ITC expands dairy business in East India, bets on branded milk, value-added products
ITC is strengthening its presence in the fresh dairy segment in Eastern India through its flagship Aashirvaad brand, betting on rising demand for branded milk and value-added dairy products across Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand. The diversified conglomerate, which entered the fresh dairy business in 2018 with the launch of Aashirvaad milk in Bihar and […]
‘Use by Date’ for sweets mandatory in UP: Food department
Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has mandated that a “Use by Date” be displayed on all sweets stored and displayed for sale across the state. Starting October 15, the measure is particularly crucial for loose sweets, for which there had previously been no mandatory requirement to display an expiry or “Use by […]
FSSAI proposes ban on manufacturing, selling ‘analogue paneer’; steps up anti-adulteration drive
Food regulator FSSAI has proposed banning the manufacture and sale of ‘analogue product as paneer’, as it steps up the clampdown on food adulteration and misleading claims. Analogue paneer is not a dairy product and is made of constituents not derived from milk. FSSAI has issued a draft Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions […]
CSIR-NIIST, Tata Consumer Products to set up food fortification centre in Thiruvananthapuram
CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, and Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL) have joined hands to establish the Centre of Excellence for Food Fortification Innovation, Research and Training (CEFIRT) at the CSIR-NIIST Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (ITE) Hub at the Bio 360 Life Sciences Park, Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The collaboration was formalised […]
Seafood export value from Odisha to Middle East declined by 14.5% in FY 2025-26: Minister
The export value of fish, shrimp and other seafood items from Odisha to the Middle East region declined by 14.57 per cent in 2025-26, resulting in a loss of approximately Rs 23.40 crore compared to the previous year’s export earnings, a minister told the state Assembly on Wednesday. According to data received from the Marine […]
