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Probiotic Products
World Stocks Indian Spices
Editor’s Corner
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Budget 2020: Borrowings By FCI
Will Rise 24% To Rs 1.36 Trillion
This includes loans from NSSF at Rs 1.36 trillion
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) will bor-
row a whopping Rs 1.36 trillion from the National
Small Savings Fund (NSSF) to finance its bur-
geoning food subsidy bill in 2020-21, Budget
documents showed. This is the highest in the
past five years and almost 24 per cent more than
last year.
This perhaps explains the so-called ‘under-
provisioning’ of food subsidy in the 2020-21 2020
Union Budget for FCI. This is because together
with the budgetary allocation of Rs 77,982 crore,
the total funds available to it to procure grains
from farmers and distribute it at cheap rates to
ration card holders comes to around Rs 2.15 tril-
lion. The corporation has been facing huge finan-
This is based on the assumption that during cial arrears as much of its food subsidy since
the course of 2020-21, the Centre releases the 2016-17 is funded through off-budget measures.
entire budgeted amount. If there is any reduction The bulk of this is through loans from the NSSF.
in this amount, it would force the corporation of In 2019-20, the FCI had to repay around Rs
borrow more from the NSSF. 46,400 crore to the NSSF for loans taken in pre-
In the current financial year (2019-20), Budget vious years, which will rise to Rs 68,400 crore in
documents show that though the budgetary allo- 2020-21. In 2018-19, it repaid back a sum of Rs
cation for FCI was lowered from Rs 1.51 trillion 27,000 crore to the NSSF.
in BE to Rs 75,000 crore at the RE stage. NSSF FCI’s current financial position is largely the
loans of around Rs 1.1 trillion came to the res- result of its grain procurement far exceeding its
cue. As a result, the corporation spent around Rs distribution through ration shops in the last few
1.85 trillion as food subsidy. The subsidy amount years.
does not include the amount spent by FCI on de- It is also because of a cap on the price at
centralised procurement of foodgrains under the which they are sold at – Rs 3 a kg for rice, Rs 2
National Food Security Act. a kg for wheat and Rs 1 a kg for coarse grains.
The fallout of relentless drawing of loans from Data shows that each Rs 1 (per kg) increase
the NSSF to bridge the gap in budgetary alloca- in issue price of grains could result in savings of
tion towards food subsidy means higher out- food subsidy of over Rs 5,000 crore annually.
standings. By the end of 2020-21, the total For 2018-19, while FCI’s issue price of grains
outstanding balance with the NSSF from the FCI to the states under the NFSA remains at Rs 3 per
will be close to Rs 3.22 trillion. This will be after kg for rice and Rs 2 per kg for wheat, the eco-
accounting for Rs 68,400 crore interest from the nomic cost of grains is Rs 33.1 (rice) and Rs
FCI for loans taken in the previous year. 24.45 (wheat) per kg, respectively.
By March 31, 2020, this outstanding amount This means that for every kg of rice sold
with the NSSF is expected to be almost Rs 2.5 through the over 500,000 ration shops across
trillion. the country, the government incurs a subsidy of
The number could have been lower had the Rs 30 a kg. For wheat, it is Rs 24.45 a kg.
government released the entire allocated Rs Source: https://www.business-
1.51 trillion to the FCI as food subsidy in 2019- standard.com/budget/article/budget-2020-fci-to-
20. However, it released just Rs 75,000 crore as get-rs-2-15-trillion-as-food-subsidy-in-2020-21-1
the revised estimates show. 20020200762_1.html
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Food Hydrocolloids
dustry and are prevalently used
in health supplements owing to
their high protein and amino
acid content. Food hydrocol-
loids are used in the prepara-
tion of confectioneries as they
impart chewiness and foam sta-
bilization. In the dairy industry,
gellan gum is used as a stabi-
lizer in dairy products such as
cream, cheese, cottage
cheese, and ice creams. The
rising consumption of conven-
ience food and the expanding
food processing industry is an-
ticipated to have a positive ef-
fect on the demand for food
hydrocolloids. The use of xan-
tham as food hydrocolloids in
The "Global Food hydrocol- lizing suspensions, encapsula- dressings and sauces is gather-
loids Market Analysis to 2027" tion, improving freeze-thaw sta- ing pace.
is a specialized and in-depth bility, gelling, film-forming,
study of the food and beverage improving viscoelasticity, im- It is increasingly used in bak-
industry with a special focus on proving bake-stability, etc. Hy- ing applications to prevent the
the global market trend analy- drocolloids of alginates, sedimentation of chocolate and
sis. The report aims to provide xanthan gum, pectin, guar gum, fruit pieces in cakes before and
an overview of the food hydro- carrageenans, and guar gum during baking. While in the
colloids market with detailed are some most commonly used dairy industry, it is used to facil-
market segmentation by food hydrocolloids in the food itate gel-forming and minimize
source, function, application, processing industry. synaeresis. Food hydrocolloids
and geography. The global food have become indispensable
hydrocolloids market is ex- The versatile abilities of food raw materials in the food pro-
pected to witness high growth hydrocolloids to control various cessing industry, and the de-
during the forecast period. The functions and properties of food mand for them is expected to
report provides key statistics on such as viscoelasticity, gelation, grow during the forecast period
the market status of the leading emulsifica- consistently.
food hydrocolloids market play-
ers and offers key trends and tion, thicken-
opportunities in the market.
ing, and
Food Hydrocolloids
Food hydrocolloids are poly- dispersion is
saccharides usually of high mo-
lecular weight, which are expected to
extracted from plant and sea-
weed sources. They can also drive the de-
be produced by microbial syn-
thesis. Food hydrocolloids are mand for food
used in the food industry for dif-
ferent functions such as stabi- hydrocolloids.
10 Food hydro-
colloids such
as guar gum
and gellan
gum play an
essential role
in the food in-
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Britannia Is The Highest Cadbury To Set Up Largest
Scoring Indian Company By
Access To Nutrition Index Chocolate Manufacturing
The maker of Good Day and Tiger biscuits Facility In Andhra
ranked fourth among top 16 food and beverages
companies in the study which is an independent Cadbury India signed a memorandum of un-
national assessment to measure the contribution derstanding with the Andhra Pradesh govern-
of India’s largest foods and beverages manufac- ment for setting up its chocolate manufacturing
turers towards meeting the health and nutrition facility at Sri City Special Economic Zone in Chit-
needs of consumers. toor district.
Britannia Industries was the highest scoring According to the company's MD Manu Anand,
India-headquartered company in the second it- it is said to be the company's largest manufac-
eration of India Access to Nutrition Spotlight turing facility in Asia-Pacific region, the first
Index 2020 published by Access To Nutrition phase of the project will become functional by
Index (ATNI), an international nonprofit organi- 2015 with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore and
sation. produce about one lakh tonnes of the famous
Cadbury chocolates.
The maker of Good Day and Tiger biscuits
ranked fourth among top 16 food and beverages The MoU was signed by Anand and state In-
companies in the study which is an independent dustries Principal Secretary K Pradeep Chandra
national assessment to measure the contribution in the presence of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar
of India’s largest foods and beverages manufac- Reddy, Major In-
turers towards meeting the health and nutrition dustries Minister J
needs of consumers. Geeta Reddy and
others.
“Britannia is the highest scoring Indian head-
quartered company in the ATNI 2020. It is also The Chief Minis-
encouraging to note that we have achieved the ter also laid the
largest increase when compared to the other foundation-stone
companies in the survey,” said Varun Berry, for the mfrg facility
managing director of Britannia, in a press state- on the occasion.
ment.
"The manufacturing facility will come up on
Britannia Industries has a nutrition policy ad- 134 acres of land in Sri City SEZ in four phases
dressing undernutrition and micronutrient defi- and will have an overall production capacity of
ciencies in the country headed by a team of food 2.5 lakh tonnes by 2020. In the first phase we
technologists and nutritionists. will produce chocolates and other products in
the subsequent phases. All these products will
Backed by by the Bill and Melinda Gates be for domestic consumption only but a small
Foundation and the governments of United King- portion could also be exported," Anand told re-
dom and Netherlands, ATNI’s study evaluated porters on the occasion.
food and beverage manufacturers on their poli-
cies, practices, and performance related to im- Cadbury requires about five lakh litres of milk
proving nutrition. Nestle IndiaNSE -2.73 % and 100 tonnes of sugar per day for its first
ranked joint FIRST in the study. phase operations.This will give a big boost to the
local farmers and help dairying in the district be-
sides helping the sugar industry grow.
