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Nutrica, the lifestyle and wellness brand under BN Agritech Limited, has strengthened its presence in the health-focused FMCG space with the launch of its new Nutrica Peanut Butter range. Introduced on December 1, 2025, the product marks the brand’s entry into the fast-growing peanut butter category and reinforces its aim of building a comprehensive, function-first wellness portfolio. The new range is now available across general trade stores in 14 major cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Chandigarh. Read More

The government is working on the next round of the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the food processing sector, Food Processing Secretary, Mr. A P Das Joshi indicating continued policy push to bolster manufacturing and value addition in the industry. Read More

CavinKare has expanded its beverages line with the launch of an orange cream biscuit drink and a premium malt milkshake, reported PTI, citing a company official. Read More

PepsiCo India said it has expanded its snacking portfolio in the country with the launch of Red Rock Deli — a gourmet chips brand. Read More

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday emphasised the need for “farmer producer companies” for the progress of cultivators. Read More

The Food Safety & Standards Authority of India has included Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) as a quality parameter in honey. The food regulator https://www.fnbnews.com/Top-News/fssai-includes-hmf-as-quality-parameter-in-honey-noncompliant-samples-substd-85364has issued an advisory in this regard recently, stating that the samples found non-compliant with the limit of HMF shall be considered as ‘substandard’. Read More

In a major step toward digitising and accelerating India’s food import systems, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has fully integrated its Food Import Clearance System (FICS) with the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) through the ICEGATE platform under the upgraded SWIFT 2.0 initiative. The system has now gone live on a pilot basis across four key inland container depots. Read More

The Trump Administration has decided to ease tariffs on agri products, amid US citizens expressing dissatisfaction over the rising prices of food, which resulted in a political jolt to the ruling Republican Party in the recently held local body elections. Read More

In a significant regulatory action aimed at tightening oversight on food safety testing, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended recognition of four private food testing laboratories for a period of six months after they were found to be non-compliant with the authority’s 2018 Laboratory Recognition Regulations. Read More

A high-powered committee headed by the Kerala chief secretary has granted in-principle approval to infrastructure development projects worth Rs 1,441 crore in the state under tranche 31 of NABARD’s Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), the Chief Minister’s Office said. Read More