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ith the upcoming regulatory changes to food safety that will be brought about by FSMA, food manufacturers are looking for ways to update their operations. In many cases, food safety benefits from

collaboration and the sharing of ideas

across industry sectors. To ensure that they are adequately prepared for a new regulatory environment, many members of the baking industry have begun taking food safety cues from the meat and

poultry industries that are subject to much stricter safety standards under the USDA. Up until recently, manufacturers of baked goods were able to rely on ovens as the kill step.

However, along with FSMA, come questions of whether the oven is actually effective enough

in eliminating bacteria and other pathogens. Until this question can be answered with a resounding yes, bakers need to closely examine every element of production with food safety in mind.

In any food production operation, sanitary equipment design can go a long way toward reducing the spread of contaminants and improving food safety. Baking operations are no exception, and baking companies should consider investing in sanitary equipment in order to bring their food safety measures in line with new standards. In particular, conveyors are one type of equipment that can be used across industry sectors to deliver improved safety.

Related: Sanitary Mixer Design: Factors To Improve Productivity & Decrease Costs Some baking companies are exploring the use of conveyors designed for the meat and poultry industries to meet USDA standards.

Since operations that deal with meat and poultry face a huge number of safety issues on a regular basis, baking companies can leverage sanitary equipment design to create a safer environment for their own operations. Regardless of the type of products a baking company is making, it can find benefit in exploring sanitary equipment options, and the food industry is seeing a progression in sanitary conveyor designs from meat to baking.

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In some cases, equipment manufacturers that have historically designed and produced products for the meat and poultry sectors are extending their customer base to provide customized equipment for manufacturers of baked goods.

Some key sanitary design elements include welded frames to minimize bolted connections, closed tubes, and other nooks and crannies that are vulnerable to microbial contaminants.

Baking operations can be messy, and properly cleaning all food remnants out of all cracks and crevices can take a significant amount of time.

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FOUNDATION STONE WAS LAID FOR ORGANIC FOOD PROCESSING UNIT BY SIKKIM IFFCO

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ikkim IFFCO Organics Ltd (SIIFCO) recently laid the foundation stone for its organic food processing unit in the state. The organic food processing unit will be built at a cost of Rs. 50 crore.

Sikkim IFFCO Organics is a joint venture (JV) between IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative) and the Sikkim government.

Sikkim’s Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang laid the foundation stone for the plant which is located in Rangpo, East Sikkim. The manufacturing of fertilizer as a major component will start initially by December 2020, IFFCO said in a statement. Present at the occasion was Union Agriculture Minister Narender Singh Tomar.

The JV of the organic food processing unit has been formulated to promote and market the organic produce of India, that too specially from Sikkim and other North Eastern states of India. The major commercial organic crops in which Sikkim IFFCO will operate are buckwheat, ginger, large cardamom and turmeric.

“The initial cost of the project is Rs. 50 crore. The manufacturing would kick start from December 2020,” the statement said. All Sikkim IFFCO products will be endorsed and certified as 100 per cent organic.

Tamang said, “Sikkim is the first state of India to go 100 per cent organic, committing itself to attain sustainable agriculture and to promote the Green Himalayan Economy”.

He is of the view that JV is a step in the direction of a safer food supply chain and environment protection.

He further added that the joint venture would ensure that the state of Sikkim fulfils the mission of doubling farmers’ income and urged them to establish the gold standard of organic farming.

He congratulated and complemented IFFCO and Sikkim government’s initiative to strengthen organic agriculture in the country, adding this will help in boosting the economy of North Eastern states.

IFFCO MD, U. S. Awasthi said food processing ensures value addition to the crops, which further ensures farmers make most profit out of their produce.

He emphasized that IFFCO has made efforts to retain soil fertility and ecological health by introducing organic

fertilizers also.

Sikkim IFFCO has already contracted two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) — one with Blossoms Biodynamics, USA for utilizing their marketing and distribution in the North American markets and other with Centar, Dr. Rudolfa Steinera, Croatia for marketing its products in Croatia and the European Unionn

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M B SUGAR RECEIVES THE CERTIFICATE OF GUINESS WORLD RECORDS

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B Sugars & Pharmaceuticals Ltd a Sugar World company incorporated in the year 1997, Miracles at Guiness World Record by achieving the " Certificate of Participation " in Guiness World Record 2018. This Participation is for the worlds Largest MUD PIE 1345Kg (2965Ib 3.48) Organised by Trinity Group at Panaji, Goa on 3rd August 2018 In conversation with Director Marketing - Mr. Samyak Lodha for this achievement said its all team Effort & Success. He said its our hat-trick at Guiness World Record as, earlier also we have participated for the World Record of 5,555 Cup Cakes in 2016 and also this year 2019 for Bread Pudding of 1424 KGS. Asking about his achievement at M B Sugars, he said that we have a team of highly qualified and experienced people. M B Sugar, serves all major Pharmaceutical companies in India and abroad & also serves to various star hotels, bakeries, hospitals & other food companies.

This " CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION " was given in a ceremony by Mr. Joseph Dias of Trinity Group at Panaji, Goa & we wish M B Sugar will be a Continuous success story ahead in future also.

India Hospitality Expo 2018 was organized by Trinity Group, and was supported by Goa Tourism, Goa Chamber of Commerce, Goa Culinary Forum, Govt Tourism Corporations of India, in association with Hospitality Partner Victor Alcon Group.n

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ICE-CREAM INDUSTRY WORRIES OVER INCREASED COSTLIER INPUTS AND RISING IMPORTS

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he ice-cream imports of India from Thailand has soared nearly 4 times in April-Oct year-on-year

The ice-cream industry of India is experiencing the heat of rising prices of key ingredient in making of ice cream viz.. Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) and Whole Milk Powder (WMP) and an inflow of cheap imports of the finished product.

The Indian Ice Cream Manufacturers’ Association (IICMA) has highlighted the matter by taking the issue further raising demand for applying restrictive measures on the imports.

“It is very difficult to put a number to the overall imports by various players of finished products, including ice-cream. But when the domestic manufacturing gets costlier under the increased SMP price scenario, by the time of summer we may see a trend of higher imports of ice- cream at reduced duty,” IICMA president Rajesh Gandhi informed media. Within the domestic market, SMP prices have been hiked a price to ₹330 per kg, whereas in international market the price working is around ₹250 per kg.

In a written petition to Union Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman, the Association (IICMA) has requested for duty-free import of raw materials such as SMP, Whole Milk Powder, butter and butter oil. The Association also pursued to execute restrictions on the import of ice- creams, which can be imported at zero duty from Thailand, and from the rest of the world at 35 per cent.

The ice cream industry of India has a market of ₹9,000-crore, including frozen desserts and is growing at 12-15 per cent annually.

With Amul in the lead, the big brands of India includes Mother Dairy, Hindustan Unilever, Cream Bell, Dinshaw’s, Havmor and Vadilal.

