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Meat Alternatives are Here to Stay

Consumer expectations are growing when it comes to meat alternatives – and convincing texture is crucial for success

Instant Pulse & Grain Solutions for RTE Meals

Cham innovates plant-based ready meals and soups with new instant pulses and grains

Heineken to cut 8,000 jobs following sharp profit declines in 2020

Heineken has announced that it will cut 8,000 jobs as part of its efforts to restore its operating margins to pre-pandemic levels.

Fruit Concentrates and its Magic in the Creation of Food and Beverages

Fruit concentrates are fruits without water and fibres. They are made by removing water from freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juice. It is usually used as base stock for various food products. With less volume, it contains soluble solids of 65%-70%. Fruit juice concentrate process is an effective way to reduce packing and transportation cost.

CELEBRATE VALENTINES - THE SWISS WAY!

Pour your heart into these easy Valentine’s Day drinks, dinner, dessert ideas from the country that epitomises Romance - Switzerland!

Oils And Fats: Integral Part Of Human Diet

Oils and fats are an essential part of the human diet. Even though the terms fats and oils are used interchangeably many a times, the term oil is used to distinguish the liquid state of fat from the solid-state, which is referred to by using the term fat.

Probiotics And Their Health Benefits

Humans are intrinsically born with the common microbes to preserve the health, but the changes within the food habits enormously influenced the normal differences of the intestinal organisms.

Role of Aseptic Packaging in the Food Industry

A safe and high-quality food with a higher shelf-life has been a focus for the food processing industry to meet the demands of the consumers.

Quality Standards are Everybody's Bussiness

The first and foremost task of a Food technologist is to keep alive the surety, confidence, and hopes of consumers that we will provide them a perfect Quality food.

Processing Cow Milk into Traditional Indian Dairy Sweets - Adding Value to A2 milk

Traditionally, India has richly been endowed with the best quality milk yielding cow species like Sahiwal, Haryana, Red Sindhi etc.

Packaging of Fruits and Vegetables

A package provides protection, tamper resistance, and special physical, chemical, or biological needs. It may bear a nutrition facts label and other information about food being offered for sale in local and international markets for consumer uses.

Convenient Packaging - An Approach Towards Making Life Wee Bit Easier!

Isn’t packaging a basic requirement in the landscape of the food industry, yet it isn’t trivial.

Milk Analyser

Milk fat and SNF (Solids Not Fat) are the most important constituents of milk as these are used as the basis for fixing the price of milk at milk collection centers.

Drying Technique

All food items that are available in the market have standardised solvent levels.

Active Packaging: A Boon to Food Packaging Industry

In today’s era of easily available food there is a huge demand of a packaging material which can provide better shelf life to the packed food and also enhances other components of food.

Iron In The Human Diet

Iron is an essential trace mineral which serves as a carrier of oxygen to the tissues from the lungs by red blood cells.

Shrink Wrapping Technology in Food Packaging Industry

Shrink wrapping is a contemporary and efficient packaging technology that has evolved in the past few decades, enabling firms with the most practical packaging solutions.

Pandemic Causes a “Shift” in Annual Food Technologists' Conference

The annual meeting and exposition of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) was very different this year, as it was virtual, like all other food-related gatherings since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scope of Cellulose Nanotechnology in Biodegradable Food Packaging

SINCE CNCS POSSESSES MODIFIABLE PROPERTIES DUE TO ABUNDANT HYDROXYL GROUPS PRESENCE WHICH RESULTED IN BETTER BIODEGRADABILITY AND BIOCOMPATIBILITY, THUS ENABLE TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT FROM NON- CONVENTIONAL PLASTIC DAMAGE.

Latest Trends in Eco-packaging

One of the first interactions a customer has with any product is through packaging.

Latest Market Changes in The FMCG Industry, with Respects to Spices & Herbs

The fast-moving consumer goods in the (FMCG) sector is India’s fourth-largest sector with household and personal care accounting for 50% of FMCG sales. Growing awareness, more comfortable access, and dynamic lifestyles have been the key growth operators for this sector.

Interview: Prashant Parameswaram

Soulfull works on the idea that millets are healthy and that Ragi contains all the nutrients that is efficient to consume especially at the time of breakfast. Prashant Parameswaram came to Indian in the 2000 after noticing the great potential that the markets are exploring in the healthy food sector. As the markets started to expand, he wanted to explore the idea of using Ragi, the ancient millet to produce products for creating health benefits as the market for healthy and tasty consumption is expanding by the hour. His eyes for looking into details introduced Soulfull, a ragi-dominant product brand. He shares his insights on how it is essential to consume Ragi and why have the people forgotten it. Moreover, he tells how new ideas can be explored and nurtured to build a dream.

Hygienic Pumps for Favorite Fruits: A Clean Affair

Progressive cavity pumps are also used for the precise dosing of dough and food additives.

Grains in Weaning Foods

Malnutrition is the most common problem in the developing countries and the condition is particularly serious among infants.

Food Safety Helpline, Everything you need to know about Food Safety & FSSAI Compliance

One-stop solution for understanding and implementing the requirements of FSSAI & Food Safety Standards Act

Freedom - Healthy Cooking Oils

Mr. P Chandrashekhar Reddy, Vice President Sales & Marketing at Gemini Edibles & Fats has an exposure of over 25 years in various edible oil organisations. In this interview Mr. Reddy shares his direct insights as well as apprehensions on how to promote a launch and understand the business dynamics. His focus and aggressive brand building approach has created a robust network; his strategy has succeeded in positioning Sunflower oil as a No.1 Brand.

Dragon Fruit: A ‘Crazy' Seeming Fruit Has A Powerhouse Of Uses

There’s nothing to laugh at with this insane fruit but the real fact is many are getting crazy about dragon fruit. And its quick popularity has been making some producer countries run like mad in catching up for more supply for more demands in the world market. The fruit gives the reminiscence of watermelon, kiwi, and pear or a combination of them packed with more nutrients and medicinals more than one can imagine. They call this fruit a ‘crazy’ one perhaps due to its flower that resembles a flame in explosion. Out of these flamelike flowers come some short-lived fruits appearing like brilliant pink rosebuds. This novelty fruit is now becoming popular in recent season.

New World-Class Potato Processing Line for Bem Brasil

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces they are teaming up with Bem Brasil, the largest potato processor in Brazil, to add a new state-of-the-art potato strip processing line to Bem’s Perdizes facility. This multimillion dollar purchase includes six VERYX® digital sorters, an ADR EXOS® automatic defect removal system, three Sliver Sizer Removers and 57 Iso-Flo® vibratory conveyors on a line designed to process 30 metric tons of frozen french fries per hour. Bem chose to partner with Key to maximize food safety and consistently meet final product quality specifications while improving operating efficiencies and increasing yield.

Herbal Tea: A Miraculous Drink

INTRODUCTION Around the globe, Tea is the most widely consumed drink after water and herbal teas is proven to be one of the healthiest beverages loaded with antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins.

Packaging of Frozen Food

INTRODUCTION Freezing food is one of the oldest and the most convenient method of preserving food for longer period of time. It keeps the color, taste and texture intact, if preserved at correct temperature.