News on Indian Food

2010-09-03 Why PDS overhaul is a must for Indias food security : Business

His would amount to only 0. 64 per cent of Indias gross domestic product (GDP). The total food subsidy required would amount to just 1. 48 per cent of the GDP. This year alone, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in his Union Budget gifted over Rs 5 lakh crore (Rs 5 trillion) to business enterprises, which is around 8 per cent of the GDP.

The court is right in observing that the Food Corporation of India -- a focal point for the public distribution system (PDS) with a network of 4. 78 lakh (478,000) fair price shops making it the largest retail system of its type in the world -- must properly evaluate capacities of their godowns with focus on cardholders of Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Below Poverty Line.

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Universalisation of the public distribution system can help the needy get low-priced but nutritious food and cover most of the Indian population at a very low cost to the exchequer, argues Gopal Krishna. - Business news business news India India business news Indian economy news Indian financial news

2010-09-02 Wall Street Journal: World Forum Economic growth in China and India will help U. S economy

The U. S. consumer confidence rose in August. The U. S. homes prices gained more than expected in June . Standard and Poors said the prices of single-family homes in 20 major cities rose a seasonally unadjusted 1. 0 pct. in June. Another report released on Tuesday showed the pace of growth in business activity in the U. S. Indian Government report Tuesday that GDP grew at 8. 8 pct. year-over-year pace in the second quarter Indias strong growth and elevated inflation keeps the door open to additional monetary tightening. The countrys central bank has already increased rates four times this year.

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Tropoje, Albania: Albanian Minerals President and CEO Mr Mujaj said that "Economic growth in China and India will help U. S economy br/Global economy is set to recover and the global consumption of gold, oil, natural gas, food and metals will increase. With 2. 5 billion people China and India will be a huge market for US companies". br/"Demand and prices will grow

2010-09-01 Next Food Network Star demystifies Indian food Life Houston Chronicle

Sequeira, who bested nine other hopefuls on the 10-week-long competition, brings a unique perspective to Food Network with a show that combines familiar American flavors with Indian influences. Born in Bombay and raised in Dubai, Sequeira earned a journalism degree from Northwestern University. Her passion for cooking led her to seek culinary training from the New School of Cooking in California; she also created the online cooking show Aarti Paarti ( ), which might have given her a leg up in the competition.

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2010-08-31 Afaqs. news and features "Down from 100 per cent, we are now focusing on 60 per cent of a customers wallet": Kishore Biyani

He said, "Big Bazaars food segment itself will be Rs 10,000 crore in the next three to four years; while earlier, it made up only 30 per cent of the business. " The group has already launched Ekta brand of traditional foods. It is also taking "peeks into refrigerators" to gain newer insights on how and what Indians consume. This helped give the insight that even chutney has the opportunity to be bottled, said Ashni.

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Kishore and Ashni Biyani discussed learnings and growth plans at Landmark store in Phoenix Mills, Mumbai

2010-08-30 Desi Food Truck tickling many a palate in the Big Apple

Elahi is in his forties and originally from the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, where his parents moved from Pakistani Punjab. He has lived in New York City for 18 years, during which time hes dabbled in the mobile-phone business, real estate and food.

Do you crave for Indian food in the streets of New York The Desi Food Truck is the answer to your home-food woes.

Down the Fifth Avenue and at the intersection of 27th Street, Alamgeer Elahi has set up his very own idea of an Indian restaurant - a yellow van marked with Bollywood posters on the outside and adorned with Pakistani tribal art.

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Do you crave for Indian food in the streets of New York The Desi Food Truck is the answer to your home-food woes. Down the Fifth Avenue and at the intersection of 27th Street, Alamgeer Elahi has. - New York

2010-08-28 Cultural Event Seychelles Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Hotel and Casino hosts Indian Food and Cultural Evening - Namaste India

The Indian Food and Cultural Evening was a night of true celebration in the Creole Tropical Islands of the Seychelles, which included the lighting of the traditional Indian lamp. Part of the proceeds from the ticket sales went to several charitable organizations in the local Seychelles community. Tourism numbers from the Indian sub-continent into Seychelles has improved from 930 (Year 2009 YTD) to 2,548 (2010 YTD). Berjaya Hotels not only expect the tourism numbers from India into Seychelles to improve but also believes in the trade possibilities between the two countries.

