India’s sugar and edible oil demand dips as restaurant gas shortages biteIndia's restaurants face a severe cooking gas shortage. This is forcing many to reduce operations during peak summer and wedding seasons. C...
07 Apr, 2026, 04.48 PM IST
Govt notifies new vegetable oil regulation order to enhance transparency, oversightThe government has issued the 2025 VOPPA Regulation Order to tighten oversight of the edible oil industry. Effective August 1, it mandates ...
03 Aug, 2025, 08.54 PM IST
India’s first integrated Oil Palm Processing Unit by 3F Oil Palm starts commercial operationsThis integrated Oil Palm project will include a cutting-edge oil palm factory (Palm Oil Processing and Refinery), a zero-discharge effluent...
16 Mar, 2024, 07.44 PM IST
Oil palm company kicked off its investment with the bhumi puja in Arunachal PradeshSanjay Goenka, CEO and MD, 3F Oil Palm Limited, said, “We are very delighted and excited about our upcoming integrated Oil Palm factory in ...
10 Oct, 2022, 08.15 PM IST
India’s edible oil industry taking measures to avoid any shortage of workersMustard harvesting is currently on in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and West Bengal. “It is est...
21 Apr, 2021, 08.37 PM IST
Cooking oil, pulses, wheat flour supplies likely to face a squeezeTraders have sought fewer restrictions on transport and movement of grains and other food commodities by the railways.
08 Apr, 2020, 03.17 PM IST
Essential commodity: SEA urges members to maintain supply of edible oilAttendance in the factory should be kept at the minimum enough to ensure smooth.
29 Mar, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
Packaged food companies forced to cut production; cos warn of shortagesIn towns where factories are still running, worker strength was at best 50% as police restricted worker movement. While many manufacturers ...
25 Mar, 2020, 10.20 PM IST
Cooking oil prices may fall further this monthCargill reduced retail edible oil prices by Rs 1 a litre.
04 Apr, 2019, 05.17 PM IST
Emami targets Rs 1000 crore edible oil business in BiharBihar stands at over 7000 tons per month in a time span of less than three years' time in terms of sales volume, Desai said.
17 Aug, 2017, 08.56 PM IST
Universal Udyog Ltd likely to invest Rs 25 crore for expansionThe present production capacity of the plant is 100 metric tonne (MT). Post capacity expansion, the plant will produce 300 MT edible oil pe...
19 May, 2017, 03.50 PM IST
Emami Agrotech Ltd to invest Rs 300 crore in its edible oil factory in HaldiaWith the proposed expansion in the Haldia unit, the capacity of the plant will increase by another 1000 tpd thereby taking up its total cap...
26 Jul, 2016, 03.36 PM IST
‘Dalda’ Co to serve refined oil as vanaspati market shrinksAvailability of raw material for rice bran oil will not pose any problem as India is the secondlargest producer of rice, after China.
22 Nov, 2013, 11.24 AM IST
Edible oil prices to remain firm on over supplyWith the domestic edible oil consumption pegged at roughly 17 mt, imports account for close to 10 mt, largely constituting palm oil.
25 Dec, 2012, 05.16 AM IST
Food prices may go up due to diesel price hike: IndustryRetail prices of essential food items, including wheat and edible oils, are expected to increase marginally across the country due to a ris...
14 Sep, 2012, 07.30 PM IST
Commodity prices climb on customs hurdleSugar and pulses have already surged 30% -50% and customs clearance delay could mean further pressure.
21 Jul, 2009, 03.07 AM IST
- Biodiesel industry players hit by a crude shock
Falling crude oil has taken the bottom off the green fuel market. Now that diesel has become more Rs 6 per litre cheaper than biodiesel.
23 Jan, 2007, 02.50 AM IST