Recently, exotic flavours of ice cream

and frozen desserts have caught the imagination of consumers. Changing lifestyles and aspiring middle-class are fuelling the demand for premium icecreams products.

In wake of this trend, many national brands are positioning themselves in the premium segment by launching a variety of brands and many of the ice

cream products are completely imported.

It is obvious from Union Commerce Ministry data analysis that with the duty benefit under the trade agreement with Thailand, imports have soared intensely from Thailand.

Commerce Ministry data has indicated that ice- cream imports from Thailand under the HS Code – 21050000 category (which also includes other edible ice products without containing cocoa) comprises about 70 % of the overall 1,113 ton of ice-cream imported during April-October.

According to the data available, imports from Thailand have increased nearly four times from 187 kg to about 783 kg in a year-on-year comparison for the April-October period.

SMP price in international market is around ₹250 a kg, the procurement cost for Indian icecream makers is much higher thereby prompting Thailand’s ice cream suppliers to push their cheaper finished products to India.

At present, some large FMCG majors with ice- cream portfolio, have started to source large quantities from Thailand.

“India’s procurement cost is higher than Thailand’s. In such a scenario, they get a cost advantage and have a profitable proposition.

So, as we progress from winter to peak demand season of summer, imports from Thailand will rise and there is every possibility of it increasing further,” stated Gandhi from Vadilal.

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PATANJALI PURCHASES RUCHI SOYA

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ndian consumer goods company Patanjali Ayurved has acquired debtridden food company Ruchi Soya reportedly under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

Patanjali had its acquisition proposal approved in July. As part of the deal, Patanjali has repaid Rs. 41.1bn ($577m) to the lenders of Ruchi Soya to acquire the company. This comes after Ruchi Soya’s creditors claimed Rs. 93.8bn ($1.3bn).

It has completed the transfer of debt and the equity portion to an account with the State Bank of India (SBI).

The bank will distribute this to all of the lenders in the consortium. It expects some of the key lenders to recover 45% of their dues.

Patanjali collaborated with SBI, Punjab National Bank (PNB), Union Bank of India, Syndicate Bank and Allahabad

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Ruchi Soya has its headquarters in Madhya Pradesh. It produces a wide range of food, edible oils and other products such as soya and bakery fats.

The company owns soya foods brand Nutrela, which is reportedly one of the largest selling brands in India and has more than 50% of the market share.

In June 2018, Adani Wilmar offered to purchase Ruchi Soya for a sum of more than Rs. 60bn ($756m), making the company the new highest bidder for the acquisition of the debt-ridden soya foods manufacturer.

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Mondelēz India Foods, maker of Cadbury, continued to lead the pack with Rs 6,746 crore revenue.

According to filings at the Registrar of Companies, its top line grew 9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) from Rs 6,189 crore.

The firm’s net profit, during 2018-19, jumped 42 per cent to Rs 462 crore from Rs 325 crore.

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Italian chocolate maker Ferrero, which markets Ferrero Rocher and spreads like Nutella, witnessed 13 per cent rise in its revenue at Rs 1,473 crore. After incurring losses in 2017-18, the firm turned profitable last year with a net profit of

Rs 106 crore.

However, the other two major players – Mars International and Hershey – continued to bleed with losses mounting further.

While Mars posted Rs 246 crore net loss, Hershey India’s net loss widened to Rs 109 crore in 2018-19.

In the previous financial year, the two firm’s had reported Rs 195 crore and Rs 85 crore net loss, respectively.

In fact, Hershey has been in loss at least since 201415, although its bottom line improved with yearly loss coming down from a peak of Rs 365 crore five years ago.

Mars, however, registered the biggest jump among the four, when it comes to increasing sales. The firm’s revenue rose 34.5 per cent YoY to Rs 1,009 crore from Rs 750 crore. Its sales numbers, however, include non-confectionery products under pet care brands like Pedigree, Whiskas and Royal Caninn

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iryani is an evergreen classic dish that really needs no introduction.

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The deliciously complex blend of flavours, spices, and aromas in biryani have come to epitomize the zenith of Indian cuisine. A complete meal in itself, biryani has enough varieties to please one and all. Eaten with love and gusto by the rich as well as poor, Biryani is indeed a marvel of India’s culinary heritage now easily available at the one stop Destination: JustMyRoots.com.

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GLORIA JEAN’S COFFEE IS COMING BACK TO INDIA WITH 100 NEW STORES

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loria Jean’s Coffee is coming back to India with 100 new stores in the next five years with its new India partner, Jay Jay Capital & Investments. The coffee company plans to invest up to Rs 150 crore for the expansion. The first set of stores is slated to open in Mumbai and Bengaluru by June 2020.

In its first stint in India the Australian coffee brand had entered into a master franchise agreement with Citymax Hospitality of the Landmark Group, but had to shut shop after seven years of operations and a bleeding balance sheet.

Gloria Jean’s Coffee will now work on a cold kitchen concept and prepare fresh food. The cafés would be about 800-1,500 sqft with a per-store investment of about Rs 1 crore. It expects the return on investment to start within two-and-a-half years of a store first being set up.

In 2014, it had annual revenue of about Rs 15 crore in India, after seven years of operations. The company was founded by Gloria Jean Kvetko in 1979 in the US, and opened its first outlet in Sydney, Australia. It is present in more than 50 markets.

The café chain market in India, led

by Café Coffee Day and Tata Starbucks, is one of the fastest growing categories in the consumer food service industry, estimated to grow 6.9% a year to Rs 4,540 crore by 2023 in

value sales at constant prices exclusive of inflation, according to market research firm Euromonitor.

Jay Jay Capital, a 15-year-old company that provides liaising and permitting services to oil and gas companies for due diligence, land conversion deals, etc., has entered into a master franchise agreement with Gloria Jean’s Coffee. The company also provides similar services to Tata Starbucks, McDonalds, etc., in India. Gloria Jean’s Coffee India’s funds have been raised in the company’s founder Jayaprakash M’s individual capacity.

The coffee market didn’t exist 1015 years ago. Tea is the dominating drink in India, so everybody in the business is still trying to create more awareness about coffee. But the business could do well in its second stint since there was a gap in the market.

They are opening in cities which are already penetrated, so competition could be tough. No coffee chain has tried the fresh food model in India.

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M B SUGAR ATTEMPTS A HAT-TRICK AT GUINNESS WORLD RECORD WITH THE WORLD’S LARGEST BREAD PUDDING – 1424 KGS AT THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL INDIA HOSPITALITY EXPO PUTS GOA FIRMLY ON GLOBAL MAP AS A CULINARY DESTINATION

Earlier world records by M B Group Include World Record of 5,555 Cup Cakes in 2016, and the world’s largest mud pie in 2018.