In the last three years, AP received invest-
ment proposals to the tune of Rs 1.35 lakh crore.
Of the 115 MoUs we signed with various com-
panies, most have completed their projects
while some are progressing. Only a few have
dropped out for various reasons.
"Regardless of the atmosphere around, major
companies are coming into the state to open
their units," the Minister said, referring to the on-
going crisis over the state bifurcation.
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Healthy Products Low on Priority List For
Indian Food Industry
According to Access to Nutrition Ini- consumers of fast food in the world. This, cou-
tiative’s (ATNI) second iteration, com- pled with the fact that India is set to become the
panies are showing a greater third largest consumer economy, presents an
understanding of – and a commitment enormous opportunity for food and beverage
to fighting – the enduring and mounting companies to make nutrition a core part of their
double burden of malnutrition in India. business plans, and to adopt comprehensive,
public and commercial strategies to address is-
New Delhi: India’s largest food and sues related to the double burden of malnutrition
beverage companies are providing only in India,” said Inge Kauer, executive director of
limited options of healthy products to a ATNI.
population faced with major nutrition
challenges, stated the report findings of There has been some progress made among
India Access to Nutrition Spotlight the nine previously assessed companies, with
Index launched on Thursday. average scores increasing from 3 out of 10 in
2016 to 4.2 out of 10 in 2020. Overall, the aver-
According to Access to Nutrition Ini- age Index score is 3.1, which is similar to the
tiative’s (ATNI) report, companies are 2016 iteration.
showing a greater understanding of –
and a commitment to fighting – the enduring and “The India Spotlight Index 2020 shows that
mounting double burden of malnutrition in India. among the 16 largest food and beverage manu-
However, more innovative, healthy and afford- facturers, that cover nearly a third of the food and
able products can and should be introduced to beverage market, most take action to fortify prod-
make a real difference for all Indians. ucts or commit to reformulate products in line
with government initiatives to address India’s nu-
Hindustan Unilever and Nestlé India rank trition challenges. Ten of the 13 companies, for
joint-first with scores of 6.9 out of 10. Britannia which staple food fortification is relevant, volun-
Industries has shown most progress. Their over- tarily fortify some or all of their products accord-
all score increased from 1.6 in 2016 to 4.9 now. ing to the standards set by FSSAI. This is a big
Despite the progress ATNI stresses that current improvement since 2016 when ATNI found very
industry efforts are not sufficient to match the few companies producing some fortified foods.
scale of the nutrition challenge that India faces. FSSAI has since effectively stepped up their
Few companies provide evidence of tackling un- guidance to industry on fortification,” said Dr.
dernutrition, micro-nutrient deficiencies and over- Rajan Sankar, director of nutrition at Tata Trusts
weight and obesity challenges comprehensively and member of the ATNI Board.
in all relevant business areas.
This second 2020 iteration extends the scope
of the Index by including the 16 largest food and
beverage manufacturers in India – nine of which
were previously assessed in 2016 – with the ul-
timate goal to drive the private sector’s perform-
ance on healthy, affordable diets and address
undernutrition, obesity and diet-related diseases.
“ATNI sees food and beverage companies in
India showing their commitment to provide
healthy food and engaging in a dialogue on how
to support India’s Eat Right Movement. Lifestyle
changes in India have caused a shift in con-
sumer habits – from the consumption of tradi-
tional food, to more urban food habits consisting
of packaged and processed foods, high in sugar,
fat and salt. In fact, India is among the top 10
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Coronavirus Crash Wipes $5
Trillion Off World Stocks
Coronavirus panic sent ready struggling with the U.S.- virus could become a pandemic
world share markets skidding China trade war fallout. as the outbreak spreads to
again on Friday, compounding major developed economies
their worst crash since the 2008 MSCI's all country world such as Germany and France.
global financial crisis and push- index, which tracks almost 50
ing the week's wipeout in value countries, was down more than About 10 countries have re-
terms to $5 trillion. 1% ahead of U.S. trading and ported their first virus cases
almost 10% for the week - the over the past 24 hours, includ-
The rout showed no signs of worst since October 2008. ing Nigeria, the biggest econ-
slowing as Europe's main mar- omy in Africa.
kets slumped 3-5% and the on- Wall Street shares plunged
going dive for safety sent yields 4.4% on Thursday alone, their The global rout knocked
on U.S. government bonds, largest fall since August 2011. mainland Chinese shares,
seen as probably the securest Futures pointed to a modest 1% which have been relatively well
asset in the world, to fresh drop later, but the S&P 500 has supported this month, as new
record lows. lost 12% since hitting a record coronavirus cases in the coun-
high just 9 days ago, putting it try fell and Beijing doled out
Hopes that the epidemic that in so-called correction territory. measures to shore up eco-
started in China would be over nomic growth.
in months and that economic Europe's airlines and travel
activity would quickly return to stocks have plunged 18% in The appeal of guaranteed in-
normal have been shattered their worst week since the 2001 come sent high-grade bonds
this week as the number of in- 9/11 attacks in the United rallying. U.S. yields - which
ternational cases spiralled. States. move inversely to the price -
plunged with benchmark 10-
Bets are now that the Fed- The index, which measures year note yields hitting a record
eral Reserve will cut U.S. inter- expected swings in U.S. shares low of 1.1550% in frenzied Eu-
est rates as soon as next month in the next 30 days, typically ropean trading. It last stood at
and other major central banks shoots up to around 50 when 1.1847%.
will follow to try & nurse bear market selling hits its
economies through the troubles heaviest and approached al- That is well below the three-
and stave off a global reces- most 90 during the 2008-09 fi- month bill yield of 1.43% , deep-
sion. nancial crisis. ening the so-called inversion of
the yield curve. Historically an
"Investors are trying to price PANDEMIC WARNING inverted yield curve is one of
in the worst case scenario and In Asia, MSCI's regional the most reliable leading indica-
the biggest risk is what hap- index excluding Japan shed tors of a U.S. recession.
pens now in the United States 2.6%. Japan's Nikkei slumped
and other major countries out- 3.7% on rising fears the Expectations the Fed will cut
side of Asia," said SEI Invest- Olympics planned in July-Au- interest rates to cushion the
ments Head of Asian Equities gust may be called off due to blow are rising in money mar-
John Lau. the coronavirus. kets. Analysts say Fed funds fu-
"The coronavirus now looks tures are now pricing in about a
"These are highly uncer- like a pandemic. Markets can 75% chance of a 25 basis point
tainty times, no one really cope even if there is big risk as cut at the central bank's March
knows the answer and the mar- long as we can see the end of 17-18 meeting.
kets are really panicking." the tunnel," said Norihiro Fujito,
chief investment strategist at
Disruptions to international Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley
travel and supply chains, Securities.
school closures and cancella- World Health Organization
tions of major events have all Director General Tedros Ad-
blackened the outlook for a hanom Ghebreyesus said the
world economy that was al-
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Coronavirus Rumours Hit Sales Of Egg, Chicken
BS Yadav, MD of Godrej Agrovet, a com- earning from its chicken business has fallen by
pound animal feed company, told reporters on 10-11% during the period. Godrej Tyson Foods
Thursday that the coronavirus rumour has led to is a joint venture between Godrej Agrovet and
a 50% drop in consumption to 35-40 million birds Tyson Foods-USA. It sells 600,000 fresh and
a week, while prices have
dropped by 70%. frozen chicken every week.
“We see a short-term chal-
Top poultry companies in
the country said sales of lenge due to the coronavirus
chicken and eggs have scare which has led to a drop
halved over the last few in consumption of chicken in
weeks, driven down largely the country,” Nadir Godrej,
by rumours that linked them chairman of Godrej Agrovet,
to the coronavirus infection. said, referring to Godrej
Tyson Foods.
BS Yadav, MD of Godrej
Agrovet (NSE -2.90 %), a According to Yadav, the
compound animal feed com- company has seen a 30-40%
pany, told reporters that the drop in sales in its branded
rumour has led to a 50% drop in consumption to chicken business. “In the last
35-40 million birds a week, while prices have four-five weeks, we have seen 10-11% loss on
dropped by 70%. earning in our chicken business. It’s not only
companies, but farmers too who are making
According to Yadav, the company’s poultry losses for the past 3-4 weeks, with a surplus
arm, Godrej Tyson Foods, too, has taken a hit— building up,” he said.
