Indian Government limit sugar stocks for bulk buyers

Indian government has issued a directives to all bulk buyers of sugar to keep stock upto 15 days of their consumption demand . This ban would be imposed till six months effective from today .


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Cold Storage Capacities Inadequate in India

In its recent report on food processing industry ASSOCHAM has highlighted Cold Storage chain s In capability to handle volumes from agri food chain . This has resulted in losses and makes India less competitive in World food processing industry. Facilities of Cold storage at export points are highly inadequate hence loosing out opportunities to export . Assocham has asked govt for more fiscal incentives towards upgrading food processing technology. It also recommends the government introduce fiscal and other incentives to encourage companies to invest in the latest food processing technology and to enchance Cold storage capacities .

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CavinKare to enter ready -to- eat -product segment

Cavinkare has a popular product range shampoo and pickle s is now thinking in terms of entering Ready -to-eat food market with its own brand. The Major Players are ITC ,HLL ,KOHINOOR and MTR foods .


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Emami to enter Indian edible oil market

Emami group which has personal body care products like lotions and cream ,deodarant etc has plans to set up bio fuel plant jatropha in african countries like Ethiopia .Also intends to put up edible oil refineries in state of Gujarat .Emami group of companies at present are growing sunflower ,castor , pulses and herbs in various African compnaies .

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Sustainable Packaging Coalition ( SPC ) - A step in green packaging

Food Packaging including bakery product packaging contribute significantly towards plastic packaging waste . Plastic Packaging are big environment hazard.Public opinion and government pressure has resulted that companies have started looking for Eco friendly packaging solution .

Few companies have joined hands and formed a Sustainable Packaging coalition . As per them
"The Sustainable Packaging Coalition envisions a world where all packaging is sourced responsibly, designed to be effective and safe throughout its life cycle, meet market criteria for performance and cost, is made entirely using renewable energy and, once used, is recycled efficiently to provide a valuable resource for subsequent generations. In summary: a true cradle-to-cradle system for all packaging,”

It would ensure that what ever packaging material would be accepted it would be Eco friendly as well would be economically viable for business.

Some of the major food companies who have joined SPC are
Kellogg s
Kraft
Unilever
Coca -Cola
Pepsico
Sara Lee
Nestle

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Major sugar producing countries of world

Sugar what we use in bakery is produced from sugar cane and most of the countries producing sugar are in southern hemisphere of the globe countries like Brazil, India ,China , Australia and Thailand are major producers of sugar
World major sugar producing countries are following

• Brazil ( almost 20 % of world sugar production )
• European Union
• India
• China
• US
• Mexico
• South Africa
• Australia
• Thailand
• Russia

World Major sugar exporting countries

• Brazil ( almost 39% of exported sugar of the world)
• European Union
• Australia
• Thailand
• South Africa
• Guatemala
• India

Countries like Brazil , Mexico , Australia and India are major consumer of sugar .Bakery Companies have to track the sugar prices which are in turn affected by events and development in these exporting , producing and importing countries

Multinational Food Comapnies in Indian Food market

Various Multinational companies have established them selves as Major food manufacturers in India . These Multinationals have been able to get consumers loyalties through quality products ,hygienic and healthier products . With mergers and acquisitions and JV s with Indian partners they have got major share of Indian processed food market . Indian competitors have to improve upon food processing technology with packaging and efficient supply chain management for their product .
Here are Major Multinational Food Companies

• Hindustan Lever
• Coco - Cola
• Pepsico
• Pillsbury
• Cargill
• Kelloggs
• Cadbury
• Nestle
• ConAgra
• Heinz
• Bunge
• IFF
• Glaxo Smithkline
• Perfiti
• Danone

FMCG companies spending more on ADS and marketing

A recent survey has shown that all major FMCG companies have increased their ads and promotion spending . This has been necessitated by the slowdown of economy and to make consumer aware of new products which are of smaller pack or giving more grammage at the same price . Companies Like Britannia , GSK , Dabur , Hindustan lever , Marico and Godrej all have reported to increase their ad spend .

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