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anjim, Goa, August 4: A flurry of activity saw the M B Group bring together over 100 of Goa’s best talent in culinary hospitality come together to attempt a world record feat. Executive chefs from Goa’s 5 star hotels assisted by those from other chefs and students of catering colleges. For over 12 hours they baked the world’s largest bread pudding weighing at a 1424 kgs, measured at 6.6 feet x 6.6 feet x 1 feet in height. For many enthusiasts who watched the action enfold in real time, it was a first in their lives.

M B Sugar Marketing Director , Samayak Lodha said “It is indeed a momentous occasion for us after achieving two successful Guinness Records, the hat trick attempt proved

challenging. We had to beat our own previous best of a choco mud pie weighing 1345 kilos. Goans having a sweet tooth, we decided on a bread pudding which universally is a traditional desert. We had to not only get an oven specially fabricated for the attempt, but also added a whole lot of ingredients to make it a nutritious & healthy snack. This was keeping in mind our objective to always ensure the poor and needy share in our happiness of creating a world record. It also gave them a once in a lifetime opportunity to taste 5 star quality food, which many of us could afford, despite exorbitant prices.”

The chefs team comprised Ranjeet Pandey, Prasad Paul, Sunit Sharma, Manjeet Singh, Saurabh Puri, Kunal Arolkar, Kapil Muchandi,

Nitin Tewari, Ravi Vishwaskarma, Yogendra Ghatge, Subadeep Modak, Veronous, K S Mahesh, Farooq Baig, Lawrence Gomes and many more.

Students and staff of Agnel Institute of Food Crafts & Culinary Sciences, Goa University, Goa College of Hospitality, among others assisted in the task.

Drawing support with the presence of the Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Govt of India, Shri Rameswar Teli, who witnessed the baking and also mooted the idea of having a centrally assisted food processing unit in Goa to encourage a robust food industry in the state.

The world’s largest bread pudding was later distributed by Food Bank of Goa to a number of charity institutions, so that the less privileged could partake of a happy meal. For culinary and

baking enthusiasts, the makings of this global feat saw 176 kg of bread, 400 litres of milk, 400 litres of cream, 150 kg sugar, 25 kg butter, 400 kg eggs (8550 nos), 25 kg cashew nuts, 25 kg raisins, 2 litres vanilla essence and more.

With over 200 brands, multi-state government participation, hospitality business entrepreneurs, exhibitors from across the country and international talent participation, the 16th International India Hospitality Expo 2019 has been unanimously a mega success. Thank you, Goa. India Hospitality Expo 2019 was organized by Trinity Group, and was supported by Goa Tourism, Goa Chamber of Commerce, Goa Culinary Forum, Govt Tourism Corporations of India, in association with Hospitality Partner Victor Alcon Group.n

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OILS AND FATS: CONSIDERED UNHEALTHY, BUT HAVE MANY BENEFITS

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at and oil are two words with lot of criticism. These can be described as a health food for young ones and a source for many lifestyle diseases.

There are many pros as well as cons.

Though fat and oil are considered as unhealthy food at several stages of age, but there are many benefits which cannot be ignored. Fats and oils act as energy for the human body and are very important dietary components. Many essential fatty acids are important for biological functions and membranes formation.

They also act as thermal insulators and provide shape and metabolism to the human body. With benefits there are relationship of fat and oil with tradition and religion.

Some diseases like cardiovascular, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hyperlipoproteinemia, diabetes mellitus, fatty liver, lipid storage diseases and the most common obesity are caused by excess fat consumption.

The incidence has led to the exploration of optimum intake analysis. A balance of all fat, carbohydrates and protein is required for a healthy lifestyle.

The major source of fat and oil is plant. Few animals sourced are also being consumed on daily basis by Indians population like ghee. These are present in different forms like saturated and unsaturated (mono and poly).

In all the mentioned fat, saturated fats are the reason for high risk of cardiovascular diseases which include heart attack. This fat is commonly found in ready-to-eat foods, fast foods, milk drinks and other bakery and confectionery foods.

To reduce the blood cholesterol level both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and oils are important.

Fat and oil are solvent-specific and insoluble in water. There are many types of oils and fats present in the market and being consumed on daily basis like milk butter, cocoa butter, cream, canola oil, corn oil, safflower oil, soybean oil, peanut oil, cottonseed oil, lard, palm oil, beef tallow, rapeseed oil and coconut oil. In these oils the safflower oil is highly poly saturated, olive oil is highly monosaturated and coconut oil is highly saturated. Oil and fat are marketed in dry and liquid form and with different functions.

Oil and fat play very important role in food processing like emulsifier.

Generally, fat and oil are insoluble in water and form two layers on mixing and shaking. However, they can form emulsions in the presence of emulsifying agents. Texturing of food is another important functional property of fat and oil. Flavour and organoleptic desirability are being provided to food by fat and oil. Fat and oil are majorly used in chocolate & confectionery industry, processed food industries. Bakery products are other customers having high demands of fat and oils.

As India is having world’s secondlargest population with young generation, the demand of oil and fat in the form of different food products is very high. In this regard, oil and fat industries are growing remarkably very fast. India is one of the largest importers of oil as well. Huge growth in import of palm oil is reported in India. India fats & oils market is projected to grow at a CAGR of over 6% during 2019-2024. Middle-class population is playing huge role in growth of this sector. A demand of

processed, bakery and dairy products is parallelly contributing to the oil and fat industry. Some of the leading players are Amul, Cargill, AAK Kamani and Parisons Group. In all the oils, few are important and trending in today’s generation.

Sunflower Oil Highly consumed in India. A rich source of vitamin E, sunflower oil is also a rich source of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. At industrial level, the sunflower oil is used for manufacturing almost all kinds of foods like snacks, cookies

and also for ready-to-eat foods. Deep frying is very common with sunflower oil as it is having very high smoke point. Sustainability is good at all the levels.

Coconut Oil Very rich source of nutrients and recently called as superfood. Highly utilised in the southern part of India.

Daily snacks, fried items and day to day cooking, everywhere coconut oil is being used. Though coconut oil has high risk of cholesterol but still considered as one of the best oil to eat and deal with.

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19 An oil which complements the byproduct utilisation, obtained from rice grain. In southern part and eastern part of India the consumption of rice bran oil is much higher. For spiritual activities also rice bran oil is considered good. Very rich and called as healthiest oil in the world as this oil is good for cholesterol. Used in bakery industries as the smoking point is pretty high.

Avocado Oil A famous fruit with a very different flavour, with high content of monounsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E. Very good for raw consumption utilised on salads.n

Canola Oil Much in trend and highly preferable by diet-conscious people. The market of canola oil is recently growing as it is considered as one of the healthy oils for consumption.

With all other nutritional benefits, canola oil is being preferred due to existence of Omega 3 fatty acids in it.

