Cheeni kum: Fresh dietary guidelines try to hit sweet spotThe National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have recommended sugar content thresholds for p...
28 May, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
FMCG companies: Buyers aware, sellers bewareFMCG companies face quality issues and regulatory actions, risking consumer trust. Nestle India, Patnajali, Bournvita controversy, and Hind...
27 Apr, 2024, 08.05 PM IST
HUL withdraws 'health' label from Horlicks, rebrands it as 'functional nutritional drink' amid regulatory changesRitesh Tiwari, the Chief Financial Officer of Hindustan Unilever, announced the change during the earnings press conference on April 24. Ti...
25 Apr, 2024, 09.17 AM IST
Bournvita, other brands to lose 'health drink' statusE-commerce sites advised to stop labeling Bournvita as health drink due to undefined food laws. Cadbury faced controversy over sugar conten...
14 Apr, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
Govt directs e-commerce platforms to remove Bournvita, other similar beverages from 'health drink' categoryThe Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued an advisory to e-commerce companies, directing them to remove drinks like Bournvita from t...
13 Apr, 2024, 08.23 PM IST
Remember Food Pharmer of Bournvita controversy? He has now this to say about Nest Tea, Too Yumm, Storia coconut water & BournvitaSocial media influencer Revant Himatsingka has released a new video on packaged food companies. In the video he highlights four companies w...
11 Aug, 2023, 05.44 PM IST
Frank talks with consumers key amid fake news: Chief executives of foods companies"Those of us who choose to obfuscate, I don't think it's in the interest of either them or the consumer. You've to be as transparent as you...
11 May, 2023, 01.05 AM IST
How sugar turned bitter for BournvitaMondelez India has received a notice from the child rights body NCPCR which has asked it to review or withdraw all "misleading" advertiseme...
26 Apr, 2023, 09.16 PM IST
India's child rights body asks Bournvita to remove misleading ads amid claims of high sugar contentThe National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has ordered Bournvita to withdraw all "misleading" advertisements, packaging...
26 Apr, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
FSSAI says it keeps acting against food businesses involved in misleading claims amid Bournvita issueFood regulator FSSAI on Friday said it continues to act against food business operators reported to be involved in making false or misleadi...
21 Apr, 2023, 07.23 PM IST
Bournvita controversy rages on; many join issue on social mediaA recent video by a social media influencer on sugar content in Bournvita kicked up a storm. Mondelez India-owned health drink brand reject...
20 Apr, 2023, 03.20 PM IST
Sunil Alagh on brands, influencers & Bournvita controversySunil Alagh urges brands to disclose sugar content, which many parents fail to notice. Brand ambassadors and influencers must also take res...
19 Apr, 2023, 10.23 AM IST
Bournvita rejects social media influencer's claims of high sugar contentThe video has been deleted by the influencer Revant Himatsingka after being served a legal notice by the company, but it was widely circula...
18 Apr, 2023, 02.13 PM IST
Branks – pranks by brands, but do they work?HUL's 'Vim Black for Men' campaign had its hands in the right cliché-cleaning liquid, but the 'joke' fell flat and did not quite wash.
24 Dec, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
GST cuts: Get more for same priceAuthorities had written to companies to pass on the benefits of cuts in GST to consumers. And companies are now devising ways to comply wit...
30 Nov, 2017, 10.32 AM IST
Competition Commission of India rejects complaint against Cadbury chocolate maker MondelezIt was alleged that Mondelez India Foods and Mondelez International abused its dominant position by imposing unfair terms in their dealersh...
14 Aug, 2015, 08.51 PM IST
- Horlicks, Complan slug it out over price points
A no-holds-barred legal battle has now broken out between GlaxoSmithKline and Heinz India - in the Bombay and Delhi high courts over their ...
23 Dec, 2008, 03.14 AM IST