Backlash erupts over Europe's anti-deforestation lawThe European Union's new environmental law aimed at protecting endangered forests by tracing supply chains faces global pushback.
23 Sep, 2024, 09.55 AM IST
Cocoa traders say EU deforestation law set to fail, seek delayThe trade group, which represents top traders, including Barry Callebaut and Cargill Inc., called for an extension of the transition period...
19 Sep, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
Exporters compile traceability proofs of land to comply with EU's new deforestation regulationIndian exporters are preparing for the European Union's new deforestation regulation (EUDR), which mandates that products exported to the E...
06 Sep, 2024, 12.50 AM IST
Coffee traders rush to ship beans ahead of EU deforestation lawCoffee traders are racing to stock up beans in the European Union before the new environmental rules, requiring proof that imports do not c...
31 Aug, 2024, 10.36 AM IST
Trans-Europe express: How Indian businesses can sustain and grow in EuropeIndia's recent free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association presents significant trade opportunities with the EU. However,...
04 Jun, 2024, 01.30 AM IST
'Winners and losers': The world of coffee is being reordered by EU laws to stop cutting of forestsVietnam can't afford to lose — Europe is the largest market for its coffee, comprising 40% of its coffee exports. Six weeks after the EUDR ...
25 Mar, 2024, 08.56 AM IST
Amul vision is to be the biggest dairy in the world; already exporting to almost 50 countries: MDAmul is deeply expanding into rural areas, with a revenue target of Rs 80,000 crore ending March this year. They dominate the cheese market...
12 Mar, 2024, 01.02 PM IST
Red Sea unrest is bad news for world’s fragile food supplyItalian exporters, which sell about $4.4 billion of agricultural produce to Asia, are worried that going around Africa will hurt freshness ...
19 Jan, 2024, 09.49 AM IST
World’s top food producers push back on deforestation rulesThe consumers worldwide may end up footing the bill as producers pass on the new costs to them.
10 Aug, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
High levels of lead & cadmium found in dark chocolate bars. Is it time to quit the sweet treat?Cadmium and lead can cause harm to the body, especially during pregnancy and childhood.
16 Feb, 2023, 07.16 PM IST
How did the bitter medicine cacao turn into the world’s number 1 comfort food chocolate?In 16th century Latin America, cacao was used as a currency.
15 Jan, 2023, 10.52 AM IST
More than beans: Nestle recycles cocoa fruit waste to replace sugar in chocolateNestle is sourcing the raw material from cocoa farms in Brazil, but also working with partners in West Africa to see if pulp production cou...
19 Mar, 2021, 01.51 PM IST
Chocolate lovers, rejoice! 3 bars can cut heart failure riskNatural compounds in cocoa called flavonoids boost blood vessel health and help reduce inflammation.
30 Aug, 2018, 06.32 PM IST
Local sugar prices turn sweet, traders prefer to sell crop hereAnalysts say Indian millers will export less than 50 per cent of what government has ordered
01 Feb, 2016, 07.29 AM IST
- It’s up to corporates to build Brand India: Arijit Ray
Successful brands come from a country, which has a brand image of its own and the products are strongly linked to the image of the country.
20 Apr, 2011, 12.05 PM IST
- Masala and chai: Tea gardens of Sri Lanka
You'll be utterly swayed by the heady air of the spice and tea gardens of Sri Lanka
08 Jan, 2009, 06.50 AM IST
- The chocolate wars
Manufacturers want to use vegetable oil instead of cocoa butter to make chocolate and save money, but consumers aren't buying that.
08 Aug, 2007, 01.41 AM IST