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The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has officially announced the 4th edition of World Food India (WFI), the country’s premier international food processing summit, scheduled to take place from September 25 to 28, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Read More

US President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on exports from India along with secondary sanctions from August 1. Trump’s reasons apparently were Indian tariff was too high and India buys Russian oil and military equipment, for the tariff on Indian export to the US. Read More

India has granted duty concessions to several niche British agricultural products—including cranberries, durians, select mushroom varieties, leeks, lettuce, and artichokes—under its newly signed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the United Kingdom, the commerce ministry announced. Read More

In a move to enhance the effectiveness of food safety regulations, the Gujarat Government has invited objections and suggestions from the public regarding proposed amendments to the penal provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The notification, issued by the Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) under the Health and Family Welfare Department, aims to tailor enforcement provisions to better suit the specific needs of the state. Read More

Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, has invited proposals through Expression of Interest (EoI) dated 27.05.2025 under Scheme for Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain scheme) of PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) from eligible entities (prospective entrepreneurs) across the country for setting up of Cold Chain projects. The last date of submission of online proposals/ applications on SAMPADA Portal has been extended up to 08th  August, 2025; 17.00 hrs. Read Morehttps://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2148675

Diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd will invest ₹20,000 crore in the medium term to expand its manufacturing capacity across various sectors, Chairman, Mr. Sanjiv Puri announced at the company’s Annual General Meeting. Highlighting ITC’s growth roadmap, Puri revealed that the company has already established eight new manufacturing units as part of its ongoing expansion strategy. The move aligns with ITC’s ‘Bharat First’ philosophy, which prioritizes deepening its domestic footprint before pursuing major overseas ventures. Our investment plan underscores our commitment to India’s growth story. We are focused on enhancing scale, agility, and innovation across our manufacturing ecosystem, Puri said. He emphasized that new brand launches will play a key role in driving value and strengthening the company’s market presence. Notably, 65% of ITC’s current revenue is generated from its non-cigarette businesses, indicating the company’s strategic shift toward a more diversified portfolio. The investment will support capacity building in FMCG, agri-business, and other verticals, reinforcing ITC’s position as a major player in India’s manufacturing and consumer goods sectors.

The decision taken by the Union Health Ministry asking all the government departments, schools, public eateries to put up a display board having complete information about the salt, sugar and fat/oil per serving was based on National Institute of Nutrition 2024 recommendations for nutrition.  The NIN has played a major role in preparation of the display boards along with the FSSAI, wherein the dietary recommendation released last year set limit of oil (fat), 27-30 g/day,  recommended limit of sugar  25g/person/day for adults along with 20g/day for children based on a 2000 healthy calories intake diet per day.  As per scientific analysis of NIN, this recommended dietary intake can easily be breached through just one 500ml ultra processed soft drink and it was therefore vital to keep the consumers aware about their daily oil, fat and sugar intake.  Meanwhile, the display boards are being installed at public eateries of government departments, schools, colleges and other public institutions. The focus is particularly on schools both private and government, as experts feel a large adolescent population is at risk of intaking unhealthy products.  Meanwhile, a similar decision was initiated by the FSSAI in 2018 about display boards at the restaurants.

PepsiCo has unveiled Pepsi Prebiotic Cola, the evolution of cola created to reflect the tastes and values of cola lovers. This innovation includes 5 grams of cane sugar, has 30 calories, and contains no artificial sweeteners. It delivers the classic crisp, refreshing taste with the added functional ingredient of 3 grams of prebiotic fibre. Read More

The FSSAI CEO has emphasised upon the need for 100 percent inspection of packaged drinking water units. Chairing a meeting of food safety officials in Hyderabad, the CEO, also called for strengthening of the food safety ecosystem. Read More

With many cases of false advertisements related to some products reported, the food authority, FSSAI, has constituted a specialised Advertisement Monitoring Committee, tasked with scrutinising promotional claims by food business operators (FBOs) across various media, including social and e-commerce platforms.  Read More