Saturday, 27 February, 2021, 13 : 00 PM [IST]
Tejashree Wadhwani
Veganism in India and plant based milks
Veganism as a dietary choice has been on the verge of blooming growth since last decade. As more and more people become concerned about animal cruelty, health, and environment, increasing parts of population are switching to vegan diets. As the trend promises a growing market in future, plant based meat and milk replacements have already started hitting store shelves in full swing.
India is known to be one of the most convenient countries for vegetarians and yet, veganism is relatively on a less accelerated surge due countryâs obsession with milk in diet. Nonetheless, veganism isnât completely absent and the vegan population in India continues to grow slowly but exponentially.
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Friday, 26 February, 2021, 12 : 00 PM [IST]
Our Bureau, Mumbai
Everstone Capital reported that its bread and bakery platform Everfoods Asia, has sold Modern Food Enterprises Private Limited to Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. DE C.V. and its Indian subsidiary Ready Roti India Private Limited. It is the largest baking company in the world, operating in 33 countries, including India, and has a diversified portfolio of over 13,000 products and more than 100 renowned brands. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
The company acquired the brand from Hindustan Unilever Limited In April 2016 and re-launched the iconic bread brand in June 2017 nationwide. The relaunch was crafted with intensive efforts and significant investments in manufacturing, research and development at the brandâs innovation hub in Chennai, coupled with thorough work on consumer insights, strategy and design.
Friday, 26 February, 2021, 13 : 00 PM [IST]
Prerna Puri The dairy market and frozen foods sector has witnessed a surge in its growth all thanks to the fast-paced urban lifestyle. Encompassing various products under its umbrella, the dairy industry contributes a major share to the countryâs GDP.
Comprising of cream, milk and other milk-based products, frozen dairy products and desserts have been the recent entrants in the dairy industry. Since every individual is on the go and prefers quick services and products that offer easy and quick usage, the frozen foods especially frozen dairy desserts come as a boon and also upgrade the lifestyle of the urban people.
Friday, 26 February, 2021, 14 : 00 PM [IST]
Ganesh Gaikwad & Dr Vijaya Pawar
Food preservation
Food is the basic necessity of life and is invaluable for healthy existence of human beings. Most of our food consists of agricultural and livestock products, which are usually seasonal and spoil quickly. Foods gradually undergo deterioration or spoilage from the time they are harvested, caught, slaughtered or manufactured unless it is preserved. Deterioration of food in some cases is accompanied by production of toxic substances while in other cases it results in losses of nutritional value. With the rapid increase in the population of the country, an enormous problem of maintaining sufficient safe and nutritious food supplies always exists. There is need of more quantity of food and at the same time good quality food is required i.e. food should be safe, wholesome, nutritive and balanced. Therefore, it is essential to possess knowledge of processing and pre