Indian foodgrain production slips while procurement surges
Citing leaked figures, Bloomberg has reported that India will announce a drop in its foodgrain harvest of nearly 4% when it is revealed next month.
Archives for January 24, 2013
FDI in India
Government rolling out the red carpet for foreign retailers in Davos
Hot on the heels of helping to approve Ikea’s request to set up shop—or rather 20 stores—in India, an Indian minister has been working equally hard to woo Tesco ahead of a possible entry into the market.
Special Edition: Innovations in Minerals
Magnesium – ‘Sky is the limit’ for the ‘hottest ingredient in the mineral category’
Growing consumer awareness of their own deficiencies, its health benefits, and the emergence of innovative forms are making magnesium the ‘the hottest ingredient in the mineral category’.
Nine out of 10 Aussies don’t understand country of origin labelling
A new survey to identify consumers’ understanding of country of origin food labelling has found that almost all Australians cannot make sense of what they read, and out of those that can, knowing the origin is much more important for fresh food than for...
Better, stronger VB arrests decade-long decline
Victoria Bitter’s heartfelt apology last year is likely behind the beer’s turnaround in the Australian market, after the SABMiller brand showed its first quarter of growth in over 10 years of steady 10% declines.
DCD use suspended in New Zealand after residue discovered in dairy
The sale and use of dicyandiamide (DCD) has been brought to a halt in New Zealand after low levels of the substance were discovered in samples of dairy products from the country.