Foods / beverages
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