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Country Delight, a trusted name in premium and natural essentials, has announced the launch of Farm Honey (NMR Tested). Country Delight’s Farm Honey is Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) tested by a certified lab in Germany, making it one of the most authentic and reliable kitchen ingredients available to Indian homes.  Read More

Reliance Industries is set to take its Campa Cola brand to the Middle East, marking its first international foray. The rollout begins in Bahrain, with plans to extend to Oman, Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf countries in the coming phases. This move comes as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo face challenges in the region, reportedly impacted by consumer boycotts of American products linked to geopolitical tensions. Read More

PepsiCo and Tata Consumer Products (TCP) have entered a strategic collaboration to develop and sell packaged snacks, aiming to strengthen their presence in India’s fiercely competitive snacks market. This partnership integrates PepsiCo’s Kurkure brand with Tata Consumer’s Ching’s Secret and comes as the Indian snacks sector is projected to double in size, reaching ₹95,521.8 crore by 2032. Read More

Kurkure, the beloved snack enjoyed by Indian households for over 25 years, has teamed up with Ching’s Secret, one of India’s leading desi Chinese brands, to bring out the exciting Schezwan Chutney flavor. The result? A delicious burst of taste that’s as exciting as it is irresistible, blending the best of both worlds. Read More

A group of health advocates, including Centre for Food Safety, and represented by Earthjustice sued the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), to force the agency to reevaluate its decades-old authorisations for the use of certain phthalates in food packaging and food production materials. Read More

The corporate affairs ministry has sought offers from 220 more companies as it starts work on the second phase of a pilot project on the PM Internship Scheme, said people familiar with the development. Read More

The government is considering a slew of incentives for domestic shipping including support for manufacturing vessels and tax breaks for operations in the sector. Read More

In a significant policy move, the Central government has slashed the reserve price of rice sold by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) by ₹550 per quintal, bringing it down to ₹2,250. The reduction aims to bolster food security initiatives and promote ethanol production by making rice more accessible to key stakeholders. Read More

India’s agriculture and food processing sectors have consistently emphasised the need for robust support in cold storage infrastructure and logistics. This demand has been reiterated ahead of the Union Budget 2025, as stakeholders recognise that these areas are crucial for reducing post-harvest losses, ensuring better price realisation for farmers, and maintaining food quality throughout the supply chain. Read More

The Indian beverage industry has urged the Union Government to reconsider the new norms for recycling PET bottles, which shall come into force from April 1, 2025. Read More