New Products From Campbell Soup, Kraft Heinz, Utz
The Campbell Soup Co.’s Snyder’s of the past few years,” said Samantha Hess, brand
Hanover pretzel brand is debuting two new prod- manager for Planters. “We know fans love the
uct platforms: Pretzel Rounds and Twisted Pret- cheesy flavor of Cheez Balls, but they also crave
zel Sticks. The Pretzel Rounds are poppable new and interesting flavor options. We created
pretzel bites available in sea salt and butter va- these new versions to give fans what they want,
rieties, while the Twisted Pretzel Sticks are and we can’t wait for America to get their hands
baked with a swirl of buttery flavor and dusted on them.”
with onion, garlic and pepper.
A spate of new snacks is on tap from Utz
The Kraft Heinz Co.’s Planters brand is adding Quality Foods, L.L.C: Good Health Creamy
three new flavors to its line Cheez Balls cheese- Onion & Chive Veggie Chips, TGI Friday’s Buf-
flavored corn snacks: Blazin’ Hot, jalapeño ched- falo Blue Pub Bites and Party Sticks Zesty
dar and Nacho Cheez. House Fries, TORTIYAHS! blue corn and white
rounds tortilla chips, Boulder Canyon Gourmet
“There has been incredible excitement Medley Kettle Style Potato Chips, and Utz ridge-
around the return of Planters Cheez Balls over cut sea salt potato chips.
“Utz continues its exponential growth through
innovation, acquisition and organic growth,” said
Dylan Lissette, chief executive officer of Utz
Quality Foods. “We continue to focus on emerg-
ing trends with our national Power Brands,
BFY/Craft and regional local brands. And our
unique distribution model provides a quality serv-
ice that is superior in the snacking business, en-
suring fans can find their favorite snacks
anytime, anywhere.”
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Nutraceuticals: The New $240-Billion
Gold Mine For Indian Spices
There are companies in urban India too. compound called bioperine
India with over 100 patents for "Globally the nutraceutical from black pepper that helps in-
such products. Once they iso- crease bio availability or full ab-
late a compound through re- market may soon touch $100 sorption of nutraceutical in the
search and clinical trials, they billion mark. The total market body. Another one from
soon patent it to stay ahead of for nutraceuticals in India is Boswellia Serrata (Indian
the competition. Till recently, growing at 21% and is valued at Frankincence), meant for pre-
foreign markets used be their Rs 15,000 crore. Since spices venting inflammation, followed.
bread and butter. Now, rising All these came in the nineties.
health awareness is making are
people take to dietary sup- The Kerala-based Arjuna
plements in urban India considered safe sources of nat- Natural Extracts, another
too. ural products, they possess a
prime spot in developing nu- company with a major
It was in the early traceuticals," Nirmal Babu ex- presence in the nu-
1990s that the Indian plains. traceutical sector, has
spice extract compa- 50 patents on turmeric
nies began to wake up to The US is the biggest market formulations alone out of
the potential of the nu- for nutraceuticals followed by a total inventory of 102.
traceuticals sector. They Europe. "More people in US "Turmeric is perhaps the
started out as the suppliers of have the habit of taking health most researched spice and
ingredients. Thereafter, lever- supplements," R. Ramachan- we have 65 publications on it,"
aging India's traditional knowl- dran, CEO of oleoresin exporter says joint managing director
edge about spices and herbs, Plant Lipids Ltd. points out. Benny Antony. The company’s
they gradually shifted to formu- BCM-95 bio available curcumin
lations and products. Among Indian companies, product has been a sort of a
Bengaluru-based Sami Labs, trend-setter in the spice nu-
The transition has not been with over Rs 1,000-crore traceutical sector.
easy, especially because com- turnover, has been a pioneer in Ginger, chilli (particularly
petition has intensified. They the field of nutraceuticals. It had capsicum), garlic, cinnamon,
found that they cannot globally come out with its first product in black pepper and herbs like
market the herbal products the early nineties. It has been rosemary, holy basil etc are in
made from spices the way they growing in strength ever since. high demand in the nutraceuti-
do it in India. The product has "We hold 243 patents now and cals industry. To get these raw
to go through clinical trials and another 219 are in the pipeline," materials in the quantities they
the details have to be published says founder chairman Md Ma- need, big companies go for
in major journals to be accepted jeed who hails from Kerala. contract farming and even im-
overseas. port them at a cheaper rate.
Subsequently, he made India’s share in the global
Today, there are Indian com- products from spice Garcinia nutraceutical products is negli-
panies with over 100 patents for (pot tamarind) and isolated a gible so far, and industry insid-
nutraceutical products. Once ers believe that the country has
they isolate a compound huge potential. "The sector is
through research and clinical currently dominated by China
trials, they soon patent it to stay and Europe. India’s presence is
ahead of the competition. Till growing," says Majeed, who
recently, foreign markets used has shifted his manufacturing
to be their principal revenue operations mostly to India from
generators. Now, rising health the US to cut costs.
awareness is making people Ramachandran reckons that
take to dietary supplements in
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while China has the biggest that has ten branded nutraceu- product that helps control hang-
presence in nutraceuticals, tical ingredients under its Aurea over," (Synthite MD Viju Jacob).
India may have an advantage. Biolabs division.
"Indian nutraceutical products Corporates are now putting
have better acceptance as they Of the nutraceutical indus- more money into R&D to de-
are backed by tested docu- try’s three main segments of velop new products. Akay
ments and publications." herbal/natural products, dietary Flavours and Aromatics, an ole-
supplements and functional oresin exporter, has christened
The growing market for nu- foods, the first two are growing its nutraceutical wing as spiceu-
traceuticals has prompted rapidly, according to Nirmal tical and has earmarked Rs 15
major exporters of spice oleo- Babu of IISR. "The greatest sci- crore for research. "Two chal-
resin(extract) to take the entific need pertains to stan- lenges we faced when went into
plunge. They are gearing up to dardisation of the nutraceutical nutraceuticals are how to deal
make a significant impact on compounds or products and de- with taste and aroma of spices
the sector by cashing in on their velopment and execution of which can be pungent and its
commanding presence in the clinical studies to provide the bio availability to make it more
global spice oleoresin market. basis for health claims to pro- effective," says Babu P Mali-
duce an impact on the con- akal, the MD of the company.
Companies from the state sumers as well as on the
account for the bulk of the over nutraceutical companies. Companies have also
Rs 2,000-cr spice oil and oleo- started targeting the Indian
resin exported by India. They Not surprisingly, all big oleo- market having sensed the
supply to international flavour resin exporters have turned growth potential here. Arjuna
and fragrance houses such as their attention to the emerging Natural Extracts, a Rs 300-
Givaudan and Firmenich in area of nutraceuticals. crore business, has already en-
Switzerland, International tered the Indian market with
Flavours and Fragrances in the The Rs 1,750-cr Synthite In- Curegarden range of natural
US, and Symrise in Germany. dustries Ltd, India's top spice health and herbal supplements.
oleoresin exporter, has a range "We have tied up with Amazon.
"India likely has 60-70% of products targeting different We find more and more takers
share of the global oleoresin health benefits from spices and for our products in India,"
market," says Ramachandran other herbs. "We are now re- Benny Antony says.
of Plant Lipids, the company searching on a curcumin-based
Can Bhujia Fetch Haldiram's $6 Billion?
Homegrown snack maker Haldiram’s has from getting external financing so far. In fact, due
held discussions with global private equity major to divisions in the family, it has not been easy for
General Atlantic for a minority stake sale, valuing risk capital investors to stitch together a deal.
the eight-decade-old company at $5-6 billion,
said multiple people in the know. Sources indicated TA Associates is also in the
running for a stake in Haldiram’s.
The development comes on the back of last
year’s failed talks between Haldiram’s and US This is not the first time that Haldiram’s has
breakfast cereal giant Kellogg for a capital raise engaged with PE majors such as General At-
at a reported $3 billion valuation. NYSE-listed lantic for a potential fundraise. “General Atlantic
Kellogg Company had been keen on a majority has been working very closely with the promoter
stake, which led to the collapse of the deal, said family for a while now and the transaction is
sources. People familiar with the matter told that close to being finalised,” said a person aware of
General Atlantic, an investor in BillDesk, Anita the development.
