Ice Creams

Now, dead frog found in packet of chips in Jamnagar; probe ordered

The civic authority here ordered an inquiry on Wednesday after a dead frog was allegedly found in a packet of potato wafers. The complaint came days after a Mumbai resident claimed to have found a piece of human finger in the ice cream he had ordered online. Samples of the production batch of the wafer packet will be collected as part of the probe, said an official of the Jamnagar Municipal Corporation. "One Jasmin Patel informed us that a dead frog was found in a packet of Crunchex, manufactured by Balaji Wafers. We visited the shop from where it had been purchased last night. Preliminary probe suggested it was indeed a frog in a decomposed state," food safety officer D B Parmar told reporters. "As directed by the municipal commissioner, we will collect samples of this batch of wafer packets to conduct an inquiry," he added. Patel, a resident of Pushkar Dham society, claimed that his four-year-old niece bought the packet from a nearby shop on Tuesday evening. She and his ...

Centipede in ice-cream ordered online, claims Noida woman; probe launched

A woman here has claimed she has found a centipede inside an ice-cream tub she ordered through an instant delivery app, said food safety officials, who have launched a probe into the matter. In a post on X on June 15, the woman, who identified herself as Deepa Devi, shared a picture showing the insect inside the ice-cream tub. "Finding an insect inside my Amul India ice cream was truly alarming. Quality control and food safety should never be compromised. FSSAI Publication have to take some legal action on such kind of incidents that are increasing in numbers day by day (sic)," she posted. The Noida food safety department has collected samples of the brand's ice-cream from the store of instant delivery company Blinkit's for testing, the officials said. "Sample has been taken and sent to the laboratory for testing. We are under process of registering the matter with regard violation of provisions of the Food Safety Act, 2006," Chief Food Safety Officer Akshay Goyal told PTI. He sa

How Amul navigated the tricky terrains of India's ice cream market

Amul has expanded from 19 operational ice cream plants until last year to 25, having invested more than Rs 1,000 crore this year in capacity. It aims to double ice cream capacity in two years

Ice creams and beverage items to see surge in sales during poll season

At present, the ice cream market in India is pegged at $5.33 billion in terms of revenue and is expected to grow annually by 10.86 per cent between 2024-28, said a Statista report

Unilever to separate its ice cream biz, cut 7,500 jobs in restructuring bid

The move is part of a broader restructuring as Schumacher tries to jumpstart growth. Unilever said the job cuts, which will affect mainly office-based roles, are part of a plan to achieve €800 million

Flavour of all seasons: How India came to love ice creams

Don't like chocolate? Not a fan of vanilla? Maybe you're into fruit-flavoured ones? No matter what you like, there is a taste for everyone.

Taco ice cream and blueberry khakhra, anyone?

A barrage of ingenious flavours, traditional twists and visually fetching encounters await Indians

Get ready for costlier ice creams this summer

Begins/Get ready to shell out more for your favourite summer dessert this year, ice creams as makers have already raised prices in the range of 5-8 per cent. Input costs for ice creams have gone up considerably in the last one year; skimmed milk powder prices have moved from Rs 140 a kg last year around the same time to over Rs 240 a kg now. Besides, prices of sugar, another key ingredient in ice creams too have risen by around 30-40 per cent, and milk fat prices have grown by around 35 per cent, say players. The country's largest player in terms of market share, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) which sells Amul ice creams, has risen prices by 5-8 per cent this month. Confirming the development, R S Sodhi, managing director of GCMMF said that input costs have risen and hence we have raised prices by 5-8 per cent. He, however, added, that the season as such is expected to be good and Amul is ready with a 650,000 litres per day (lpd) capacity for the summer season. .