Foods / beverages
Baby food firms flout Indian laws, endanger kids’ health: survey
06 Dec 2016
A survey has found that companies like Nestle, Abbot, Heinz and Danone routinely flout the IMS Act by promoting baby foods and feeding bottles for children under 2 years of age
Domino's to deliver pizzas in Japan on reindeer sleighs during X'mas
28 Nov 2016
Test deliveries are being overseen by animal trainers, on the grounds of a driving school in Ishikari, Hokkaido, in northern Japan
Common food additive promotes colon cancer in mice
07 Nov 2016
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter intestinal bacteria in a manner that promotes intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer, according to a new study
Adding micronutrients to staple foods may become mandatory
17 Oct 2016
The government is considering making food fortification - adding of essential micronutrients - mandatory in wheat flour, rice, salt, edible oils and salt, as the FSSAI is pushing ahead with implementation of new standards even before a final notification
WHO recommends `soda tax’ on sugary beverages to fight obesity
17 Oct 2016
Unhealthy diet accounts for more than 11 million deaths annually, with four million deaths due to obesity, the UN health agency said while launching a new report
You’re eating your pizza the wrong way – but do you care?
By By Jagdeep Worah | 15 Oct 2016
The correct way is to avoid slicing the pizza at all, but instead to fold the entire pizza once, then a second time, hold it in a napkin, and take a big bite into all the four folds
Walmart India to focus on ‘food only’ retail model
22 Sep 2016
Walmart India operates stores in nine states across the country and plans to add 50 more stores in the next five years
Patanjali CEO Balakrishna ahead of Ruias, Nusli Wadia in rich list
14 Sep 2016
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is only the face of Patanjali, the fastest growing FMCG brand in the country, as 94 per cent of the brand is owned by its chief executive Acharya Balakrishna
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation