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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

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said 15 cooperative sugar mills across the country will be selected for National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) funding to set up compressed biogas (CBG) and potash production plants. Read More

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, approved a six-year plan boost pulses production, for an amount worth Rs 11,000 crore. Read More

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/cabinet-raises-wheat-msp-by-6-6-ahead-of-rabi-sowing-clears-major-pulses-push/articleshow/124265645.cmsThe Centre on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat by 6.59% to ₹2,585 per quintal for the 2026-27 marketing season. The increase comes just ahead of the scheduled rabi crop sowing starting this month. Read More

JK Foods’ snack brand Fun Flips has entered the UAE market, in partnership with Lulu International group, one of the largest retail chains in the Middle East. Read More