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Inside the Great Indian Chocolate Industry
Be it a birthday, examination success, marriage anniversary, job promotion, or religious fiesta, every Indian is happy to nibble his / her share of chocolate to cheer. Health-conscious people also tempt towards dark and bitter chocolates rather than opting high calories traditional sweets.
Vacuum Packaging
Packaging is a crucial aspect of the food processing process and plays a major role in preventing and minimizing waste in food supplies. Packaging helps to preserve world resources by preventing spoilage and waste of items and by safeguarding products until they fulfill their role. One of the methods of packaging or increasing the shelf life of food products is Vacuum Packaging. The product is placed in an airtight pack, the air is removed and the package is sealed. By removing air from around the product, the oxygen content in the packaging is decreased, thereby preventing spoilage microorganisms from growing and degrading the goods. The oxygen scarcity also lowers the spoilage due to oxidation which can leads to browning in apples and bananas.
Scoops, Touch of Purity and the Sweetness of Health
Sudhir Shah, Managing Director, Scoops Ice Cream and the President of Indian Ice Cream Manufacture Association, has first-hand experience of the ice cream industry and has seen the industry grow from strength to strength. He shares his insight of the industry; the beginning of his ice cream brand; activities of the IICMA and much more.
Digital Technology and Sustainable Solutions: That's How You Reach Generation YZ
As consumers and future employees, generations Y and Z are the target of marketing and recruiting initiatives by the packaging sector. But where and how do you reach out to this generation?
Mindful Eating: Perspectives From Ayurveda
In 2016, I had raised the idea of a “satvik” symbol for processed foods, much like our green/ brown dot symbols for vegetarian/ non-vegetarian foods. Key questions revolve around market potential, benefits to the consumer and the industry, and the nature of such a label (who will certify to what standards).
Food Irradiation: An Insurance To Food In 21St Century
Poor post harvest practices including inadequate storage and preservation facilities, as well as adverse climatic conditions, cause heavy losses in India’s agricultural and marine produce.
How Moisture Can Affect The Quality Of Packaged Foods?
The consumer pattern of buying and consuming food has evolved quite a bit. The fast-food market has also proliferated in a very short time due to the fast-paced lifestyle, where consumers primarily consider the convenience and easy access to nutritious and appetizing food.
Resistant Starch: A Boon for Healthy Foods
Ingredients
A New Versatile Clean Label Ingredient for Bakery, Confectionery and Drinks
Emsland Group presents their latest waxy potato development: Emwaxy® Spray 200.
Tummy Yums Cares About Your Health
Tummy Yums rose out of adversaries. When the Pandemic hit Abhishek Tripathi, Founder Tummy Yums, felt the need to start something on his own, though it was fraught with risk he went ahead. He set-up his a company with the help of friends and families in 2020. The company deals in healthy snacks and is growing the company with his past experience in the food and beverage industry.
A Sustainable Competitive Advantage for Food Manufacturers
The shift towards increasingly individualized packaging and sustainable materials is especially noticeable in the food industry. Companies that want to face these market trends with confidence need a high degree of flexibility in their production. With a Flowpacker from Schubert, manufacturers in the food sector can position themselves strongly to meet these and future requirements. This is because the robot-assisted flow-wrapping machine is so flexible that it can easily keep up with the new packaging trends. It is even possible to switch between conventional and recyclable films or trays on a single line. This is one of the reasons why a long-established manufacturer from France also packs its diverse range of biscuits and pastries with a new Flowpacker.
Growth Opportunity for Soy-Free, Hypoallergenic Formula in Asia
Concerned parents across the Asia Pacific region are turning to infant formula made with cleaner ingredient sources to minimise the risk of allergies and other health issues.
Steady Increase in Plant-Based Fish Alternative Choices
Plant-based alternatives to fish and seafood are the future, not just in terms of nutrition, but also ecologically.
Umami – The Fifth Taste
Ever wondered how ‘Indian Chinese’ cuisine overwhelmed India that now it is served in every corner of this country? Well the answer to it is that we Indians love ‘Umami’ taste.
