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Root cause: India’s spice crown under threat as quality concerns trace back to farmsFarm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.
Indian Railways clarifies, no rule mandating printed copy of unreserved ticketsIndian Railways has clarified that passengers do not need to carry printed unreserved tickets. Digital tickets on mobile devices are accept...
Fish & chips, cultural misappropriation!Indian restaurants are falsely advertising local fish fry as British fish and chips. This culinary misrepresentation is happening across me...
Fake Paneer Warning: Simple test exposes 'black' cottage cheese in street food. Watch viral videoA viral video by Haryana-based vlogger Nikhil Saini has exposed the use of fake paneer in street food, specifically in bread pakoras sold f...
Chef Vikas Khanna’s viral reply to BBC: ‘My sense of hunger came from New York, not Amritsar’— Watch the VideoDuring the pandemic, Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna gained attention for his food distribution drives. In a 2020 BBC interview, he respond...
Tata Consumer plans Rs 3500 crore rights issueThe company, which announced the deals late last week, can move beyond commodities into fast-growing, high-margin, value-added food segment...
Kimchi, sausage & tempura: How 1980s Chennai became a hub of culinary & cultural diversityOutsiders may assume Chennai’s cuisine consists of idli-dosa and biryani made with short-grain rice, but the city’s cultural scene combined...
Is Indian food a collation of regional styles of cooking or is there a thread of commonality?If we seek to define Indian as a civilisational entity, how far do you go back in history to seek 'authenticity of cuisine'.
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Why Toronto is a paradise for foodiesOften mistaken to be Canada’s capital (that’s Ottawa), Toronto has magically transformed from a sleepy backwater in the 1960s to Canada’s c...
How startup 48East is bringing Asian delicacies straight to your homeNabhojit Ghosh and Joseph Cherian, Founders, 48East, a Bengaluru-based food startup, started operations in August 2016.
How Vikram Mohan of automotive firm Pricol is spearheading the group’s foray into specialty restaurantsThe plan is to have a pyramid structure, with a few fine-dining restaurants at the top, and QSR at the bottom for volumes.
Hope FSSAI working on streamlining regulations, says Harsimrat Kaur BadalThe minister said she has already raised the industry's issues related to Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) with the Health ...
Indo-African Summit: Taste of India at dinner for African dignitariesThe exclusive menu crafted by Hotel Ashoka chefs displayed the traditional gastronomy of India at the dinner organized at the crafts museum...
Indian cooking cannot be done effectively without South Asian chefsThe very idea that Indian cooking could be effectively done without this hereditary South Asian implement is naturally anathema to restaura...
Tourists can enjoy Gujarat customs, cuisine under Home-Stay policyThe policy will be a win-win situation for tourists as it allows house-owners to fix rent for their rooms, which means more options for the...
Korea beyond Kimchi: Popularity of Korean food in India on the riseThis was kvass, a mildly fermented drink made from bread soaked in water that had all the appeal of mouldy smelling soda water.
Hotel chains customise services to woo east Asian touristsSensing an opportunity, general managers of big hotel chains such as Hyatt, Marriott, Sofitel, InterContinental, Taj, Leela are all wooing ...
- Chinese restaurant chain 'Yo' an instant hit
The idea of starting my own business occurred to me after reading Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. The book inspired me to come to India, star...
- Change in visa norms sees drop in Chinese workers at Adani’s Mundra project
The China Town at Adani group’s development dynamo Mundra in Kutch is losing its natives. From close to 650 Chinese workers, the township i...