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FRONT OF PACKET LABELLING TO BE DELINKED FROM GENERAL LABELLING REGULATION: FSSAI

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n December 17, CSE had released the results of its study of 33 packaged and fast foods that were found to be high in salt, sugar and fat

Front of Packet Labelling (FoPL) will soon be delinked from the general labelling regulation, cited Pawan Kumar Agarwal, CEO of FSSAI recently.

FoPL was included within the draft Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2019 aimed at making consumers aware of food products that are high in fat, sugar and salt content.

On December 17, Delhi-based think-tank Centre for Science and Environment or CSE released the findings of its study which tested 33 foods including 14 packaged foods (six types of chips, four types of namkeen, three types of noodles and one soup) and 19 fast foods (eight types of burgers, three types of fries, four types of pizza, four types of sandwich and wraps and one fried chicken).

The results show that the samples tested were overwhelmingly high in salt and fat.

The media report published on December 18 quotes Agarwal as saying “the authority has decided that front-of-pack and general labelling regulations should be delinked and that the two can move at their own pace.”

He added that a threshold must be set according to Indian standards.

“We are doing a study to provide the threshold limit of fat, sugar, and salt present in food products.”

The FoPL consists of two aspects — a threshold for India and a way to depict the same on the food packets.

Both these aspects would be dealt with simultaneously and would then be notified. The general labelling regulation is expected to be notified first, followed by the FoPL, Agarwal reportedly said.

“Almost six years have passed since the need to label food products with high salt, sugar and fat content was recognised. The baseline was that consumers must know everything about the food they buy,” Amit Khurana, programme manager, Food Safety and Toxins at CSE, said.

“The news about delinking FoPL and studies for India specific thresholds points towards another attempt to delay and dilute. The thresholds are based on World Health Organization norms developed after years of deliberations for countries like India. It must not be weakened. It would be detrimental to the health of the people,” he addedn

study has found those who eat chili peppers at least four times per week had a 40% lower chance of dying from a heart attack. The research was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

The researchers said people who often consume chili peppers reduce their mortality risk by 23% for every cause when compared with those who don’t eat them. The analysis was done on 22,811 men and women enrolled, and the median follow-up period was 8.2 years.

While chili peppers are traditionally part of the Mediterranean diet, the researchers in this study said epidemiological data associating their consumption with mortality risk have been scarce, especially studies on populations in that region.

These new findings help fill that gap, and they also dovetail with similar studies of other groups.

A 2017 study of 16,000 U.S. consumers for up to 23 years found regular consumption of chili peppers lowered mortality risk by 12%. Capsaicin — the component in chili peppers that can bring on a burning sensation — is believed to have antimicrobial properties and may regulate blood flow and alter gut microbiota, that study found. However, other research on Chinese adults have linked chili pepper consumption with general obesity and faster cognitive decline.

While most of the research seems positive, mixed messages overall could produce more confusion than clarity on the issue. Manufacturers may be wondering whether or not to shy away from producing spicier products by

adding chili pepper. Consumers also may be considering whether it’s a good idea to buy and eat them, or in what quantity.

In the meantime, spicy flavors are experiencing a resurgence in the marketplace. Spicy foods and flavors have grown in popularity in the U.S. Americans seem to be moving past the nation’s love of hot sauce as manufacturers highlight the different flavor notes of chilies and more authentic international flavors in a variety of products.

Chilies are showing up more often in snacks, ice cream and other dairy products.

Candy has been spiced up as Snickers added Sichuan peppercorn, and Skittles and Starbursts have also gotten a hot reformulation Dairy products also have been adding heat and spicy flavors since the creamy texture and sweetness can help reduce the sensation of heat that capsaicin produces in most pepper varieties.

Its likely more studies will be forthcoming on the health effects of chili peppers.

Unless something really alarming comes out from future studies, the popularity of spice in foods and beverages will probably not abate anytime soon. In fact, the global spice market is expected to grow 6% between 2018 and 2023 to $30.4 billionn

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BAKERY INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH – 2019

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Challenges for bakery industry in India

haracterised by creativity, presentation, novelty and reviviscence with each passing day; the bakery segment of food industry in India has stretched itself to the topgallant; in terms of business growth, its ameliorating quality and acceptability.

Apart from enormous growth, the other aspect of the same coin is that bakery industry has also been experiencing certain challenges and opportunities. The bakers have to face fluctuating government regulations, demand-supply chain, and increase in price of few raw ingredients like refined flour (chief ingredient of almost all bakery products).

The bakery industry has been welcomed with open heart by consumers as well as industrialists, which thereby resulted in widespread growth and flourishing business of this segment of food industry.

Bakery, a crucial segment of food processing industry, is one of the oldest and traditional activities in India. The bakery products are widely accepted for enhanced nutrient value and also for range of affordability.

The eating trends of Indian citizens have experienced heavy fluctuation and this along with foreign impact and emergence of large section of female working population have all contributed to the rapid rise in bakery products demand, which resulted significantly for bakery industry growth trajectory in India.

Consumers have been demanding newer options in bakery products and this demand is pacified by industry fortifying bakery products with the intention to satiate the rapidly increasing appetite of consumer aware with health concepts and nutritive value.

Bakery industry has launched various healthy products and this has been enlisting cumbersome popularity at intense level. The involvement of big business houses in bakery chain has further caused tremendous growth in the sector.

Growth rate in India As per recent data available, it is believed that Indian cake industry would reach the market capital of around US$882 million by year 2024, with the CAGR of 12.5% during the forecast period 2019-2024. The Indian bakery market touched the huge value of US$7.22 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach US$12 billion

by 2024 with CAGR of 9.3% during 2019-2024. (Source: imarc) In the world of processed food industry, bakery has been the largest section and in that bread and biscuits comprises of around 82% of the entire bakery business all across the country. The business of biscuit manufacturing is so magnanimous in India that it is third-largest only after the United States and China. In simple terms, bakery segment can be clearly classified into three chief products: bread, biscuits and cakes.

Bakery business is also classified as organised sector comprising big firms producing bakery products and unorganised sector comprising small-scale industry. Both the organised and unorganised sectors are heavily dependent on hygiene factor and it is flourishing on this very aspect. With the entry of few big fish in the market producing bakery products in India, the Indian consumers have been switching their taste preference and liking as well. The mushrooming of new bakery cafe chains like Barista, Cafe Coffee Day and Monginis; the demand for premium cookies and few baked product is on the rise gradually. The organised sector in bakery industry contributes to 60% whereas unorganised sector contributes to 40% of the bakery industry in India. Organised sector in bakery industry comprises of around 2,000 small-scale bread manufacturers, 25-30 medium-scale manufacturing unit and two large-scale industries whereas the unorganised bread sector comprises around 75,000 to 85,000 bread bakers, mostly located in small towns.

The chief players in bakery industry like Britannia and Parle account for around 40% of the total business share of entire volume of branded biscuits available in India. It is expected that the baked goods will

maintain the growth by constant value at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of almost 2% over the coming years.

