1. Fertiliser to salt manufacturer, Tata Chemicals plans to enter the essential need products segment of Indian household from spices to staples in the year ahead.
2. Taco Bell back on expansion mode; to open 25 outlets in India by 2016
3. The Food Processing Industries Ministry, along with private players of the sector, is organising a 3 day Food & Grocery Forum in Mumbai from January 14. Companies from British Columbia, Dubai, Ecuador, Colombia, USA, Canada, Spain and UK are set to join this event.
4. Owing to reasons of sever pest attack, erratic rainfall and cyclone, the Coffee Board lowers 2014-15 crop estimates by 4%
5. DS Group (Dharampal Satyapal) plans to have five more production units to roll out a range of dairy products across the country in next three years, with an investment of Rs. 200 crore.
6. Sugar Millers in TamilNadu seized their operations, demanding subsidy and abolition of VAT levied on sugar.
7. Synthite group, which recently forayed into FMCG market with curry powders, masalas and spices, is set to enter the Gulf market with its products under the brand name Kitchen Treasures.
8. With growing suspicions on the quality of arecanut, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) suggested that Centre should strengthen the laboratories in government-run research stations to test the quality of imported stocks.
9. Rubber growers have welcomed the Government’s decision to reduce the time window of exports from 18 months to 6 months under Rubber Advance License import scheme.
10. The Indian Tobacco Traders were adviced by Tobacco Board not to undersell the produce in international market by sticking to nimimum export price (MEP).
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