Food & Beverage News

NDDB frames Perspective Plan 2010
The National Dairy Development Board has drawn up a Perspective Plan 2010 for Cooperative Milk Unions with the objective to raise milk procurement and increase cooperative share in marketing of milk and milk products.

Indian dairy set for a giant leap
It isn't foodgrain alone that is undergoing fundamental structural changes in market dynamics. Also in the grip of a sea change is its subsidiary, the dairy sector.

Videojet Technologies offers VJ 6210
Videojet Technologies, a world-leading manufacturer of coding, printing and laser marking products, fluids, and accessories for the product identification industry, has introduced the new 'Videojet 6210 thermal transfer over printer' (TTO).

Dairy, next target of retail companies
Big players in retail, like Reliance and Bharti Wal-Mart are likely to drive the next round of changes in the Rs 2,27,340-crore Indian dairy industry. The new phase of this beginning is seen with consolidation and knowledge upgradation in the sector.

Buffalo milk scores over cow milk
Buffalo milk has several technological advantages over cow milk, owing to the differences in qualitative and quantitative aspects of various constituents and physio-chemical properties of the two milks.

Cow's milk vs Soy milk
Lately, the American dairy industry has been waging a war against soy milk, suing the manufacturers of soy beverages for using the word milk and claiming claiming that the dairy industry alone has the right to use it.

DRDO brews a milk revolution in Ladakh
A white revolution of sort is brewing in the barren landscape of Ladakh, where even a blade of grass is a rare sight in the high altitude desert. Nomadic hill tribes, who for centuries have survived on morsels of 'satu,' are treating themselves

Dairy sector needs upgradation
Future of the Indian dairy industry seems bright with huge investment plans being made from both domestic and multinational companies.

AP gears up to be No.2 in milk production
The Andhra Pradesh government has directed the AP Dairy Development Cooperative Federation (APDDCF) to increase the milk procurement to 15 lakh litres by March next year.

Nilgiri Dairy chalks out expansion plans
The Nilgiri Dairy Farm Pvt Ltd is gearing up to improve their distribution and logistics for the 100 stock keeping units (SKUs) in various sizes and packs.

Nichrome Aseptic Pouch Packing System
Nichrome has been the pioneer in developing the Aseptic Pouch Packing System (APPS) for packing milk and other beverages in pouches.

Nichrome registers ISO 22000:2005
Nichrome India Ltd becomes the 1st packaging equipment company to bag ISO 22000 certification in India. ISO 22000:2005 is a food safety management system - exceeding the requirements of HACCP.

Joyam introduces two-stage vacuum pump for dairies
Scaling upward, the Indian dairy industry has been tagged as the largest milk producing country. India manufacturers almost everything required for the dairy industry.

Minhas provides consultancy for dairy projects
Minhas Engineers & Consultants that represents Synergy Agro and Swastic Enterprises for ice cream with continuous freezer and crate washers, provides consultancy for projects of dairy and food processing.