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The Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), has emphasised greater cooperation between India and global companies in his interactions with food industry players at recently held Anuga 2025 in Germany. Read More

The Uttar Pradesh Government has approved 13 new projects under the UP Food Processing Policy. According to reports, the decision was taken during a meeting of the State-level Empowered Committee chaired by the Agricultural Production Commissioner recently in Lucknow. Read More

rime Minister Narendra Modi launched two welfare schemes worth ₹35,440 crore for the agriculture sector, aimed at empowering farmers in 100 identified districts for the PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana and making India self-reliant in pulses production through Dalhan Atmanirbharta Mission. Read More

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, has expanded the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) by adding nine new commodities, raising the total tradable items to 247. This move responds to demands from farmers and traders for broader market access and deeper integration. The Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI) developed tradable parameters for these commodities after consultations with stakeholders and approval from Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. These standards ensure farmers receive fair prices based on quality, reducing middlemen’s influence. The new commodities include Green Tea, Mustard Oil, Virgin Olive Oil, and Broken Rice. This expansion strengthens e-NAM as a transparent, quality-driven platform, empowering farmers and boosting India’s agricultural economy. Read More

The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K), celebrated its 6th convocation and 13th foundation day with key dignitaries including Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood and Dr. V.K. Paul. A total of 262 students received degrees, with seven earning gold medals. Speakers emphasized NIFTEM-K’s pivotal role in driving innovation, research, and entrepreneurship in India’s food processing sector. The institute showcased achievements like 17 patents filed, 18 technologies transferred, and 15 industry MoUs signed. Focus was placed on combining science with industry and farmer needs, fostering startups, and promoting “Local for Global” food initiatives. The event highlighted NIFTEM-K’s vision to become a global leader in food technology education and innovation. Read More

PepsiCo’s snack business grew 2.5% organically in Q3 2025, with India as a key contributor. While net revenue rose, operating profit declined, and global beverage sales dipped 1%. The company projects low single-digit organic growth for the full year. Read More

iD Fresh Food is in advanced talks to raise around ₹1,200 crore from private equity firms like Carlyle and Kedaara, along with possible contributions from HNIs and family offices. The deal may value the company between ₹4,000–5,000 crore, with existing investors expected to offload only a minimal stake. Read More

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a major review of organic food regulations, forming an expert panel to modernize certification, improve traceability, and enhance consumer trust. The initiative aims to align India’s standards with global benchmarks, address misleading claims, and ensure transparency across the supply chain. This follows APEDA’s revamp of its organic certification programme to support farmers and boost exports. With a target of US$2 billion in organic exports over five years, FSSAI’s efforts seek to build a unified, credible system and restore faith in the “organic” label across Indian products. Read More

Namkeen products means savoury, salty, and spicy traditional Indian snack foods that are usually made from ingredients like gram flour (besan), lentils, rice, corn, potatoes and spices. They are a broad category of ready-to-eat snacks that are crunchy, flavoured, and consumed with tea/coffee, as a side dish, or even as a stand-alone snack. Namkeen – Indian savoury snack foods, as opposed to sweets (mithai). Examples of Namkeen products are as follows: Sev (thin fried noodles made of gram flour); Bhujia (spiced gram flour strands, like Bikaneri Bhujia); Mixtures/Chivda (a mix of fried lentils, nuts, spices, puffed rice); Farsan (Gujarati snacks like gathiya, dhokla, khandvi – some are fried, some steamed); Aloo Bhujia (potato and gram flour fried strands); Spiced Nuts/Peanuts; Murukku / Chakli (South Indian spiral fried snack). Read More

With the Next-Generation GST Reforms 2025, the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) has so far received 3,981 GST-related dockets, comprising 31 percent queries and 69 percent grievances with a significant number of the latter related to milk pricing. Read More