India with its flourishing economy and transmigrating population has now reached a stage where cross-cultural societies and fat salaries have become commonplace. Since 1985, the countrys middleclass population has grown by almost four times, while the economy had been growing at a rate of 7.5 percent during 2002-2006. Evolving tastes, greater disposable income, increasing exposure to western culin....

An exhibition titled Quick Bites: Design for Better Eating has been organised at Thailand Creative and Design Center in Bangkok. This exhibition will focus on various design solutions that vendors have opted for their utensils and packaging materials. For example, the vendors are serving iced cola in plastic bags, which occupy less space as compared to cups, and coffee cups are made up of disposab....

Fairfield, a town in Connecticut, now has its first cheese shop, which has been opened by Fairfield Cheese Company. Laura Downey and Christopher Palumbo, co-owners of Fairfield Cheese Company, celebrated the opening of the store. The company will provide over 40 cheese products along with a varied range of cured meats from Larchmont Charcuterie. This company offers a range of products such as brea....

The Dutch FrieslandCampina Domo and Australian Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) Factory have opened a plant in collaboration called Great Ocean Ingredients in Allansford, Australia. Thisplant will fulfill the growing demand for prebiotic galactooligosaccharides marketed under the name Vivinal GOS. Vivinal GOS is used in childrens nutritive products, dairy products and drinks. The production cap....

To boost the halal food market, especially in Muslim countries, the Ministry of Livestock and Dairy Development of Pakistan, has introduced a halal food production technology and certification system. According to Mohammad Ali Afridi, Secretary, Ministry of Livestock and Dairy Development, this programme will provide immense help to the farmers from rural areas, who are under public-private partne....

Tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world, and is consumed by almost two-thirds of the worlds population. It is not only one of the oldest-known beverages in the world but also an antioxidative agent available in everyday life, which can help to prevent a wide variety of diseases such as cancers and heart diseases (Luczaj and Skrzydlewska, 2005; Yang, 2002). Teaprocessing has undergone ma....

This two-part article describes an invention for the production of chhana, an Indian cottage cheese. In the first part of the article, the authors elaborate on the product, the drawbacks of the traditional methods of production and give a brief description of the production unit.Field of inventionThe present invention relates to a process that involves the continuous production of chhana. In parti....

As per the latest release by the Government of India, Indian food processing units require an investment of $28 billion to give the industry a boost of 810 percent. According to the Food Processing Industries, Government of India, the present technological level of Indian food processing units is low. In addition, only 2.2 percent of fruit and vegetables, produced in India, are processed, while 90....

Bharti Enterprises Ltd and Philippines based Del Monte Pacific Ltd are planning to establish a food processing unit near Hosur in Tamil Nadu, which will start its operations from 2010. Along with making packaged fruit drinks, juices, ketchups and sauces, the company will continue to import and sell Dels packaged fruits and drinks in India under the brand Del Monte in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi etc till t....

Parag Dairy, with its top selling products (yoghurt) and Low Fat Dahi, is coming up with a new product GO Fruit and Dahi Fusion. The product is available in four different flavoursstrawberry, pineapple, banana and mango. It is available in ready-to-eat packs. According to company officials, the new product is made from 100-percent fresh cows milk and natural fruit extracts without anyartificial a....

The European Union (EU) responding to the proposal of the Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority (APEDA) has authorised 13 APEDA-recognised laboratories with the certification to export wines to the EU market. According to a report, the annual per capita consumption of wine in European countries is around 60 litres, so the market could possess potential for Indian exporters. ....

The Union Government has recently announced the launch of Person Power Development programme under the Rural Areas Scheme. The primary concern of the programme is technology transfer for processing food products using local raw material while imparting hands-on training. Government organisations, educational and training institutions and NGOs can avail the scheme, but will have to provide training....

Sensors or sensing technologies are commonly used in manufacturing facilities to enable quick and accurate reading and storage of available data. In the food and beverage industry, sensing technologies are often used in packaging applications. There are different types of sensors available, and manufacturers can choose the most suitable system depending on the requirements.Many application enginee....

In the first part of the article, the authors explained the physical mechanisms of flavour and fragrance perception. They introduced the two basic flavour-profiling methods. The second part of the article provides an analysis of the applications of the dynamic flavour profiling method and the aplications of the electronic nose in the food processing industry.Applications of Dynamic Flavour Profile....

The global market for organic products is expected to grow, driven by health consciousness and increased environmental concerns worldwide. Currently, the global sales of organic food and drink is estimated at approximately $50 billion, and this has been growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12% over the last 10 years. With the current slowdown in the global economy, there is some un....

The Indian subcontinent, also called South Asia, includes Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Soya beans probably entered this region at a relatively recent date, after 1,000 AD. The soya beans grown at the foothills in the northern half of the subcontinent are black-seeded and procumbent. These beans probably came from central China either via the Silk Route....

The beverage industry in India is investing in expansion and technological development to improve all aspects of beverage development. This twopart article describes the innovations and technologies in the field of beverage packaging. The materials and processes used to pack beverages are also being upgraded. Beverage packaging is a complex technological branch in the food processing and packaging....

Thirty percent of landfill waste is created by plastic and paper packaging, estimates The EarthWorks Group. The use of cardboard products and other onetime-use packaging products contribute significantly to this waste. David Madden, President of ContainerExchanger.com, soldused wire containers to the Illinois Food Bank. Madden explained, The containers were used in a drive-in freezer and were stac....

Afood additive is defined as a substance or mixture of substances, other than a base foodstuff, which is added to food during production, processing, storage or packing. According to the Codex Alimentarius definition, a food additive refers to any substance that is not normally consumed as a food by itself and not used as a typical ingredient of the food, regardless of its nutritive value. The add....

We gain an understanding of the world around us through our senses. The sensory effect of consumption of any food or beverage is a combination of the experiences of the five senses: sight, smell, sound, touch and taste. This implies that there needs to be a perfect synergy between what consumers taste and smell and what they see, touch and hear. The sight (colour and appearance) of fresh fruits an....

With the changing lifestyle, ready-to-eat (RTE) packaged food products have become common inones life. Chemical properties of the packaging material have been found influencing the physical properties of the content. It is quite common to get a distinct smell of the package with the aroma of the packed food stuff. Plastic-like taste of water from plastic water bottles is a common example. Vikram B....

Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals Cosmetics Export Promotion Council, popularly known as Chemexcil was established in 1963. Set up by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, it has its headquarters at Mumbai. The objective of Chemexcil is to make a concerted effort to promote exports of basic organic and inorganic chemicals, dyes, pesticides, soaps, detergents, cosmetics, toiletries and oth....