Foods / beverages
Bengal, Odisha in bitter battle over 'rosogolla’
01 Oct 2015
West Bengal has submitted an application for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the rosogolla, to stake its claim on the sugary delicacy to beat rival claimant Odisha
Burger King to buy Belgian-based burger chain Quick Group
29 Sep 2015
Burger King, fast-food chain, France, Quick Group, Olivier Bertrand, private-equity firm, Qualium Investissement
Manhattan judge strikes down Styrofoam ban
23 Sep 2015
Warning: a Big Mac may take 3 days to digest
23 Sep 2015
McDonald's iconic Big Mac is something that we're all familiar with, but what it does to our bodies after we've eaten one is something we rarely think about
KitKat loses trademark battle with Cadbury
19 Sep 2015
Cadbury has killed off an attempt by its rival Nestle to trademark the distinctive shape of the KitKat, as European judges decided the four-finger chocolate bar is not distinctive enough to be claimed by Nestle for its exclusive use
Most US chain restaurants serve antibiotic-laden meat
18 Sep 2015
A new report and scorecard is sounding the alarm on the use of antibiotics in the meat and poultry served at America's top restaurant chains
New York City chain restaurants must now display salt warnings
11 Sep 2015
The maximum recommended limit for salt is 2,300 mg, or one teaspoon, a day, but most fast foods far exceed this. Now, chain restaurants must put a salt-shaker warning on such foods in their menus
Maggi to be back on shelves by October: Nestle
10 Sep 2015
Nestle's popular two-minute noodle Maggi will be back on the shelves in the Indian market as early as next month, when testing is expected to be over
India's Nov-Oct palm oil imports to rise 16% to 9.3 million tonnes
28 Aug 2015
India’s edible oil imports are expected to rise 7.1 per cent to 15 million tonnes in the next marketing year, after a likely rise of nearly 21 per cent to 14 million tonnes in the current year
Cargill to buy Norwegian fish feed maker Ewos for $1.5 bn
18 Aug 2015
The proposed deal is the second Cargill has invested in aquaculture over the last month
Maggi row: NCDRC accepts govt’s Rs640-cr suit, serves notice on Nestle
17 Aug 2015
During the preliminary hearing the consumer court expressed doubt over the government's cause of action, saying the Bombay High Court had already dealt with the issue
Bombay HC lifts ban on Nestle’s Maggi, orders fresh tests
13 Aug 2015
The Bombay High Court today lifted the ban on Nestle India’s Maggi instant noodles and set aside the Maharashtra FDA’s ban on the popular fast food
Kraft Heinz to axe 2,500 jobs in North America
13 Aug 2015
Sales of Kraft fell 4.9 per cent to $4.52 billion due to weaker demand while Heinz revenue was down 4.1 per cent at $2.62 billion on account of strong dollar
US too finds Maggi noodles safe for consumption
12 Aug 2015
India is looking increasingly isolated, health regulators in the UK, Singapore, Canada, Australia and Vietnam have also cleared India-made Maggi as safe for human consumption
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