The fast-growing Indian bakery industry has a long way to go to reach global standards. Technological innovation and quality standards hold the key to success, explains Payal Agrawal In India, the fast-paced lifestyle of thegrowing middle-class has resulted in adrastic change in the eating habits of theurban population. foodproducts have become almost the staple diet ofa majority of Indias urban ....

Novozymes, headquartered in Denmark, has developed an enzyme, Ondea Pro, which has been introduced in China. According to the company, brewing with Novozymes Ondea Pro allows breweries to produce beer from unmalted barley, resulting in approximately 8 per cent less carbon dioxide emissions. Malting of barley involves various steps, such as soaking the grain in water to allow it to germinate. The ....

Carton Pack, based in Italy, and BoTest, a German sensor producer, have signed atechnological agreement to developinnovative packaging materials. TheFlexSmell project commenced in 2010 and,over a period of over four years, will enablefood packers and handlers to monitor thequality of the products. The project, whichis worth around 3.8 million, may alsoinvolve the adoption of technology to printmo....

Auchan, one of the worlds renownedretailers, plans to launch store-brand milkproduced by local dairies in the MassifCentral region in Central France. Topackage the product, the retail firm hasselected the Tetra Gemina Aseptic packagefrom Tetra Pak, a package certified by theForest Stewardship Council (FSC).The new generation of Tetra Pakpackages provides various environmentaladvantages and shelf ....

UK-based food company Tate Lyle haslaunched a new corn starch, Resistamyl140, for bakery products, pastry creams andcustards. The starch will impart a goodtexture, taste and cuttability, unlike nativestarches, which result in products that areeasy to cut but lack texture and taste.With the launch of Resistamyl 140, thecompany has introduced a unique blend ofnative and modified corn starch. Whenu....

Jatinder Kumar Sahu and Hrishikesh Das design a multipurpose conical vessel to perform kneading, mixing, heating and cooling, with minimum wastage During the manufacture of Indian milkproducts like rasogolla, sandesh, peda,and gulabjaman, kneading of thechhana or khoa and subsequent mixing withsugar are the important unit operations. Mostly,these operations are labour-intensive, manual,and unhygie....

At a time when food safety issues can have global repercussions, FB manufacturers must have a strategy in place to ensure safety Executives in the food and beverageprocessing industry share a commonnightmare: Despite every effort to deliversafe products, someone falls sick or even dies asa result of accidental product contamination.This nightmare is not because the industry isplagued by contaminat....

Vintage Wines has recently launched two new wines in India under its Reveilo label. Commercially launched as Nero dAvola and Grillo, the wines have been prepared from grapes grown from imported root stocks, which were planted in Nashik in 2006. Grillo, a widely known white-wine grape variety from Sicily, is used to prepare a dry white wine with good acidity. Nero d'Avola, the most popular red gra....

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries(MoFPI) plans to set up a food testing lab inBangalore to enhance the food exportbusiness. At present, members of theKarnataka food industry send samples tothe Central Food Technology ResearchInstitute (CFTRI), which is located atMysore. This process is time-consuming,and setting up an advanced food lab in amore accessible location is necessary toimprove ....

Beverage major Coca-Cola plans to take itsenergy drink Burn to markets in majorcities, expanding beyond its currentmarkets of Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore.The high-sugar, high-caffeine drink hasgained popularity with the companystarget audienceyoungsters and musicenthusiasts. Commercially packed in 250 mlcans at Rs 75, Burn is available at pubs,night clubs, restaurants and premium hotelsin Mumbai....

American food giant Del Monte recentlyintroduced two new sauce flavours in theIndian market. Commercially named and , these sauces are thefirst new entrants in the product category ina long time. A blend of red chilies, red bellpepper, garlic and ginger, Zingo has a sweetand spicy flavour. Twango is a uniquecombination of juicy and tangy pineappleand ripe tomatoesoffering an unusual twist on regu....

MJ Logistic Services, a leading third-partylogistics solutions provider, has establisheda cold storage warehouse and distributionfacility at Palwal in Haryana near Delhi-NCR. The new facility has a capacity of4 million tonne and spreads over an area of200,000 square feet. It also has a logisticscentre which offers temperature-controlledchambers from 18C to -25C under a singleroof. With separate s....

Gopesh Sanghvi discusses the role and application scope of automation systems in food processing, with a special focus on bakery operations As of March 2009, the estimatedturnover of the food processingindustry was around Rs 400 billion. Inrupee terms, this shows a growth of around 25per cent as compared to that of the previousfinancial year. With increasingly urbanisedlifestyles in India and othe....

Bhupinder K and Ibitwar BB explain the basics of mushroom cultivation and preservation and the relevance for Indias food industry Though the processed food industry inIndia has grown by leaps and bounds, itis still a long way from achieving its fullpotential. Taking into account the growingdemand for food, India will soon require astrong food industry, which calls for addedvigour in food science a....

Silliker expands into India through MicroChem Laboratory to ensure high-quality customer services. Time Food Processing Journal takes a look Silliker, a leading global player in thedomain of food safety and quality services,has planned to expand its services in theIndian markets. A part of the Mrieux AllianceGroup of Companies, Silliker has around 40years of experience in diverse food safety andqu....