Foods / beverages
Whole milk or skim? Big fat debate is on
12 Oct 2015
While dietary guidelines almost universally recommend skim milk, new research shows that whole milk, along with some other fats, may actually be beneficial
Why test Maggi again and again, asks Nestle
09 Oct 2015
The company told the NCDRC that there was nothing new in the government's suit as all the contentions were dismissed by the High Court in its 13 August order, which had set aside the countrywide ban on its Maggi noodles
Pesticide residues found in 12.5% of Indian food samples
03 Oct 2015
Identifying a major health hazard, the government has found residues of pesticides in a significant proportion of vegetables, fruits, milk and other food items collected from various retail and wholesale outlets across the country
Mondelez mulls sale of European cheese, grocery businesses
03 Oct 2015
The move comes over a year after Mondelez agreed to split its coffee unit and merge it with that of rival DE Master Blenders 1753
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