Dongre’s AND and PNB Housing Finance, is
looking to pick up a minority stake of about 10% What makes the business a juicy proposition for
in the iconic snack food brand. investors is the continued growth clocked by the
brand, riding on the domestic consumption story.
The Agarwal family split the business geo-
graphically among themselves in the 1990s. “The company is in the market for a strategic
partner to fuel growth and the board is evaluating
Despite clocking robust growth over the past multiple proposals,” said a senior executive at a
two decades, the promoter family has desisted rival packaged foods company on the condition
of anonymity.
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Food Processing Industry Seeks 20% Export Sop
The high taxes on branded food products has Jindal said that this will strengthen the farm
led to an increase sale of food in loose form economy and realise the objectives of doubling
which is unsafe and unhealthy. This has also re- farmers’ income and the Make in India policy.
duced consumption of packaged food, said Jin-
dal. The association has also recommended that With rising food prices causing substantial
new units be provided with a five-year tax holiday negative socioeconomic effect and political un-
irrespective of the location of the unit. rest, Jindal said that there was a need to lower
the GST. “It is an accepted global practice that
The food processing industry has asked the food products are either exempt from tax or
government to give an export incentive of 20% chargeable at a minimal rate. We have asked the
under the Remission of Duties or Taxes on Ex- government to keep pulps of fruits, vegetables
port Product (RoDTEP) scheme. It has also and preserved fruits in salt at 0% GST. Similarly,
asked for the rationalisation of the Goods and duties of dailyneed food products from pickles,
Services Tax (GST) on processed fruits, vegeta- juices, butter, biscuits should be placed at 5%
bles and essential daily-need food products to GST from the current 12-18 %,” he said adding
save wastage of agri-produce. that consumption in the country has to be in-
creased to benefit farmers.
“The food industry is under severe economic
pressure owing to uncertainties, perishability of The high taxes on branded food products has
food products and sudden price spikes in agri led to an increase sale of food in loose form
commodities. To increase the processing level of which is unsafe and unhealthy. This has also re-
fruits and vegetables from the current 10% to duced consumption of packaged food.
80% as in many developed countries and boost
export, the news scheme – RoDTEP – should be The association has also recommended that
introduced urgently as exports are losing viabil- new units be provided with a five-year tax holiday
ity,” said All India Food Processors’ Association irrespective of the location of the unit.
president Subodh Jindal.
The industry plays an important role in saving
He said that they have also requested the perishable agri produce and provides value ad-
government that the new scheme should provide dition. A tax holiday will ensure that entrepre-
benefits similar to the Merchandise Exports from neurs can set up units at their locations and do
India Scheme (MEIS) scheme at 20% and not re- not have to trans-locate themselves to distant
duce the incentive on exports. places which incurs high overheads and logistics
expenses.
$463.44 Million FDI In Food Processing In Apr-Sep FY20
The government has permitted 100 per cent Placing the data before the Lok Sabha, Min-
FDI through automatic route in manufacturing of ister of State for Food Processing Industries
food products subject to sectoral rules and reg- Rameswar Teli said the country has received
ulations. Also, 100% FDI is allowed through gov- USD 463.44 million FDI in the food processing
ernment route in retail trade in respect of food sector during April-September period of 2019-20.
products produced/mfrg in India. During the first quarter of the fiscal, maximum
India has received FDI of USD 463.44 million FDI of USD 244.95 million was made in Tamil
in the food processing sector in the first half of Nadu and Puducherry, followed by USD 25.08
the current fiscal, the govt informed Parliament. million in Maharasthra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
The country had received USD 628.24 million and Daman and Diu, while USD 22.99 million in
FDI in the food processing sector during the full Delhi and part of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
fiscal year 2018-19 and USD 904.90 million dur- The MOFPI does not set up any food process-
ing 2017-18, it added. ing industries/projects/units on its own. It pro-
The govt has permitted 100% FDI through au- vides credit-linked capital subsidy in the form of
tomatic route in mfrg of food products subject to grants-in-aid for setting up of various food pro-
sectoral rules & regulations. Also, 100% FDI is cessing industries/projects/units under its central
allowed through govt route in retail trade. sector scheme.
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Food Processing Ministry Approves
Rs 162 Cr Under Operation Greens Scheme
The govt has approved Rs 162 crore under created,” she said.
Operation Green scheme which has an outlay of National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing
Rs 500 crore to stabilize the supply of tomato,
onion and potato (TOP) crops and to ensure their Federation of India (NAFED) will be the nodal
availability round the year without price volatility. agency to implement price stabilisation meas-
ures. The pattern of assistance will comprise
The government has approved Rs 162 crore grants-in-aid at the rate of 50% of the eligible
under Operation Green scheme which has an project cost in all areas, subject to maximum Rs
outlay of Rs 500 crore to stabilize the supply of 50 crores per project. The ministry will provide
tomato, onion and potato (TOP) crops and to en- 50% subsidy on transportation of the crops from
sure their availability round the year without price production to storage and hiring of appropriate
volatility. storage facilities.
The scheme announced in 2018-19 budget As part of the long term integrated value chain
aims to enhance value realisation for farmers by development projects, the government will help
targeted interventions to strengthen production in capacity building of FPOs, quality production,
clusters and the Farmer Producer Organisations post-harvest processing facilities, agri-logistics,
(FPO) and linking them with the market. development of markets and creation and man-
agement of e-platform for demand and supply
Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur management of the crops.
Badal said five projects have been sanctioned in
the country and more were in line for approvals.
“The total cost of the projects is Rs 426 crore and
the grant we will give is Rs 162 crore,” she said.
Badal added that infrastructure projects for
the agro commodities will come in Chittoor dis-
trict of Andhra Pradesh, Banaskantha in Gujarat
and two in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. “More
than 50,000 farmers will benefit with these up-
coming projects and it will create 10,000 jobs.
Storage of over 90,000 tonnes and over 3.64
lakh tonne of daily processing capacity will be
Food Processing Ministry To Push Investment In J&K And Ladakh
In a bid to bring in investment and jobs to and entrepreneurs from the region and depend-
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh, the food ing on the proposals and viability, we will set up
processing ministry plans to hold road shows more food parks and support infrastructure,” said
and summits in the two new Union territories. It Prakash.
will also look at ways to ramp up food processing
and agriculture activities in the two UTs. "Many Indian and foreign companies have
shown interest in procuring fruits and vegetables
“Ladakh and J&K are endowed with high qual- from the region and we have been connecting
ity fruits and vegetables. We are looking at sus- them to self-help groups, entrepreneurs and co-
tainable development of the region and hence operatives in the region," she said.
exploring opportunities to strengthen the infra-
structure, encourage entrepreneurs from the re- The LuLu Group from the UAE has started
gion and help food processing units with various procuring apples, saffron and walnuts from J&K
central schemes. for their national as well as international market,
she said.
Currently, there are nearly 50 processing units
in J&K and Ladakh and a mega food park in J&K. Ministry officials said the government officials,
“We have identified clusters of apples, walnuts, farmers, SHGs and farmers producers’ organi-
sea buckthorn, saffron and apricots. Simultane- sations were enthusiastic about the various op-
ously our efforts are to reach out to UT officials portunities that the food processing sector would
bring to the region.
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FSSAI Bats For Healthier Namkeens And Mithais
Indian consumers can look forward to health- entific commu-
ier variants of namkeens & mithais (sweets) in nity, research
the coming months. FSSAI has begun discus- institutions and
sions with traditional namkeen & sweet makers, other govern-
urging them to reformulate their products by cut- ment bodies to
ting down on salt, sugar & saturated fat levels. come up with
recommendations of threshold limits for salt,
According to industry sources, to create a sugar and saturated fat in various namkeens and
common identity for such healthier traditional mithais after assessing the current sugar levels.
snack products, the FSSAI is also looking to The food safety authority officials have held sev-
launch a brand or logo which will be displayed eral meetings in this regard with the members of
on the labels of products that have less sugar, Federation of Sweets and Namkeen Mfrg.
salt, natural ingredients, pure khoya, paneer and
milk with no added colours and zero transfat. Based on these threshold limits, the players
will gradually reformulate their products by vol-
According to sources, this is being done so untarily cutting down on salt, sugar and saturated
that consumers can identify such variants or levels and focussing on using natural ingredients
products in the traditional namkeens and sweets and pure milk-based ingredients. A senior indus-
space. The logo will have the FSSAI validation try player said that feasible alternatives will also
and will be backed by scientific analysis. The be looked at so that the reduction in salt and
regulator can have a logo like ‘‘Same Taste Bet- sugar levels can be done without altering the
ter Health: FSSAI Verified.’’ taste of products.
FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal has been push- Getting a make-over
ing the packaged food industry to voluntarily cut A spokesperson for the Federation of Sweets
down on salt, sugar and saturated fat levels, and and Namkeen Manufacturers said,, “There is a
several companies have already made commit- proposal for a joint effort of the industry with the
ments under its flagship programme “The Eat FSSAI to give our Indian traditional sweets and
Right India Movement”. namkeens a makeover, which are increasingly
being perceived to be unhealthy compared to
Working on threshold limits other snack formats.
Industry sources said that FSSAI, in collabo-
ration with industry players, will work with the sci-
Technology To Increase Shelf Life Of Probiotic Products
The Department of Biotechnology’s Biotech life of probiotics. The invention provides for en-
Consortium India Limited is offering the licensing capsulation of probiotic strains with food grade
opportunity to suitable industrial partners
for commercialization of new probiotic edible strips and coatings of thin layered
edible films/coatings with higher biopolymers made from milk proteins
shelf life. and plant-based waxy substances.
The novel films/coatings have the
Commercial probiotics are potential to keep the probiotics
available in different forms from active for a shelf life of one
dried powder, sprays, and di- month stored at 4oC.
etary supplements in liquid form, Proof of concept of the tech-
to fortified curd, yoghurt, and ice nology has been established in a
creams in the Indian market. How- lab setup, and in house lab valida-
ever, the probiotic lactic acid bacteria tion has been completed. Looking at
show poor survival in such ways and
often do not reach live into the human gut to give a USD $69.3 billion markets for probiotics
the best benefits. by 2023, the technology has got huge market po-
tential both in India and outside. The technology
Biotech Consortium India Limited has come has wide application and can be used for the pro-
out with an offer for commercialization of a new duction of dahi, yogurt, fruit coatings, bakery and
technique that promises to help prolong the shelf manufacture of non-dairy products as well.
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Citrus Plans Orange Juice Unit At Amravati
A Swiss company, Citrus International, has has exported only 70 tonnes of oranges to date
signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and almost 50% of these have been gifts.
with Maharashtra's marketing department to set
up an orange processing plant with the capacity Citrus International will process the mandarin
to crush four-lakh tonnes annually. oranges, sweet oranges and satgudi, a type of
citrus fruit. It will enter into contract farming with
PUNE: The suicide ridden Vidarbha region at least 20,000 farmers, said MSAMB project of-
may soon emerge as the chief supplier of orange ficer Santosh Patil. The company will sign sepa-
juice and concentrate. A Swiss company, Citrus rate MoUs with the industries and horticulture
International, has signed a memorandum of un- departments.
derstanding (MoU) with the states marketing de-
partment to set up an orange processing plant Under its MoU with the marketing department,
with the capacity to crush four-lakh tonnes annu- Citrus International will not have to pay the
ally. The plant at Amravati will be set up with an mandatory cess which has to be paid while pur-
investment of about Rs 170 crore. chasing agricultural produce, which amounts to
1% of the value of the produce. Moreover, if it re-
ET had first reported this in April 2008, when quires more oranges than the quantity supplied
the company was conducting surveys in Vi- by contract farmers, it can go to the local mandis
darbha. Maharashtra marketing minister Har- or buy directly from independent farmers.
shavardhan Patil inked the MoU with Citrus.
Currently, 60% of orange juice and concentrate The condition of acquiring separate licence
comes from Brazil. Maharashtra is a major from each mandi has also been waived for Cit-
grower of the fruit, with 87,400 hectare under or- rus. Similarly, the marketing department will also
ange cultivation. The state yields about 11.1 lakh help the company get a licence for purchase
tonnes of oranges, accounting for 48% of the from independent farmers.
country total production.
The marketing department has agreed to
Yet, there was no value addition to this fruit. make facilities like collection centres and grading
Nagpur mandarin oranges, though famous for facilities available to the company, said Mr Patil.
their sweetness, were considered difficult to The industries department will facilitate setting
process due to loose jackets. Similarly, there up of the plant, while the horticulture department
were negligible exports of this fruit. The country will speed up and pull together its existing
schemes like drip irrigation.
The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA)
Odisha Govt cleared eight planned projects, including a tea blending and packaging
facility of 36,000-metric ton annual capacity by Tata Global Beverages
Ltd, & a 0.2-mmtpa coal-tar-pitch distillation unit of Runaya Metsource.
Approves The Odisha government has approved projects in sectors like food
processing, tourism and steel worth over Rs 1,600 crore, which would
likely generate employment for 1,450 people, officials said. The in-
Over Rs vestment proposals got the go-ahead at a State Level Single Window
Clearance Authority meeting chaired by Chief Secretary A K Tripathy.
The SLSWCA cleared eight planned projects, including a tea blend-
1,600-Cr ing and packaging facility of 36,000-metric ton annual capacity by Tata
Global Beverages LtdNSE 0.18 %, and a 0.2-mmtpa coal-tar-pitch
(CTP) distillation unit of Runaya Metsource.
In the tourism sector, approvals were granted to the expansion work
Investment of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels Ltd and Kamat Hotels (India) Ltd,
officials said. Apeejay Logistics Park Ltd also received the green signal
for the expansion of its existing logistics park at Kalinga Nagar.
Proposals In a boost to Odisha's metal downstream sector, the proposal of
Thriveni Earthmovers Pvt Ltd for setting up a 30- mtpa underground
slurry pipe line was also approved by the SLSWCA, which entails a
total investment of Rs 948.90 crore.
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Ice Cream Dosa: The Latest Fusion Food
Amarnath Chats which is a street-food stall Amarnath Chats from Bengaluru created a new
from Bengaluru created a new fusion food out of fusion food out of the humble South Indian dish.
the humble South Indian dish, combining it with
ice cream. While chocolate dosa is still commonplace
and can be easily found, stall owner Manjunath
Ice cream with dosa makes for an interesting upped his street food game a notch and tried to
new combination.
invent a new ice cream
From chocolate pa- dosa.The dosa is cooked
nipuri to dal makhani fon- with options of ice-cream
due, fusion foods are being slathered on the
found aplenty every- dosa, or as separate
where we go. Hate them scoops alongside the
or love them, you can't ig- dish. It is further doused in
nore them. The most in- chocolate sauce before
novative of fusion foods being served to the cus-
are found in the most un- tomers. Businessman
likely of corners. Street Anand Mahindra tried it
food owners are willing to and shared the video of
experiment with all sorts of dishes and combina- the unique preparation on his Twitter handle, giv-
tions to draw customers, and subsequently, eye- ing the stall-owner 'full marks' for innovation.
balls on social media. One such dosa-stall Take a look:
Uptick In Retail Prices In FY20: Veggies, Pulses
The Survey has recom- been witnessing moderation "uptick".
mended measures to safe- since 2014, however, there has "Among food and bever-
guard farmers through been an "uptick" in the prices of
procurement under Price Stabi- food items, particularly vegeta- ages, inflation in vegetables
lization Fund to help regulate bles, owing to output disrup- and pulses was particularly
the price volatility of important tions and low base effect, the very high, mainly driven by low
agri-horticultural commodities Economic Survey said on Fri- base effect and production side
and also added that MSP day. disruptions due to untimely
needs to be made more effec- rain," observed the Survey.
tive. The Economic Survey 2019-
20, presented in Parliament by The Consumer Price Index
For the current financial year Finance Minister Nirmala (CPI) based inflation has in-
so far, food and beverages Sitharaman stated that inflation creased to 4.1 per cent during
emerged as the main contribu- has been witnessing modera- April-December period of the
tor to retail inflation. tion since 2014, however, re- current fiscal, as against 3.7 per
cently there has been an cent in the same period of the
Consumer price inflation has previous fiscal.
