Sunday, September 26, 2010

Kwality Dairy Takes UP Plant On Lease

Kwality Dairy  India Ltd   an  Indian dairy processor  has taken exclusive  lease a dairy plant form M/s Varshnev  Bandhu  Pvt  Ltd in  Bulandshaher ( U.P).

The plant has a capacity to process 3 lakh litres of milk per day approximately", said the company.
“We are expanding in the northern region to capture the growing market opportunity and launch more products,” said a senior KDIL official. The company is making a foray into new segments like sweet curd, flavoured yogurt, branded white butter and flavoured milk, besides ice-cream.
Based in New Delhi, Kwality Dairy produces the Kream Kountry and Indana brands. The Company is also engaged in the import and export of dairy products globally.

source 
Flexnews

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Major Honey Brands Contaminated With Anti Biotics - Report

With  all major  brands  having failed  into  test carried by  Centre for Science and Environment ( CSE)  for presence of antibiotics . These brands  have reported to have antibiotics  which on  consumption could results in reduction of resistance  to antibiotics which in turn results  to blood related disease and  injury to the liver.

Brands that were found to be contaminated with antibiotics are

Dabur,Baidyanath,Himalaya,Patanjali,Khadi,Gold , Himflora , Mehsons , Umang and  2 imported brand  Capilano and  Nectaflor . Anit biotics like ampicillin , oxytetracycline ,ciprofloxacin  were found  in samples  were to have anit biotics from range 2- 5 numbers .

Only one brand  Hitkari  was found to be without  antibiotics .

These reports bust the myth that the  commercially produced honey was pure and natural products . Anti biotics are widely used by beekeepers  to keep  bee colonies from  any  disease .

At present  there no set standards for presence of antibiotics in processed honey  in India . But  by the standards of Export Inspection Council  these samples would have failed .

Sunita Narain  Director CSE   was of the view as international standards are very strict on these standards  products find there way into domestic market without any checks .

Source - TOI  dt 16 Sept 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010

DS Group Plans Major Investment In Catch Spice Brand

 
 Catch  Spices  is  a popular brand  for spices in northen region in India . With competitors like  MDH  , Goldi , Everest  and Goldi . DS group  has planned major expansion of Catch spices.
 
 
The Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group) is looking to increase the production capacity of its Catch spices brand to 18,000 tonnes this year and also aiming at generating revenue of Rs 180 crore by March 2011, helped by the introduction of new products as well as stronger distribution in the south.

Satish K Rustagi, business head, DS Group (food division), said that as of now the company’s spices production capacity is 10,000 tonnes, which is expected to increase by this fiscal end, which in turn will help boost revenue from the spices business.

“We are also in the process of setting up a new manufacturing facility in Noida, which is further expected to raise our production capacity to 30,000 tonnes in the next two years,” he added. The company has earmarked an investment of Rs 100 crore for its spices business.
 
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http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/ds-group-strengthen-catch-spices-brand-339


Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Green Peace Declares Safe Food Guide (2) For Indian Companies

Dabur, KRBL and Vippy have emerged as the top green companies, while Nestle, PepsiCo, Haldiram's and Hindustan Unilever Ltd, among others, have faired poorly in the recently released Safe Food Guide (version two) by Greenpeace, a non-profit organisation.

The Safe Food Guide ranks 25 of the most popular food companies in India according to their policy on genetically-modified (GM) foods. Based on their responsibility towards Indian consumers on the GM food issue, the guide categorises companies as 'green', 'yellow' and 'red'.

The green list, in fact, has only three companies: Dabur India, KRBL Ltd and Vippy Industries Ltd. These companies, Greenpeace says, have not only taken necessary steps to ensure that they remain GM-free now and in future, but also are ready to engage with the government and relevant industry associations to keep the Indian food market free from GM food.

The yellow list includes popular brands such as Cadbury, ITC, Ruchi Soya, LT Foods, Heinz India, Bambino Agro and Kohinoor Foods Ltd, which have said that that they are committed to sourcing ingredients that are GMO-free, but are yet to take a long-term position on being GM-free or share their position with consumers.
The red list includes companies such as Nestlé, PepsiCo, Cargill, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Britannia, Godrej Hersheys Ltd, Haldiram's, MTR, Parle Biscuits, Agro Tech Foods, Surya Foods, Amul, GSK, FieldFresh (Bharti Enterprises) and Kellogg's. These companies have not taken any concrete steps to provide Indian consumers with GM-free food for now or in future, thereby being irresponsible

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http://www.imagesfood.com/news.aspx?Id=2157&topic=2
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