Flavor, Color, & Texture Trends In 2021
When it comes to choosing which food and beverage products consumers like, there are 3 key aspects which lead to trying products and continuously buying those brands. Flavor, color, and texture are 3 major areas in why consumers continue to purchase a brand of choice. So how influential are these 3 aspects and what are consumers seeking in 2021
Covid-19 Intensifies Consumers' Interest In Well-Being And Eco-Friendly Products
Healthy ingredients and label transparency are more important to consumers than ever before following the COVID-19 pandemic, concludes a new global survey commissioned by the market research company FMCG Gurus on behalf of BENEO.
The Indian Dairy Industry – Millennia Old Lessons in Processing
Isotope analysis of pottery shards in the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) site of Kotada Bhadli, showed evidence of dairy fats and proteins.
Ninjacart Connects Farmers with Consumers Happy Farmers! Happy Consumers
Ninjacart is Bengaluru based and India’s largest B2B fresh produce supply chain company. We had an interaction with Thirukumaran Nagarajan, Co-founder and CEO of Ninjacart. He talks about the rough and tumble of an entrepreneur’s journey and finally switching to B2B from B2C business model.
Robotics: 25 Years of Reliable Palletizing Technology
Robotics: 25 Years of Reliable Palletizing Technology • Expert team develops smart and powerful robots • Systems optimally designed for many different tasks • KHS to introduce more standardized systems and virtual commissioning in the future
The Plant-Based Boom - A New HighCapacity Manufacturing Solution to Keep up with Consumer Demand
The global food industry is facing the enormous challenge of feeding a population of 10 billion people, a number we are expected to reach by 2050.
Physical Hazard Management A Must for Food Manufacturers
The biggest reason for buying packaged food by any consumer is ‘to have safe experience ‘ and if there happens to be anything which is not expected in the pack, there will be increase in the risk of consumer dissatisfaction, regulatory risk and at the end it may damage the Brand Image.
Making Food Processing Quality More Reliable with Vision AI
AI (Artificial Intelligence) makes quality inspections via image processing not only better, but also easier, faster and more efficient to implement. Data Spree from Berlin shows us how.
Carcass Evaluation and Grading: Step Forward to Ensure Meat Quality
INTRODUCTION The part of the food animal body that remains after commercial dressing procedures is popularly called carcass.
COVID-19 Boosts Direct Selling of Sea Food & Drink
The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a blow to the Southeast Asia market. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), an estimated 8% of working hours were lost in Southeast Asia and the Pacific in 2020 which is equivalent to 24 million full-time jobs.
HL Agro Assesses the Indian Sesame Market Growth, Share & Trade Prospects in 2021
Sesame seed is preferred world over for its taste, aroma, colour, crunchiness, and nutrients. Considered as one of the wonder foods of nature, sesame hosts an incredible array of nutrients including 50% fat, 23% carbohydrates, 18% protein and 12% dietary fibre. Increasingly, sesame seed usage has spread beyond bread and confectionary to a variety of food preparations as an important food ingredient.
Better Quality of Life through Better Packaging for More People
An Insider View of Chakravarthi AVPS, Global Ambassador World Packaging Organisation for FOOD MARKETING & TECHNOLOGY Magazine, India
Nutrition vs Functionality – The Indian Context for Protein Ingredients
The macromolecules critical for a balanced diet are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Of these, there is an excess of carbohydrate and fat consumption, while proteins remain deficient.
Unfair Image of MSG in the Eyes of Consumers
A serendipity discovery of monosodium glutamate (MSG) was led by a Japanese chemist, Kikunae Ikeda who found that dashi; a fish stock commonly used in Japanese cuisine, was high in a sodium salt of glutamic acid.
Independent Cart Technology Underpins Integrated Packaging Concept
Advanced packaging solution integrates seamlessly into modern component fabrication line thanks to innovative in-machine and between-machine transportation technology
How Bacteria Communicate? Know about Bacterial Quorum Sensing
WHAT IS QUORUM SENSING?