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Dairy & Animal Husbandry Sectors Again In Focus
The government invited about 60 top dairy stakeholders for consultation
The dairy and animal hus- Coverage of artificial insemi- which is one of the best sources
bandry sectors are again under nation in cattle from 30 to 70 of organic manure. Cattle dung
focus in the Union budget with per cent will also enhance ani- will also enhance organic car-
the Modi Government setting mal breeds and further bon in the soil, which is most
the ambitious target of doubling strengthen the income of the essential for increasing the effi-
milk processing capacity to 108 farmers. Using the MNREGS cacy of fertilizers,” he said.
million tonnes by 2025. programme for developing fod-
der farms will increase the Sunkad, who has also been
Dairy giant such as Amul availability of green fodder in an agriculture consultant to
views the target as a window of the villages, which will also add multilateral banks said that
opportunity for the dairying sec- to the overall milk production, higher cattle heads will also sta-
tors and income enhancement he said. bilize farm incomes and keep
for the farmers. the incomes in the villages,
He added that the budget is “The budgetary announce-
R S Sodhi, MD of Amul, told not just positive for dairying and ments are very good but the
BusinessLine that steps such animal husbandry but by devil lies in the implementation
as doubling milk production adding duties on imported agri- of the programmes. That needs
were also taken during Opera- culture and food products, “the to well planned and executed.
tion Flood, which had greatly government is boosting Make in
helped the sector. A target- Rural India initiative” he said. He added that “just as farm
based programme will attract and forest lands are protected,
more organized players in the CEO of Kanakdhara Agricul- the grazing land in villages also
milk sector and the farmers will ture Innovations, Jagadeesh need protection. Using the MN-
get a better deal. Concerted ef- Sunkad said that “strengthening REGS programme for develop-
forts at eliminating animal dis- of dairying and animal hus- ing fodder farms will also
eases such as Foot and Mouth bandry sector will increase cat- protect these natural grass-
and Brucellosis also increase tle population, resulting in lands but also protect the envi-
milk production by 10 to 15%. higher production of dung, ronment.”
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Chain Projects Sanctioned Under PMKSY
The component of the schemes includes inte- ture, mega food parks, creation of backward and
grated cold chain and value addition infrastruc- forward linkages, creation and expansion of food
ture, mega food parks, creation of backward and processing and preservation capacities ,agro
forward linkages, creation and expansion of food processing clusters and operation greens.
processing and preservation capacities ,agro
processing clusters and operation greens. These schemes aim at arresting post-harvest
losses of horticulture and non-horticulture pro-
New Delhi: The Ministry of Food Processing duce by encouraging the creation of cold stor-
Industries (MoFPI) has sanctioned 39 mega food ages/ primary processing/ and transportation
parks and 298 integrated cold chain projects facilities across the country.
throughout the country to fill in the gaps across
the value chain and establishing the cold chain
grid, said Rameswar Teli, minister of state for
Food Processing Industries, in a reply in the Lok
Sabha today.
The MoFPI is focusing on building cold chain
infrastructure across the country, for seamless
transfer of perishables from production to con-
sumption areas, through the Pradhan Mantri
Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), he said.
The component of the schemes includes inte-
grated cold chain and value addition infrastruc-
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Plant-Based Meat: 'Global Phenomenon' Status
While the U.S. is seeing a be worth $27.9 billion by 2025, ated the U.K.'s first plant-based
huge appetite for plant-based according to researchers at
meat and cutting-edge innova- MarketsandMarkets, while fi- hot dog, which is heated and
tion, the rest of the world is also nancial firm UBS predicts the
waking up to peoples' demand industry will grow to $85 billion molded to take on the appear-
for a healthier, more sustain- by 2030.
able way of living and eating. ance of a pork hot dog and
But innovation is happening
The U.S. is seeing incredible far beyond the likes of Impossi- smoked in a real smoke-house.
technological innovation in the ble Foods and other popular
plant-based food industry. The plant-based meat companies The company, which launched
quality of products,
and their likeness to like Beyond Meat and Alpha in 2016, has since expanded
animal-based meat, Foods. While the U.S. is seeing
continues to astound a huge appetite for plant-based across Europe and has recently
"reducetarians" — foods and cutting-edge innova-
the rise of people tion, the rest of the world is also made deals to export to the
who are cutting back waking up to peoples’ demand
on animal products for a healthier, more sustain- Middle East and the U.S.
— across the coun- able way of living and eating.
try. The global market for plant- Quorn, launched
based meat alternatives is pro-
Impossible Foods, jected to grow to $1.5 billion by in the U.K. back in
for example, has 2022.
found a way to use 1985, pioneered
plant-based heme — In the U.K., Moving Moun-
which gives meat its tains (so named for the three vegetarian alterna-
taste — by ferment- mission-driven goals of the
ing genetically engi- founder to improve human tives to meat. In re-
neered yeast and using it to health, protect the environment,
make patties resemble meat. and spare animals of cruelty) cent years, the
This process generates 87 per- introduced the country's first
cent fewer greenhouse gases "bleeding" burger in 2018, company has been
and 75 percent less water than made with mushrooms, wheat,
burgers from cows. soy, pea proteins, and beetroot edging closer to the
juice. The following year, it cre-
It’s no surprise, then, that realistic meat substi-
plant-based industry is seeing
unprecedented growth. Retail tutes aimed at meat-
sales in the U.S. for plant-
based foods grew 11 percent to eaters instead. The
$4.5 billion over the year lead-
ing up to July 2019, compared company has
to just a 2 percent growth of the
U.S. retail food market over the launched a vegan
same period.
sausage roll in popu-
The U.S. plant-based meat
industry was worth $801 million lar nationwide bak-
and was the third fastest-grow-
ing category of plant-based ery, Greggs. Thanks
foods, behind milk and other
dairy substitutes for the year to their popular
ending 2019. It’s predicted to
Quorn addition, Greggs made
£1bn in sales for the first time.
Meatless Farm Co. is an-
other mission-driven, sustain-
able plant-based food company
that was founded in the U.K. but
now has a presence in several
global markets, including the
U.S., Ireland, Sweden, Hong
Kong, Canada, and the UAE.
Its main goal is making meat-
less meals more delicious. The
Meatless Farm Co.’s team of
chefs and nutritionists are ded-
icated to making fresh plant-
based meat alternatives that
taste delicious, are easy to
cook and are better for the
planet. Most recently, Meatless
Farm Co. entered into the
breakfast space with a fresh
breakfast meat alternative --
meat-free breakfast sausages
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and meat-free sausage patties. foods to them. However, plant- due to data showing that plant-
Both sausage varieties are soy- based innovation is starting to based alternatives are most
free, gluten-free, and made happen in China, where the in- popular with meat-eaters look-
from non-GMO ingredients. dustry was valued at around ing to substitute their favorite
$884 million in 2018, and it’s foods with plant-based alterna-
Elsewhere in Europe, Span- growing year-over-year. tives.
ish company Novameat has
produced a plant-based steak In Beijing, start-up Zhenmeat In South Korea, food manu-
that, according to the buzz, is has created a plant-based facturing company Zikooin has
the most realistic on the market, mincemeat alternative using plans to expand its plant-based
and mimics the texture and look pea protein that can be used to beef substitute Unlimeat —
of real steak. Its ingredients, in- make dishes such as made out of oats, grains, and
cluding pea, seaweed, and dumplings and meatballs, says nuts — to the U.S. market this
beetroot juice, are shaped into its co-founder, Vincent Lu. He year, after launching a pop-up
fine fibers to recreate muscle says the company is in talks in NYC and San Francisco.
tissues. Founder Giuseppe with investors in Europe and Zikooin’s chief executive, Min
Scionti says the secret to the the U.S., and in its first year, it Keum-Chae, says the company
steak is a patented technology raised around $723,1800. plans to expand globally and
that produces ultra-fine fibers will be soon exporting to Thai-
that replicate the muscle fibers The Commonwealth Scien- land and India.
and fat in the steak. It will be tific and Industrial Research Or-
available in selected restau- ganisation (CSIRO), which Russia's Greenwise has
rants in Spain and Italy this funded V2food, predicts that plans to expand its plant-based
year, with plans to scale-up the the plant-based meat industry products, including jerky, patties
technology and expand further in Australia will be worth more and cold cuts made out of soy,
next year than $6 billion by 2030. At the wheat gluten, and spices, into
moment, according to one esti- European markets.
