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-CB Edit Desk Restaurant owners have a plan to build their own in-house delivery capabilities and develop their own ordering channels, as the second wave of covid has created uncertainty over the dine-in business for the food services industry. The industry deliveries rely on food aggregators in India—Zomato and Swiggy — several restaurants are building direct ordering capabilities, pushing for lowered commissions and finding more ways to drive business through takeaway channels. “Saving on commissions is key to the survival and thriving of our business, even more so today than ever before,” said Gauri Devidayal, managing committee member of the…

By Chokkapan S (chock@imaws.org) ‘Remember the ice cream shop at Abirami mall?’ Thus starts a review on a food rating website. “Yeah it’s one of my favourites and I’ve been eating ice cream from there when I was a little kid, years have passed by, new ice cream joints have grabbed our eyes but then there’s always something missing,” (sic) it reminisces. If you are a Chennaiite and haven’t guessed the ice cream brand yet, it is none other than MilkyWay. “Milky way gives you that sense of completion and satisfaction which other ice cream shops have failed to give…

-Press Release To understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women – both working professional and homemakers, a collaborative study by DMC Insights, MomJunction and HerHQ Media conducted. Their findings have published in the report titled ‘Demisstifying Her Pre Vs Post Covid-19 Behavior’ The report captures the shift in overall practices regarding Food Consumption, Shopping Behaviour, Skin Care, Health Consciousness, and Household Chores. The teams used a river sampling method where the MomJunction.com readers invited to take part in a survey by administering a self-filled questionnaire. The main takeaways show women’s consumption pattern in two distinct areas – food…

By Ayshwaria Lakshmi A Tamil Nadu-based food products brand, Gharuda’s, has entered the market with a lofty goal to market affordable, yet quality instant food products in the global market. It promises to provide instant food products without chemical preservatives. “My intention was providing quality food. As I worked hard on bringing my concept to fruition, I realized our own traditions and quality foods are plenty. So, I wanted to present the real taste of south Indian food to the world,” reveals its founder, D. Shivraj. Gharuda’s products have been tested and tasted in the foreign markets, where they have…

-Press Release CoviFeedIndia, an innovative location-based discovery platform is likely to provide the much-needed daily meal access to support COVID-affected families across major Indian cities. The first wave of the pandemic last year had a severe impact across the country with an estimated 55% of the households across 24 states and two union territories managing only two meals a day, showing limited access to basic food supplies. Families struggling with COVID-19 are often too weak to cook themselves and struggle with access to help due to quarantine norms. While food and nutrition is key to faster recovery, that itself becomes…

By Chokkapan S (chock@imaws.org) Mumbai: Every one of us has a guilty pleasure. Of all, ice cream might as well top the list. Many with a sweet tooth can never forbid their craving for the frozen joy, notwithstanding their New Year resolutions. Here’s some sweet news for such people. A new ice cream brand, Get-a-Whey from Mumbai, promises ultimate nutrition whipped up with exotic taste. “At Get-A-Whey, we believe in no compromises. That is why we make premium ice creams that are outrageously healthy, yet tasty. With whey protein added to them, they are high in protein with no added…

-Press Release (cbedit@imaws.org) Milky Mist had opened a state-of-the-art retail parlour in the heart of Kochi in February 2021 as part of their continuous endeavour to make their entire range of products available to consumers across cities. Customers would experience the entire bouquet of Milky Mist products in a cosy and serene environment with a live kitchen dishing out hot snacks like a sandwich, pizza, cookies and beverages like smoothies, milkshakes, to cater to customers’ requirement. This Parlour has been getting good patronage from the foodies in Kochi and nearby, reflected in good footfalls being reported daily. Milky Mist says…

-Press Release (publisher@chefbharath.com) New Delhi, April20, 2021: To facilitate the continuity of food business operations during the prevailing COVID-19 outbreak, the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken immediate steps to ensure uninterrupted food services/supply during the current scenario. FSSAI has reiterated and clarified that Import clearances of food items and testing services by FSSAI’s notified laboratories (including both public and private laboratories) are Essential Services. Directions, with immediate effect have been issued to: Allow FBOs, other than manufacturers, to temporarily operate their businesses on the basis of a valid receipt of FSSAI license/ registration application having…

-Press Release (cbedit@imaws.org) New Delhi, April 19, 2021: In alignment with the Eat Right India vision, 11 Tea Estates from the North East region have now joined the Eat Right Campus Certification Programme. A felicitation ceremony was organised by the FSSAI Eastern and North Eastern Region office in Dibrugarh District Planters Club, Assamyesterday, in a joint effort with Guwahati and Indian Tea Association (ITA) and GAIN, an international NGO working in the field of nutrition as an implementing partner. Representatives from 11 tea estates namely Balijan North, Bokel, Basmatia, Chabua, Dikom,Kharjan, Namroop, Nahorkutia, Nahortoli, Nokhroy and Sealkootee were felicitated during…

-Press Release The decision by the Delhi Government to impose a weekend lockdown and weekday night curfew directly result from the growing caseload and perhaps the advent of the second surge of COVID. Unfortunately, this brings us to square one; the same place we were standing aimlessly a year ago at the peak of the pandemic. Once again, our restaurants are relegated to being delivery kitchens, a sense of pessimism has replaced our short-lived optimism and we are once again back at fighting for our mere survival. This is the most unfortunate situation; we could have ever witnessed. The sudden…