Rapid growth and expansion of contemporary retail outlets have marked the market in urban areas of India.

In recent years, India has witnessed many international brands entering Indian market in bakery industry with immense importance in industrial map of our country. Heavy revenue has been generated by bakery industry achieving third position in processed food sector.

In recent decade, new sophisticated equipment has been the trend in bakery industry. Not even bakery industry, but housewives have a great fascination for appropriate bakery equipment. Many have started keeping convection oven and Oven-Toaster-Griller (OTG) at their home places with the intent to bake certain easy to make and bake cookies. Pizza bases are purchased from the market and pizza is prepared and consumed at home. Few have started baking cakes as well for small events and treating guests with great gusto showcasing new flair for baking to the guest. This trend has added new dimension to the bakery industry.

Along with this, the packaging norms for bakery products are not regularised. Bakery products do not have high shelf life and hence this proves to be the biggest threat to all bakers. The chances of bakery product getting worst in quality seem to be a big probability due to this character.

The rising cost of operational functionality is also a major challenge to all bakery segments and poses a big challenge.

The customers of any food products have been highly aware nowadays and they want the nutritional value to be mentioned on the packet of every bakery product. This comes as a big threat to the unorganised sector of bakery industry. They cannot mention the nutritive value to the preciseness and they have their own limitations.

Thus, it can be concluded that the world of bakery industry in India has endless scope for growth and India will undoubtedly experience enormous growth in recent upcoming years. This will prove beneficial to both the consumer and manufacturer.

Consumers will have extraordinary bakery variant products whereas bakery manufacturer will have bigger-getting market. With certainty, bakery industry in India will overcome all challenges and threats; and will flourish with gigantic growth all across the globe.n

(The author is a senior faculty of culinary arts at Institute of Hotel Management, Kurukshetra. He can be contacted at singhocean@yahoo.com)

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FRITO-LAY BRING OUT ITS TOP SNACK TRENDS FOR 2020

ZOMATO IS IN TALKS TO BUY UBER EATS, AFTER THE LATTER’S TALKS WITH SWIGGY FELL THROUGH

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rito-Lay plan to make spice, citrus, global influence, unexpected combinations and health benefits will be driving snacking trends in 2020.

Global influence will be evident in the appearance of more chilies — including ghost, habanero, poblano, hatch and chipotle — as well as the spread of heat tolerance, which the company predicts will go into more mild cuisines like U.K. and Australian food. Also, the types of citrus that make appearances — including yuzu, grapefruit, blood orange and Buddha’s hand — indicate more consumer interest in sour snacks.

Better-for-you options and onthe-go availability are also both trends Frito-Lay noted will stick around for Snacking is becoming such a mainstream mode of eating, more people are consuming snack foods between meals and as meal replacements.

In Frito-Lay’s latest snack trend list, it expects consumers to be seeking sour and unexpected combinations. FritoLay noted that “unexpected” could include flavors like gin or bourbon or multi-layered combinations that combine several trending flavors.

Companies are already tapping into some of these trends, and there could be more of that in the year to come.

Frito-Lay recently announced that it would be keeping its new hot and sour snack, Lay’s Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle, as a permanent staple.

This evolution of snacking points to more prevalence of savory options.

Salty snacks are becoming more popular, and the report’s data linked this to the spread of snacking to all parts of the day.

ultiple news reports indicate that now Zomato is in talks to buy Uber Eats, after the latter’s talks with Swiggy fell through.

More people are also replacing meals with salty snacks, Innova said, with 23% consuming them at lunch, 17% at dinner and 8% at breakfast.

This trend toward better-for-you options has been around for a while, so it isn’t surprising to see it popping up again in Frito-Lay’s list. Global flavors have also been a peaking trend.

Consumers are likely going to continue to demand authentic flavors to benefit their health as they work to nourish themselves in a world with increasingly hectic schedules. Research from Euromonitor International found reduced unplanned, impulse snack purchases in the last five years. At the same time, the snacking business grew $3.4 billion globally in 2017, according to Nielsen. That suggests consumers are just as dedicated to what they are putting into their bodies in terms of both health and flavor as they are to convenience. Therefore, manufacturers will need to continue to innovate to keep flavors fresh and healthy to keep consumers coming back for moren

So, why is Zomato interested in buying Uber Eats’? Why buy a business that is less than half its size and has important cash burn?

The fresh investments to the tune of $150-200 million that Uber Eats’ parent, Uber Inc., will bring to the table. This deal is as much a function of fresh capital as it is about scale, if not more.

Well let’s do the statistics, Swiggy fulfils about 1.5 million daily orders, while the count for Zomato and Uber Eats stand at approximately 1.3 million and 0.4 million respectively. The combined entity of Zomato and Uber Eats will be about 15 percent bigger than Swiggy in terms of order volume.

To be sure, this is not an impossible lead and can be covered with further expansion into new geographies or aggressive discounting.

In FY19, Swiggy posted losses of Rs 2,363 crore on revenue of Rs 1,128 crore. Both revenues increased about three times from the year ago period, losses increased about six times. In comparison, Zomato posted losses of about Rs 1,000 crore on revenues of Rs 1,397 crore.

Earlier this year, both companies

were reported to have been burning about $40 million every month.

Zomato recently claimed that its burn have been slashed to $20 million.

While the burn has reduced, neither $40 million, nor $20 million are paltry numbers. As is the case with ecommerce and payments, loyalty of customers in food delivery largely depends on the offers and discounts. A significant reduction in incentives could prod customers to switch sides.

Consequently, both Zomato and Swiggy are somewhat constrained to chase fresh capital at regular intervals.

Zomato is reportedly in the process of stitching together an approximately $500 million to $600 million fundraise led by Ant Financial to counter Swiggy, which counts Naspers as its principal backer. Similarly, Swiggy is also in talks with a clutch of investors to mop up another $500 million to $700 million.

For Uber, Uber Eats in India has been a drag. The food delivery business has not succeeded in making a dent in Zomato and Swiggy’s market share, despite burning about $20-25 million every month. For Uber, it makes sense to sell a capital guzzler and get a stake in the dominant player, as it had done with its ride hailing businesses in China and Russian

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ARUN ICECREAMS UNVEILS 2 PRODUCTS, SMILEY BAR IN 2 VARIANTS & MERRY TREAT Priced at Rs 20, the products are available in 55ml packs across retail outlets, supermarkets, restaurants and Hatsun Daily outlets in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Orissa and Chhattisgarh.n

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As the name suggests, the Smiley Bar is a smiley-shaped bar. Merry Treat is a kiwi-flavoured ice cream shaped like a Christmas tree, which contains little surprises such as choco flakes and dried blackcurrant fruit.