On the other side of the mate, Australian’s eat more
world, China and India are the meat than every other country There are undeniable global
world’s most populous coun- in the world apart from the U.S. disparities when it comes to
tries. The belief that most of the eating habits and cultural atti-
population in India follow a veg- Last year, Chinese con- tudes towards plant-based eat-
etarian diet is a misconception; sumers were also introduced to ing, and meat. Globally, we're
two thirds, in fact, do eat meat - Hong Kong-based start-up Om- still consuming more meat than
- however, the amount con- nipork. Made from pea, soy, ever before, driven by rising de-
sumed per person is still the mushrooms, and rice, Omni- mand in countries like Thailand,
lowest in the world. But rising pork was the first plant-based Brazil, and Morocco. But start-
wealth means meat consump- pork substitute that bleeds and ups around the world are
tion is likely to increase in both tastes like ground pork. It’s also poised to meet rising demand,
countries over the next few served in restaurants in Hong as well as stir interest in the
decades. The average person Kong and Singapore. The com- benefits of plant-based foods
in China consumed 137 pounds pany’s founder, David Yeung, among meat-eaters.
of meat per year in 2013, com- says he’s found the stigma to-
pared to just nine pounds per wards plant-based eating in The plant-based industry’s
year in 1961. Asia to be a stumbling block. In biggest players are expanding
China, for example, eating to countries where the industry
Consumers in both India and meat is seen as a sign of is more nascent — hopefully,
China show more interest than wealth. this will drive innovation and in-
U.S.-based consumers towards troduce more variety for con-
plant-based meat, according to Yeung says the only way to sumers.
a report from last year. The re- substantially reduce global
searchers say their findings meat consumption is to create We need global efforts and
suggest that consumer demand new experiences, novelty, and awareness, after all, to meet
in China and India, as well as emotion around plant-based al- the very global problems of the
the U.S., will be ready when ternatives, as well as techno- effects of meat and dairy con-
producers supply plant-based logical and culinary innovation. sumption on our health, ani-
This is particularly important mals in factory farms, and the
global warming crisis.
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Odisha Plans Four New 500 Acre
Industrial Townships
The idea, one of their more dustry however
exciting ones in the runup to
Make in Odisha, could be de- has suggested that
velopped through SPV or in
partnership mode with IDCO, the state acquire
the parastatal agency for land
acquisition, taking the lead. In- the land and pro-
dustry however has suggested
that the state acquire the land vide basic utilities,
and provide basic utilities, like
water and power connections, like water and
build internal roads, ATMs and
carve out plots. power connec-
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha is tions, build internal
planning four new townships in
its most industry intensive re- roads, ATMs and
gions of Kalinganar, Jharsug-
uda, Paradip, and the carve out plots.
Angul-Dhenkanal region.
"In Kalinganar, a
The idea was discussed in a
recent meeting Chief Secretary, 1100 acres has good golf course and a railway
Asit Tripathy had with represen- station in which the port has in-
tatives from companies, all of been acquired of which 500 vested. There is a proposed
who have large plants in the airstrip and we are looking at
state; some like Tata Steel acres will be used for such a upgrading the hospital under
which acquired Bhushan Steel PPP model. We will be inter-
in 2018 at more than one loca- township. A very good patch of ested in talking to the state gov-
tion. ernment to see how best both
500 acres has been identified of us can dovetail the infrastruc-
“There are nearly 20,000 ture plans and come up with
people working in Kalingana- by the district administration in better solutions,” says Roy.
gar, at the end of the day they
either go to Jajpur Road or Jharsuguda, and land has also The port town has IOCL’s re-
commute from Cuttack, finery and ArcelorMittal-Nippon
Bhubaneswar. Similarly, more been identified in Paradip," said Steel’s pellet plant (formerly
than 50,000 people will work Essar’s) next door. It is ex-
eventually in the Angul - Sharma. pected to see more than one
Dhenkanak region. Even today steel plant come up nearby in
you have about 15,000 working Industry believes the move the future.
there and there are no industrial
townships,” Hemant Sharma, will help attract talent. Almost Aluminium-maker Nalco and
Secretary, Industries told ET. JSPL have their colonies next
20-25 percent working in Kalin- to their plant near Angul, out-
The idea, one of their more side of which stand Tata’s
exciting ones in the runup to ganagar, Odisha’s first indus- Bhushan Steel and GMR’s
Make in Odisha, could be de- power plant which was ac-
velopped through SPV or in trial estate, travel to and fro quired recently by JSW. Nearby
partnership mode with IDCO, in Talcher are NTPC’s power
the parastatal agency for land from Cuttack and plant and MCL’s coal mines.
acquisition, taking the lead. In- Executives ET spoke to wel-
Bhubaneswar, either by trains comed the idea of a mixed
42 township for a better social life,
or by road, pointed out a senior pointing out that at Nalco’s
township for example, employ-
Tata Steel official who asked ees spend years, if not decades
eating, sitting, hanging out,
not to be named. He hoped the spending much of their non-
working hours only with fellow
new townships aren’t just soul- Nalco employees.
less clusters of residential
apartments, but have medical,
banking and educational facili-
ties, and more importantly
leisure facilities, like cinemas,
shopping complexes and
restau.
Paradip is already being de-
veloped as ‘smart port’ and
‘smart city’. Paradip Port Trust,
Chairman, Rinkesh Roy, says
they are already executing in-
frastructural projects that is
sure to draw better talent. “We
are building a 10 million tonnes
desalination plant, 2-3 sewage
treatment plants, we have a
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Events Calendar - 2020
AAHAR International Food & Hospitality Fair Food Expo Greece
03 - 07 Mar 2020 07 - 09 Mar 2020
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India Athens Metropolitan Expo S.A., Athens, Greece
Foodex Japan Africa Food Manufacturing
10 - 13 Mar 2020 15 - 17 Mar 2020
Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo,
Egypt
PackPlus South Foodtech Asia
20 - 22 Mar 2020 17 - 19 Apr 2020
Hitex Exhibition Center, Hyderabad, India Srinagar, India
Food Pack India Expo Hotels & Bakery Technologies Expo
24 - 26 Apr 2020 24 - 26 Apr 2020
Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India BIEC Bengaluru International Exhibition
Centre, Bengaluru, India
Food & Technology Expo World Organic Expo
17 - 19 Jul 2020 17 - 19 Jul 2020
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
India International Hospitality Expo Ice Cream India Show
18 - 19 Aug 2020
05 - 08 Aug 2020 International Trade Expo Centre Limited,
Noida, India
India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida, India
International Dairy Poultry Livestock Expo
Dairy Tech India
18 - 20 Aug 2020 28 - 30 Aug 2020
Bangalore Internaional Exhibition
Centre (BIEC), Bangalore, Karnataka, India Karnal, India
Snacks & Bakery Expo SIAL India
29 - 31 Aug 2020 17 - 19 Sep 2020
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
PackEx India Annapoorna ANUFOOD India
23 - 25 Sep 2020 23 - 25 Sep 2020
Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra Hall No. 4, Bombay Exhibition Centre
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
FI & HI India Dairy Industry Expo
08 - 10 Oct 2020 16 - 18 Oct 2020
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India Auto Cluster Exhibition Centre, Pune, Maha-
rashtra
Agro Vision Indus Food
22 - 25 Nov 2020 11 - 13 Jan 2021
Reshimbagh Ground, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida, India
India
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Ice Cream Sales Go Up By 40% This Winter In Delhi
On a chilly, it was even double compared to the same time
foggy winter last year. The increased sales, on days, even ap-
morning, one proach the peak sales of summers.
would assume
that Delhiites “Summer sales are much higher than winter
would prefer a sales, but this season, on some days, the de-
piping hot cup of mand was as high as in May-June. We were sur-
tea or coffee. prised at the demand of ice cream, particularly
But, believe it or on the coldest days. There was high demand
not, ice cream even on foggy days.
seems to be
quite popular too. When it comes to their favourite winter ice
While traditionally seen as a summer favourite, cream, sellers tell us that Delhi prefers both
ice creams have always sold moderately well cones and cups in equal measures. However,
during the Delhi winters. This winter, however, as milk-based ice creams tend to sell more than the
the mercury plummeted to record lows – giving ice lollies in winters. Ratnesh, a vendor at India
the capital its coldest winter in decades – the Gate, says, “Summers are usually more about
sales of ice cream across vendors and shops in ice candies while winters see maximum sale of
Delhi reached record highs. At India Gate, over the milk-based ice creams. Chocolate is a
two dozen ice cream vendors set up shop every favourite year round.”
day. Mukesh, who parks his cart near the Raj-
path crossing, tells us, “Usually our sales are An interesting thing vendors say is the change
lowest during peak winters in December and in Delhiites’ ice creams choices based on the
January. But this year, they were higher than the season. Qasim, who sets up shop in Chanakya-
months before them. Kuch din toh raat hone se puri, says, “People buy costlier flavours and are
pehle hi stocks khatm ho jaa rahe thay.” Most willing to try newer things in winters. In the sum-
vendors say that in December and January, their mers, most people usually prefer orange bars or
sales increased by 40-50%, and on some days, chocolate ice creams only. It’s only families that
go for the more expensive ones. But in winters,
even youngsters try newer things.”
