Foods / beverages

SC stays NCDRC proceedings in Maggi case, directs testing of samples at CFTRI

16 Dec 2015

Coke, Pepsi unhappy at being clubbed with tobacco for ‘sin tax’

12 Dec 2015

Nearly 70% of dietary supplements sold in India fake: Assocham

08 Dec 2015

Coffee machine maker Keurig goes private in $13.9-bn deal

08 Dec 2015

Vermont-based Keurig sells over 400 different products, including coffee – over 60 brands - teas and other beverages, as well as specialty pods, brewers and accessories in the US and Canada through its own brands and in partnerships

Half a million people die of foodborne illness each year: WHO report

07 Dec 2015

Global diet getting sweeter: Study

03 Dec 2015

Tata enters instant coffee market with Coffee Grand

01 Dec 2015

Tata Global Beverages said Tata Coffee Grand was developed in-house and that a 50g bottle will cost Rs130 in the north, west and eastern regions while it has been priced lower in the south

Healthy snacks make people fat: Nutritionist

30 Nov 2015

Eighteen villages in Varanasi want local Coca-Cola plant shut

28 Nov 2015

Coca-Cola exploits groundwater at the expense of the poor, the women, children, farmers and livestock who have to live with less water because Coca-Cola mines groundwater in a water scarce area for profit

Now, Nestle’s pasta sample found to have high lead content

28 Nov 2015

Test reports received on 2 September showed the samples contained lead as much as 6 parts per million against the permissible limit of 2.5 ppm, says the report

Coke under fire for funding non-profit health outfit

25 Nov 2015

The soft drink giant’s chief health and science officer Rhona Applebaum has resigned following revelations that Coca-Cola Co funded research that downplays the role of sugary drinks in obesity

E coli infection from Costco chicken salad sickens 19

25 Nov 2015

Pinnacle Foods to buy Boulder Brands for $710 mn

25 Nov 2015

Foodpanda ties up with IRCTC for on-train meal delivery

25 Nov 2015

US FDA does not require labelling of food over GM ingredients

21 Nov 2015

Nestle India sells 33 mn packs of Maggi in 10 days as govt’s Rs640-cr suit drags

21 Nov 2015

Nestle India’s instant noodle Maggi is back with a bang, selling about 33 million packs of the fast food in 10 days  since it was relaunched in the Indian market last week

FSSAI moves SC over Maggi test remarks

17 Nov 2015

Cheerios Protein faces lawsuit over potentially false claims over protein content

16 Nov 2015

Instant hit: 60,000 Maggi 12-packs sold in 5 minutes on Snapdeal

12 Nov 2015

Returning to the market after a five-month hiatus, Maggi sold 60,000 ‘welcome kits’ of 12 packs each in five minutes flat through its online tie-up with Snapdeal

Snapdeal offers Maggi noodles on 'flash sale’

10 Nov 2015

Marking a first for a food product, Nestle's Maggi noodles is being sold via the unique "flash sale model" on e-commerce platform Snapdeal

Nestle re-launches Maggi noodles, but not in Mumbai

09 Nov 2015

Cabury’s Fruit & Nut chocolate recipe change draws angry reaction

05 Nov 2015

Kraft Heinz to cut 2,600 jobs, close seven manufacturing plants

05 Nov 2015

Nebraska company recalls ground beef products on suspected of E coli adulteration

02 Nov 2015

Freebies for kids a hit in US fast food joints

02 Nov 2015