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LAY’S LAUNCHES SMILE DEKE DEKHO DUET CHALLENGE FEATURING KAPOOR, BHATT

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ay’s, India’s favourite potato chip brand, launched Smile Deke Dekho Duet Challenge on TikTok. The video features brand ambassadors Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt sharing smiles with their many fans and followers.

The challenge urges users to share the maximum smiles in less than 10 seconds, with the catch being that the smile must be unique and different. The challenge saw over five billion impressions and 10,000 user-generated content from all over India painting TikTok with smiles in a matter of just 72 hours.

As a pioneering youth brand, the chip brand has always been on a mission to offer a joyful interruption to the busy, everyday lives of its consumers, and the new #SmileDekeDekho Duet Challenge is a perfect embodiment of this brand mission.

The video features Kapoor having a blast, as he is shown depicting a multitude

of expressions and smiles while posing with Lay’s new Smile pack. He is seen smiling, winking, and pouting, while grooving in the challenge video. Bhatt, too, is seen showcasing a wide array of expressions and sharing all kinds of smiles while posing with her pack.

Expressing his thoughts on the unique challenge, Dilen Gandhi, Contined to page no 24

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AIFPA WRITES TO FM CITING ‘ANXIETY ON THE PROPOSITION FOR RAISING GST RATES

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he food industry is worried and has a true reason to it; the Indian govt. has proposed to raise the GST rates. So in regard to this the All India Food Processors’ Association (AIFPA), which has members such as ITC, Mondelēz, Haldiram, Bikanervala, PepsiCo, Nestle and various small and midsized foods companies, has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman citing anxiety over this proposition.

The letter comes just days ahead of a GST Council meeting on December 18 and is signed by AIFPA president Subodh Jindal, stating that the industry has been struggling to maintain its operations under severe financial constraints and any increase in GST rates will hit the sector very hard to the detriment of the farmer, industry and Government.

The letter reads that the industry has been constantly requesting you to shift food products currently taxed at 12% to 5%. The government has not so far agreed to this request and now, on the contrary, the industry is faced with the unjust proposal of increasing GST rates. Food categories including branded snacks, instant mixes, readyto eat products, pickles and namkeens are currently are taxed at 12%.

There is prevalent conjecture that rate increases will be announced at the GST Council meeting on December 18 on diverse categories including processed foods, healthcare services and mobile phones. Presently, all products and services fall under four tax slabs – 5, 12, 18 and 28%.

An upward revision of the slabs would help the government mop up additional revenue of Rs 1,000 crore a month.

Domestic consumption of FMCG products, which include foods, has slowed significantly across channels over the past 12 months, especially in rural markets where it fell to a seven-year low in the July-September quarter, at 7.3% by value from 16.2% a year earlier, Nielsen said in a report in October.

The outlook for companies selling everyday household items remains bleak, primarily on account of a distinct slowdown in rural demand owing to lower farm incomes, liquidity crunch, and rising unemployment.

GST collections have been lower than expected and the government is looking to boost revenue amid an ongoing economic slowdown.

According to government data, The Central GST collection fell short of budget estimates by about 40% in the AprilNovember period,. The letter by AIFPA also says there is “incongruency” in levying 12% GST on branded snack foods compared to 5% for unbranded snack foods. “This anomaly has been increasing complexities for the industry and encouraging production of unsafe, unhealthy products.

A shift of consumption from branded to non-branded foods reduces revenue to the government and proves to be counterproductive. The government’s thinking that foods currently placed at 12% GST are elitist is not true, it saidn

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PET BOTTLES BAN SHOCK FOR ANDAMAN & NICOBAR: MANUFACTURERS WRITE TO PM

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anufacturers of packaged drinking water and soft drinks on Andaman and Nicobar Islands are worried over the future course of action as the Pollution Control Board, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has proposed to ban the use of PET bottles below 2 litre volume on the islands. The move is being planned in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address to curb use of single-use plastic in the country.

In this regard, all local manufacturers and traders came together to make several appeals to the local administration but to no avail.

Now, Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd (Andaman Bottling Company - Port Blair) has sent a letter to the Prime Minister, for clarity on the matter.

Speaking with FnB News over telephone from the islands, Ashraf Ali, who is operating as franchisee manufacturer at Andaman Bottling Company, for Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd, expressed concern that there was no clarity on the matter.

Ali added that soft drink manufacturers feel that the ban is a gross violation of Article 14 of the Constitution as there has been no mention of a ban on other manufacturers and importers of shampoo, juices, handwash, refined or lubricating oils, cleaning detergents, and the

like. This raises a feeling of being targeted and a sense of dual policy of discrimination by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands' administration.

Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd in the letter to the PM has pointed out that the local administration has misinterpreted the PM's appeal.

The letter elaborates that manufacturers and importers are dreading the future because they are all neckdeep in debt and bank loans, since the best source of income on the islands is tourism and this ban will hamper tourism, keeping away foreigners especially, as it takes away the ease and comfort of carrying around a bottle of water or beverage.

PET bottles below the capacity of 2 litre, are exactly that which earn businesses, high revenue.

The manufacturers are fretting over the ban even more as they too are responsible and want to follow the norms of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by recycling 100% of plastics they manufacture.

The sentiments of local manufacturers have been hurt as they are abiding by the norms of 'Make in India Programme,' adds the letter.

The Andaman Chamber of Commerce & Industries, meanwhile, has roped in the UNDP people to present the administration with a long term solution for recycling PET/Plasticn

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senior director and category head, foods, PepsiCo India, said, “Lay’s has always been the front-runner in innovation, be it in terms of our flavours or our communication strategy.”

“After the resounding success of our social media campaign, we are thrilled for our latest digital activation – the #SmileDekeDekho Duet challenge on TikTok, led by our brand ambassadors, Kapoor and Bhatt,” he added.

“It is very encouraging to see how TikTok users have smiled all the way by producing some amazing user-generated content, while enjoying the duet challenge with their favourite youth icons,” Gandhi said.

Sachin Sharma, director, sales and partnership, TikTok India, said, “We are thrilled to have once again collaborated with Lay’s for this unique challenge. This campaign is a reflection of TikTok’s mission to inspire creativity and bring joy.”

“It is encouraging to see our users actively participate in this challenge in innovative ways. This successful partnership is a testament of the value brands see in TikTok’s unique offerings and its vibrant and engaging 200-million user community. We look forward to continuing this alliance,” he added.

Launched earlier this year, the Lay’s Smile Deke Dekho campaign brought home the global LAY’S Smile campaign, with the introduction of limited-edition Lay’s Smile packs, which feature six different smiles

corresponding to the six different flavour variants.

The campaign, conceptualised by Wunderman Thompson India, is an attempt to convey the flavours story of the brand in a meaningful and distinctive way, all at the back of a simple insight – smiles lead to connections, and Lay’s brings a smile to consumers faces, and hence, the different flavours of Lay’s can lead to different smiles, leading to different connections. What made this idea unique was the fact that it was brought alive entirely through packaging – the first of its kind in India.

