories in Surat, have been stuck in Pandol area due to the coronavirus lockdown

Food riots may occur if food is not present for migrant workers: Pronab Sen

'If supply system doesn't come unstuck, if the requirements of people who have no income are not met then food riots are very real possibility,' he said

Visit the lanes of Turkey from Mumbai's first Baklava confectionery

Sefa Sülüker says food is considered a "social technology" back home.

People lacking access to food 10-37% more likely to die prematurely: Study

Previous studies have examined the relation between inadequate food and death, although none looked at causes of death, the researchers noted.

Raising questions, busting myths around the pedestrian but venerated curd

The probiotic content of the widely available homemade curd varies considerably from home to home

The best new food and drink venues and products to enjoy in the new year

Nikita Puri lists the newest indulgences in our cities as well as some coming up in the New Year

Eating one's way through Bologna, considered the gastronomic heart of Italy

It's not just food wisdom that you'll pick up if you're visiting Bologna

Cloud kitchens: Can freight industry's hub-and-spoke model work for eat-in?

Yes, a model perfected by the transport and freight industry is gaining popularity in the eat-in business

Don't let future Lijjat Papads die because of tax procedures: Tax tribunal

The tribunal suggested to the govt to help new semi-skilled entrepreneurs become tax compliant instead of forcing them to vanish in silent death under the maze of procedural hassles

Legacy veggie burgers fight to stay relevant in the age of beyond meat

Since Beyond Meat arrived on the scene in 2013, sales of meat substitutes among the nine largest producers have climbed 56 per cent, according to Euromonitor International

Food in Black: Inky dark is the culinary world's new bright spot

Black has long been beautiful except in food perhaps but that is fast changing with all kinds of delectables, from pizzas and burgers to ice-creams and tikkas, taking on a shade as inky and impenetrable as a dark, moonless night. Overcoming the inherent distaste for anything in shades of grey and darker in food, gourmets are embracing the little black dish with as much enthusiasm as fashionistas their little black dresses. For the longest time, even a pinch of black in food was reason to get the knives out at the chef. Not anymore. People want to have their plates with something dark or the other, be it from charcoal, ash or squid ink. "The popularity of charred foods, the acceptance of squid ink as more than a novelty ingredient, and the rise of activated charcoal as a health food has given a whole new concept of black food in the culinary industry, said Rananjoy Banerjee, executive chef at The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa. "It is not only unusually coloured but visually appealing .