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SEYCHELLES - Berjaya together with Seychelles Tourism Board, Diplomatic Spouses Association, and the Ministry of Culture joined together to present the INDIAN FOOD and CULTURAL EVENING with the theme, Namaste India (Welcome India), on Saturday, August .

2010-08-27 New food safety laws to boost imports, exports - CNBC-TV18 -

This is not old wine in a new bottle. The new Food Safety Standards Act, which is expected to come into force in December, will give Indian food laws a sharper and stronger set of teeth. For one, it will lay down rules to standardise separate segments of new generation foods.

The Food Safety Standards Act 2006 will replace the prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1956. This will bring Indian food laws at par with global norms, and give food imports and exports a boost, CNBC-TV18s Shubhro Sen reports.

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The Food Safety Standards Act 2006 will replace the prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1956. This will bring Indian food laws at par with global norms, and give food imports and exports a boost, CNBC-TV18s Shubhro Sen reports. - Food Food Safety Standards Act Food Adulteration Act CNBC-TV18 Shubhro Sen

2010-08-26 Healthy eats: Vegan and vegetarian-friendly Indian dishes at Karavallis of Saratoga - The Saratogian Entertainment Scene: Serving the Saratoga Springs, N. Y. region ( )

Karavalli serves up a variety of dishes from all different regions of India. One of our lunch entrees was a Kerali specialty called Avial Malabar ( usd. 13). I was originally drawn to this dish for its unique ingredients: green bananas, yams, beans, vegetable drumstick (a special Indian vegetable), carrot, eggplant and squash tempered with curry leaves and mustard in a medium spicy coconut and curry sauce.

Kochuparambil became a chef at the Lee, Mass. location in 2001. He has 21 years of cooking experience and went to culinary school in India. He started cooking when he was 19. Restricted by food allergies himself, Kochuparambil is empathetic to those with specific dietary needs and will do anything he can to accommodate his guests.

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2010-08-25 INDIA: Tata Global Beverages to begin offering food: Food news and analysis

Tata Global Beverages Ltd (TGB), the joint venture between Pepsico India and Tata Tea, plans to enter into the global food industry with a range of healthy food products.

In addition to India, Tata has plans to enter the USA, South America and Russia with food and beverage products.

India. The agreement was originally to market health drinks under the Tata Global beverages brand, but it now hopes to leverage PepsiCos distribution channels to market food.

Campbell Soup Company is reportedly considering a GBP1. 5bn (US usd. 2. 33bn) bid to acquire the majority share of UK food manufacturer United Biscuits.

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Tata Global Beverages Ltd (TGB), the joint venture between Pepsico India and Tata Tea, plans to enter into the global food industry with a range of healthy food products.

2010-08-24 Govt offers export sops, but hobbled by fiscal needs - Economy and Politics

Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma, who unveiled the countrys annual foreign trade policy, also said the government would continue to restrict exports of certain food items as it deals with double-digit food inflation.

Prospects of a strong summer harvest this year on good summer rains and a slowdown in food inflation have raised hopes that bans of some these items will be lifted. But Sharma said as of now there is no proposal to lift the ban on any of these items.

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Govt offers export sops, but hobbled by fiscal needs, Fragile global recovery to bog down exporters; incentives to cost over usd. 214 mn; fiscal consolidation to limit scope of export incentives; no plan as of now to lift ban on wheat, rice exports, Economy and Politics - Anand Sharma India Govt Export Duty Entitlement Pass Book DEPB Industry Textile Foreign Trade Policy Global economic crisis Economy and Politics Policy Tracker