Lay’s activated several activities for the campaign, including the on-boarding on Kapoor and Bhatt as brand ambassadors and a massive influencer outreach programme, engaging with 750-plus influencers on social media. The recently-launched Duet challenge is the brand’s latest attempt at furthering its path-breaking campaign in India.n

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RADICO KHAITAN LAUNCHES JAISALMER INDIAN CRAFT GIN IN INDIAN RETAIL MARKET

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SSAI, the country’s apex food regulator, has issued a tender notice inviting bids for supply of food safety smart jackets for the FSSAI. It intends to buy about 6,000 smart jackets, and has asked the companies to submit the tenders with relevant documents before or on January 30, 2020 by 1pm.

As reported earlier, FSSAI has been considering equipping the food safety officers with smart jackets. This will be mark of professional identity for all the FSOs (food safety officers) as a part of technology-driven innovative system of the food safety inspection in the country.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on January 16, 2020 at the office of FSSAI to clarify the issues and to answers the queries on any matter pertaining to the bid.

Pawan Kumar Agarwal, chief executive officer, FSSAI, has stated that this will enhance efficiency, professionalism and transparency in the food safety ecosystem, apart from bringing a sense of ownership and visibility of FSOs in the country.

The notice stated that the selection will initially be for one year, and may be extended further by a year based on the satisfactory performance.

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adico Khaitan brought Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin to the Indian retail market recently, after launching it successfully in over 16 countries and select duty-free outlets worldwide.

With its launch, the company has not only tapped into a new segment, but also forayed into a new and emerging category of craft gin in the Indian domestic market. It has also set up a new state-of-the-art gin production plant at its mother distillery in Rampur in 2017 to expand to this category.

Earlier this year, Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin was ranked the best gin produced out of Asia in 2019 at The Gin Guide Awards, UK. It also bagged a Gold Medal at Spirits Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles within a few months of its launch in the international markets.

On the launch plan, Abhishek Khaitan, managing director, Radico Khaitan Ltd, said, “It is an outcome of our constant pursuit to premiumisation and innovation that today, we have become one of the few Indian companies to offer a product in the craft gin category.”

“With Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin, we not only bring to our customers a premium experience but also highlight the Indian craftsmanship. The growth trajectory for us from here does not only look promising, but also extremely fulfilling,” he addedn

ASM QUASAR Intelligent optical sorter for bulk materials

proviso for a RFID tag, camera and QR code to verify the identity of the FSO visiting the premise.

The tender notice stated that the smart jacket will help in containing cross-contamination during the inspection of food businesses and the design will be such that will assist in technology enabled inspections by allowing the FSO to smartly hold devices like tablets, smart phones, etc.

“It would also be a mark of professionalism and identity among the FSOs,” it added.n

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BÜHLER GROUP SELLS FLOUR INGREDIENT BUSINESS TO SWISS COMPANY BAKELS

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ühler Group recently sold its flour ingredient business to Bakels, the Swiss group that manufactures and distributes innovative bakery ingredients and application solutions.

provide better consulting capabilities throughout the life cycle of assets.

Now we can do this even better, thanks to our professional partner who is active in a large array of segments,” stated Wick.

Following the inking and closing of the agreement, 70 employees of Bühler Guangzhou are moving to the new owner with immediate effect.

Both parties have agreed not to disclose the selling price.

“We are convinced that this business can unleash its full potential on a global scale, with Bakels as owner and Bühler as a strategic partner,” he added.

All shares of China-based Buhler Bangsheng Food Ingredients (Guangzhou) Co Ltd have been signed over to Bakels Group.

“With Bakels, we have found an excellent owner and strategic partner for flour ingredient solutions,” stated Johannes Wick, chief executive officer, grains and food business, Bühler.

Bakels is a Swiss enterprise with more than 2,750 employees. Its main focus is on ingredients for bakery and confectionery.

“Flour ingredients have been a missing link in our portfolio so far,” said Armin Ulrich, chairman, Bakels.

“We are excited to close that gap now by taking over Bühler’s wellpositioned business and strengthen our position in China,” he added.

“Bakels will partner with Bühler to develop the flour ingredients business,” Ulrich said.

The two companies will cooperate strategically to offer flour ingredient solutions under Bakels’ lead to milling and bakery customers.

A niche for Bühler Bühler has been active within the flour ingredient business since 2010.

During this time, the company has gained great expertise and excellent customer relations.

The business proved profitable over the last years, focussing mainly on the Chinese market.

Be it the growing demand for baked foods, increasing food safety levels, or the rise of highly nutritional food, the outlook of the flour ingredient business looks very positive.

Bühler’s strategic process solutions services at its core.

direction sees and customer

“Bühler has been active in the flour ingredients business to understand the entire value chain in order to

Bischof elected as new EBBK member The Swiss Federal Council has elected Andreas Bischof, head of apprenticeship, Bühler Group, to the extra-parliamentary Federal Vocational Training Commission (EBBK). He is thus the representative for vocational training matters of the Swiss Association of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries (MEM Industries) at the federal level – a first for the industry.

In his function at Bühler Group, he leads 600 apprentices at 25 locations in four continents. The Federal Council has elected him to the 15-member extra-parliamentary Federal Vocational Training Commission for the term of office 2020-2023.

As the delegate of the Swiss Association of MEM Industries, Bischof is now the representative of a high-technology industry that trains almost 20,000 apprentices in Switzerland. At the same time, he is the first representative to become a member of the Commission for the MEM Industries.

New skills needed for the future “I look forward to addressing the industry’s requirements at the federal level,” stated Bischof, adding that vocational training was currently experiencing rapid changes.

“In addition to expert knowledge and hands-on abilities, increasing importance is being placed on digital skills, project management, professional mobility, lifelong learning, and pronounced social competencies – and this not only for the companies, but especially for the apprentices’ later careers,” stated Bischof.

He added that in order to take such insights into account in the vocational training activities of an organisation, they must be given the significance they deserve.

Bischof that Christof Oswald, as head

of human resources, gave special attention to the latest developments in training early on.

“In agreement with the Executive Board, he gives us the leeway we need to develop ideas and then to put them into practice once we have carefully thought out all the implications right to the end,” he added.

Oswald was convinced that Bühler’s expertise benefits all vocational training in Switzerland.

“It is important that we ensure the attractiveness of vocational training throughout Switzerland, in particular in our education-intensive industry.

We closely track our apprentices’ and employees’ requirements and needs and then address them,” he stated.

Oswald added that Bischof could bring Bühler Group’s vast experience in vocational training to EBBK, and also show how companies can retain their employees.

A total of 29 per cent of all Swiss Bühler employees have completed their vocational training at Bühler.

The company has been training apprentices since 1915. At present, the 8,000th apprentice has started his first apprenticeship year as a polymechanic.