Time To Review The Growth Model Of Food Processing Sector
The growth of the industry needs to translate into farmers’ incomes
The mismatch between the growth and prom- The Modi government has launched the Pradhan
ise of the food processing sector on the one Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana in an effort to cre-
hand and stagnating farm incomes on the other ate mega food parks and other infrastructure.
cannot easily be brushed aside. The sector is es- The scheme launched in May 2017 offers a cap-
timated to account for 14 per cent of GDP and is ital grant of 50 per cent of the project cost to this
expected to grow at a CAGR of 20 per cent, end. The Centre informed the Lok Sabha last
thanks to a rising population and lifestyle January that the PMKSY would generate an in-
changes. Yet, weak ‘farm to fork’ linkages persist vestment of 31,400 crore, benefit 20 lakh farmers
despite the entry of large food chains, as invest- and generate 5.3 lakh direct/indirect jobs by the
ments in backward linkages have not evolved at end of the current fiscal. The outcome Budget for
the expected pace. This has not helped either this fiscal should shed some light on the
farmers or industry. According to the Dalwai com- progress in these areas. As the Annual Report
mittee report on doubling farm incomes, there (2018-19) of the Ministry of Food Processing In-
was a staggering gap of 80-90 per cent between dustries observes, “Every unit of capital invested
the availability and requirement of cold chain in- in food products industry employs largest num-
frastructure about four years back, and this is un- ber of persons as compared to other industries.”
likely to have improved dramatically. This is For a country hit by depressed rural incomes and
despite concerted efforts to promote investment. unemployment.
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Only 16% Of Packaged Food Products Meet Health Standards
35% of Indian kid below the Whats shocking is that of the to 4.9) and Coca-Cola (2.4 to
age of 5 are malnourished. The 1456 food and beverage prod- 4.4). Britannia has done that by
private sector can play a big ucts assessed from these firms, formalising its commitments
role in fixing this, but their poor only 16 per cent met the and approach to addressing
performances say otherwise. 'healthy' product criteria. malnutrition in India in its newly
developed Britannia Nutrition
Malnutrition has been identi- In recent years, many com- Policy.
fied as one of the factors limit- panies have announced initia-
ing India's economic growth tives to fortify products or Coca-Cola improved distri-
potential. According to the Na- reformulate them to make it nu- bution of its Minute Made
tional Nutrition Survey 2016- tritious. The report finds that the Vitingo to address iron defi-
2018, 35 per cent of children while there is increased com- ciency in children and launch
under five years are stunted mitment from companies to pro- healthy products in the dairy
and another 17 per cent are vide healthy food, industry segment. Out of 13 companies
wasted (low weight for height). efforts are not sufficient to that sell staple products cov-
match the nutrition challenge ered under FSSAI's (Fortifica-
In this context, the private India faces. tion of Foods) 2018 Regulation,
sector has a significant role to 10 voluntarily fortify staple prod-
play in bringing healthy prod- Hindustan Unilever and Nes- ucts to help address micronutri-
ucts to the market. However, In- tle India rank joint first with a ent deficiencies.
dian food and beverage (F&B) score of 6.9. Britannia Indus-
products are quite unhealthy. tries and Cola-Cola India have Britannia & ITC are the only
On the healthiness quotient, the shown substantial progress India-headquartered compa-
average score of top 10 F&B across most elements of the nies that have a nutrition policy
companies is just 3.1 out of 10. Index since 2016: Britannia (1.6 in place.
Patanjali To Open Largest Store At IGI Airport
Patanjali will open its fifth and largest airport erations in four stores at New Delhi, Chandigarh
retail store at Terminal 3, Indira Gandhi Interna- and Raipur airports.
tional (IGI) Airport, New Delhi, on Wednseday in
association with JHS Svendgaard Retail Ven- "Through this partnership, we are developing
tures. The subsidiary of JHS Svendgaard Labo- an extensive network of Patanjali stores across
ratories has teamed up with Baba Ramdev's all Indian airports. It is our effort to promote In-
Patanjali group to set up Patanjali stores across dian Ayurveda globally by targeting Indian gate-
Indian airports. Under the venture, three new ways and making brand Patanjali accessible to
stores are also planned at Kolkata, Bengaluru all commuters, national or foreign," says Nikhil
and Mumbai airports, the company said. Nanda, Managing Director at JHS Svendgaard
Laboratories.
JHS group firm has already commenced op-
"With oral care products such as Dant Kanti,
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healthy, Patanjali has achieved unprecedented
growth in the country, and beyond. We are ex-
cited to become a part of their vision and are pro-
moting the brand Patanjali to give it a global
presence," Nikhil Nanda added.
The group's parent company, JHS
Svendgaard Laboratories, is a private label oral
care products manufacturer and is listed on In-
dian equity markets since 2006.
Meanwhile, shares of JHS Svendgaard Lab-
oratories closed Tuesday's trade at Rs 12.07
apiece, up 1.34 per cent.
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Dairy Cooperatives, Companies Spar
Over Allowing Imported Milk Powder
Private companies support bulk consumers in consumers,” said R S Sodhi, managing director,
allowing 50,000 tonnes SMP to be imported at Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation
"zero" duty, but cooperatives say that will harm (GCMMF), India’s largest cooperative dairy,
farmers. which produces the Amul brand milk and its de-
rivatives.
Importing skimmed milk will hurt dairy farm-
ers, says cooperatives. (Photo: Shutterstock) Experts, however, believe that the sudden
spurt in SMP prices is because of dairy players
Private and co-operative dairies are at logger- raising milk prices by ~2/litre in December. Apart
heads with each other over a sharp rise in the from that, fodder has become extremely costly in
prices of skimmed milk powder (SMP). the western and southern Indian states due to
unfavourable climatic conditions led by heavy
This has been triggered by a shortage that downpour and floods in Maharashtra and Kar-
erupted by sudden increase in the wedding sea- nataka last year. Moreover, milk supply was hit
son demand and decline in production due to un- because thousands of animals were washed
favourable climatic conditions last year. away in last year’s flood.
Private players support bulk consumers, in- “Any move to allow import of SMP would
cluding ice cream manufacturers and confection- lower agri income and take a toll on the Prime
ers (biscuit and chocolate makers), in their bid to Minister’s vision to double farmers’ income by
seek 50,000 tonnes SMP import at “zero” duty. 2022. Also, it would repeat the mistake India
But co-operative dairies are protesting such a committed in edible oils,” said Sateesh.
proposal over its negative impact on farmers.In
fact, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Over three decades ago, India was self-reliant
has proposed to the government to allow import in edible oils. Today, around 65 per cent of India’s
of SMP. edible oil consumption is met through imports,
thanks to policy intervention.
Trading currently between ~310 and ~320 a
kg, SMP prices have jumped 15 per cent in the “While co-operative are working only for farm-
last one month and doubled from its level a year ers, private players are also concerned with con-
ago. sumers. Hence, import would certainly benefit
consumers,” said a senior official with a private
“The SMP price is at its peak. Hence, there is dairy on condition of anonymity.
no room for a further price rise. Any price rise
from the current level would prompt consumers Meanwhile, Sodhi said there may be some
to shift to liquid milk and other substitutes within downfall in procurement by major co-operatives
or outside the dairy sector. Thus, the current this year due to exceptional weather conditions,
price rise is a temporary phenomenon. SMP high input costs and low procurement prices. He
prices would start declining from the current level added, that the dairy industry is growing at over
and stabilise in the next one month,” said B C 6 per cent.
Sateesh, managing director, Karnataka Co-op-
erative Milk Products’ Federation (KMF), India’s
second largest co-operative dairy.
Sources said the ministry of commerce had
convened a meeting of industry players earlier
this month to explore the reasons behind the
SMP price rise and chalk out a strategy for policy
intervention. “We are opposing CII’s anti-farmer
move to reduce milk producers’ income by rec-
ommending ‘zero’ duty (for cheap import of SMP,
primarily from New Zealand and Australia). The
fear expressed by private players and ice cream
manufacturers is purely for their own benefits as
they want cheap raw material.
They are not in the interest of farmers and
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