Food & Beverage News

Fast Moving Health Goods (FMHG) – the brand new buzzword
Nutraceuticals, health ingredients, functional foods & dietary supplements can be drivers of economic growth for various developing nations because of their rich bio-diversity & traditional knowledge. India lacks a suitable regulatory framework and this impacts market development.

India has a strong tradition in health ingredients and nutraceuticals know-how
Bangalore- based Green Chem, the herbal extracts and formulation company, is now aggressively chalking out the path to maximise its presence in the health ingredients and nutraceuticals space with its range of herbal extracts.

NutHatch Nutricare Technologies installs Oracle ‘CRM On Demand’
NutHatch Nutricare Technologies, a manufacturer of food and nutritional products, has now teamed-up with Oracle to install a customer relationship management system to support the company’s new My Family Biz Web-based operation.

Nutra India Summit to explore depths of nutraceutical industry
Even if there is a growing segment of population appreciating the value of healthy eating, time is the biggest inhibitor that restricts healthy eating plans into action.

Dietary supplement market on growth trajectory
The dietary supplement market is anticipated to witness a significant growth in the next five years owing to the growing health consciousness among consumers.

USDA proposes to update nutrition standards for school meals
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published a proposed rule to update the nutrition standards for meals served through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programmes as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 13, 2010.

Healthy food options – some thoughts on novel ingredients
Health benefits of several food ingredients such as spices like turmeric, pepper, ginger, garlic and various fermented foods including curd, buttermilk etc. have been known to us in India since time immemorial. Nutraceuticals are a category of foods and ingredients known to provide health benefits.

Functional foods taking the world in its stride
The rapid pace of today's world wide change in consumer products presents a host of new opportunities and challenges in terms of technology employed, production of excellence, innovative creations and also offering equally best services.