Vocational training from Arbon to abroad Following his apprenticeship as a machinery draftsman, Bischof became a vocational training teacher at a school in Arbon, Switzerland. At the same time, he acted for almost 20 years as a part-time instructor in the development departments of various companies.

In 2009, he took charge of vocational training at Bühler Group. Since then, the team around Oswald and Bischof has further developed innovative approaches into the apprenticeship training, for instance integrating periods that young people can spend abroad.

Qualified apprentices interested in training stints abroad may spend several months of their training outside Switzerland, for example in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, South Africa, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, France or the United States.

Since the introduction of this programme, some 200 apprentices

have spent several months of their vocational training at a Bühler location outside Switzerland. This offers young people a chance to directly experience different cultures and languages.

It enhances their professional and social skills, broadens their minds, and makes them fit for their jobs in the international environment that Bühler offers.

Class Unlimited – Implemented throughout the company The learners abroad follow the vocational school instructions in Switzerland without interruption.

While abroad, they have access to the lessons being taught in Switzerland live with a camera in a learning environment with state-of-the-art technology. This distance-learning concept is called Class Unlimited.

Bühler has developed it together with the Wil-Uzwil Vocational and Continuing Education Center (BZWU). This form of teaching was a novelty in vocational training and was awarded the Leonardo European Corporate Learning Award in 2014.

In its new CUBIC innovation campus, the Bühler Group has further developed this concept, offering it to employees as well.

Class Unlimited 3.0 primarily trains Bühler teams. For example, automation experts can train live on systems across continents, while Bühler saves CO2 emissions, travel expenses, and travel time.

What the Federal Vocational Training Commission does The EBBK advises the State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation (SBFI) on matters related to the development and coordination of vocational training and its alignment with general education and development policies.

It assesses projects for the development of vocational training as well as applications for funding of special services provided in the public interest. The purpose of this is to ensure broad support for development and promotional policies.

The Commission, which is elected by the Swiss Federal Council, includes representatives from the Swiss confederation, the cantons, associations, and businessesn

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GLOBAL IQF FRUIT MARKET REVENUE EXPECTED TO REGISTER CAGR OF 5% BY ’28

n terms of value, the global IQF (individually-quick frozen) fruits market is projected to register a healthy CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of five per cent during the forecast period (between 2018 and 2028).

These were the findings of PMR’s recent study, which were published in its recent report, titled, IQF Fruits Market: Global Industry Analysis 2013-2017 and Forecast 2018-2028.

On the basis of fruit type, the red fruits and berries segment is expected to maintain its dominance in the IQF fruits market, with a significant CAGR of 5.1 per cent during the forecast period.

The increasing tendency for developing countries to adapt to food trends has resulted in the worldwide growth of faster-toprepare food products, resulting in the increased consumption of IQF fruits.

IQF fruits are prominent due to the fact that each single piece of fruit or a fruit is frozen individually from the others, which is the USP (unique selling proposition) of this freezing technology. This is fuelling the increasing demand for IQF fruits in the market.

The global IQF fruits industry grew to $7,821.5 million in 2017. The IQF method for fruits sends each food item on a type of conveyor belt into a blast-freezer, which freezes the product very rapidly.

IQF fruits, because of their high nutritional value and increased shell-life, are consumed more than fruits frozen by any other conventional freezing technique.

The steady growth of the fruit industry is expected to account for a steady growth in the demand for IQF fruits over the forecast period.

Global fruit production in 2017 stood at 675 metric tonne. With an increase in the GDP (gross domestic product), and increasing health awareness among consumers, the consumption of IQF fruits and products using IQF fruits as an ingredient, such as cheesecakes and other bakery products, is on the rise in developing countries.

IQF fruits are extensively used in jams and jellies, smoothies, and a lot of food products, owing to their longer shelf-life and high nutritional value. As the demand for clean label and health food is increasing, globally, it aids the growth of the IQF fruits market.

Freight and power costs in the frozen fruit sector are much higher than those of other sectors of fruit preservation. Freight cost is high because of the special conditions required for transportation, like refrigerated/cold containers. High freight cost can diminish the growth of the IQF fruits market.

Developing countries, such as India, South Africa, and Brazil, offer great opportunities for the global IQF

fruits industry to expand. However, infrastructural challenges, such as shortage of power and poor roads in these countries, are restraining the growth of the IQF fruits industry.

Increasing role of food service providers Europe has many importers, but the IQF fruits market is consolidating.

Supermarkets are increasingly organising incorporated supply chains with a limited number of favoured dealers or service providers.

Larger importing dealers will also often act as food service providers to superstores, capitalising on added-value services like ripening, packaging, and mixing.

Frozen berries are gaining popularity In the last five years, the maximum growth in the import value of IQF fruits was observed in frozen berries (seven per cent).

Though, traditionally, the highest quantities of IQF fruit berries are supplied from South-East European nations and Poland, there is constant development of manufacturing in other emerging regions such as Latin American countries, Mexico, and China.

Supermarkets rule sales of IQF fruits The global market is allocated

into different sales channel, with superstores being the most imperative sales channel for IQF fruit consumers and online concepts as a new development in fresh produce.

The report covered the trends driving each segment, and offered analysis and insights of the potential of the IQF fruits market in specific regions.

The APAC region is expected to register the highest growth rates between 2018 and 2028, and is also expected to gain significant share in the IQF fruits market in terms of value in the years to come.

According to market attractiveness, North America and Europe are relatively more attractive markets in the IQF fruits market. Based on fruit, the IQF fruits market is segmented as red fruits and berries, tropical fruits, and citrus fruits.

Detailed profiles of providers are also included in the scope of the report, to evaluate their long-term and short-term strategies, key offerings, and recent developments in the IQF fruits space.

Key players in the IQF fruits market, include SunOpta Inc, Ravifruit (Kerry Group), Fruitex Australia Pty Ltd, Sicoly Cooperative, DMH Ingredients, IngredienTrade, Colomo Frozen Fruits, Inventure Foods Inc, and Dirafrost Frozen Fruit Industry N V, among others.n

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HIGH LEVEL OF SALT FOUND IN VARIOUS WELLKNOWN PACKAGED FOODS BRANDS: CSE

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entre for Science and Environment (CSE) has purported excessive and “dangerous” level of salt and under reporting of transfats in various well-known packaged foods brands.

CSE terms HUL’s Knorr and Nestlé’s Maggi, Too Yumm chips endorsed by cricket captain Virat Kohli, Haldiram’s Classic Nut crackers, and samples at McDonald’s, Burger King, Domino’s, Pizza Hut and Subway with extremely high salt levels.

The report has said the levels of salt are much higher than the thresholds set by industry body Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

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CSE director general Sunita Narain probed the FSSAI stressing that consumers have the right to know what is contained in the package and alleged that FSSAI for not taking the right step as it was under pressure from the powerful food industry. This is not acceptable.

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