How is India going to eat in the coming months?
2 years, 8 months ago

How is India going to eat in the coming months?

Live Mint  

In the past couple of years, the average Indian consumer has embarked on a journey of self-discovery—from going back to heirloom recipes to exploring micro cuisines. The annual Godrej Food Trends Report, which is a curation of different voices from the culinary world and curated by Rushina Munshaw-Ghildiyal of A Perfect Bite Consulting, looks at some such trends. Lounge looks at three key trends that will be driving the Indian food and beverage scene in the rest of the year: Embracing desi vegetables India is the eighth most biodiverse region in the world and has thousands of edible plant species. Image courtesy Godrej Food Trends Report Plant-based Proteins The report predicts that unique plant-based proteins will be a major trend in India. “In the last half decade, with experts reframing oil and fat from a berated to a beneficial food category, we are also seeing them occupy gourmet segments with more locally produced premium oils like Hemp and Avacado oils,” mentions the report

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Sustainable food systems and India’s trade agreements
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sustainable food systems and India’s trade agreements

Hindustan Times  

India is both a leading producer and exporter of agri-food products as well as the world’s sixth largest food and grocery market. However, India today faces several challenges related to sustainability across the entire food supply chain – farm-to-fork – ranging from fragmented supply chains, lack of storage facilities, rejection of food products by key importing markets, high use of …

Is India redefining veganism with a desi twist?
4 months ago

Is India redefining veganism with a desi twist?

India Today  

Post 2020, there has been a remarkable surge in the popularity of plant-based eating in India. It has moved beyond the fascination for plant-based meat and milk alternatives and incorporated native Indian foods and traditional recipes. High-quality and local ingredients like chickpeas, pea protein, millet milk and jackfruit have made their way into plant-based products, increasing their nutrition profile while …

Why psyllium husk and green tea can’t compete with the humble sambhar
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Why psyllium husk and green tea can’t compete with the humble sambhar

Deccan Chronicle  

In a world saturated with diet fads and superfoods—from psyllium husk to flax seeds and green tea—it’s easy to overlook the timeless wisdom of traditional cuisine. Ingredients like coconut, curry leaves, and spices are incredibly effective in maintaining digestive health and boosting immunity.” Adapted to Local Needs South Indian cuisine is specifically tailored to support the body’s balance in the …

Food predictions of 2024 | India’s food trends include micro cuisines and wellness menus
1 year, 3 months ago

Food predictions of 2024 | India’s food trends include micro cuisines and wellness menus

The Hindu  

We tend to be a bit battle scarred as the year ends. Over the past year many of the country’s restaurants and bars have been working towards reducing their carbon footprint, cutting back on food waste and collaborating with local farmers to create seasonal menus that hero indigenous ingredients. Over the past year a slew of Indian restaurants, including Tres …

Food security: Effects of the climate crisis on agriculture
1 year, 5 months ago

Food security: Effects of the climate crisis on agriculture

Hindustan Times  

India's food security is at a crossroads, with the looming threat of climate change echoing across its agricultural economy. The road to food security is paved with several obstacles, ranging from food's nutritional value to its cost and safety, all under the ominous shadow of the climate crisis. India's food security is under increasing threat from the climate crisis, and …

Careers in the smart protein sector
1 year, 6 months ago

Careers in the smart protein sector

The Hindu  

If we plan to feed 10 billion people by 2050 without breaking the planet, reimagining how we produce meat is imperative. Getting started There is a massive opportunity for Indian youth in new and emerging roles across R&D, manufacturing, investments, and venture building across the smart protein value chain. There is a significant need for an infusion of scientific and …

Report sees increase in consumption of plant-based food products
1 year, 10 months ago

Report sees increase in consumption of plant-based food products

The Hindu  

There is a “noticeable increase” in the adoption of plant-based eating habits in India, according to a report released at the second Plant-Based Foods Summit organised here on Thursday by Plant Based Foods Industry Association. The report said a number of factors such as increasing awareness of the ethical and environmental implications of animal agriculture and growing availability and affordability …

What the Fork: Millets to Pan-Ready Meals: What will be Food Trends of 2023? Kunal Vijayakar Writes
1 year, 11 months ago

What the Fork: Millets to Pan-Ready Meals: What will be Food Trends of 2023? Kunal Vijayakar Writes

News 18  

I first met Tanya Godrej, the charming and poised executive director of the Godrej Group, at a little sit-down lunch hosted by her at the modern glass and chrome Godrej headquarters at Vikhroli, an hour away from South Mumbai. The writer, researcher and creator of this report, Rushina Munshaw Ghidiyal was exhausted, slightly nervous and flitted around explaining food trends …

India stands at a vantage point for plant-based foods: study
2 years ago

India stands at a vantage point for plant-based foods: study

The Hindu  

The global plant-based food market is expected to reach $162 billion by 2030, up from $29.4 billion in 2020 with a CAGR of 18.60% from 2020 to 2030, according to a joint report by Plant Based Foods Industry Association and EY India. India stood at a vantage point, with its diverse agriculture and abundant raw material availability, such as legumes, …

Plant Power Day: Supreme plant-based proteins for the Indian plate
2 years ago

Plant Power Day: Supreme plant-based proteins for the Indian plate

Hindustan Times  

Power Plant Day has recently become quite popular, it is celebrated on 7th March every year to raise awareness about the benefits of sustainable eating and encourage everyone to embrace plant-based diets. While the world is experiencing an immense change in eating habits, Plant Power Day is a perfect way to move towards adapting to a plant-based lifestyle, for our …

The B(l)ooming plant platter
2 years, 1 month ago

The B(l)ooming plant platter

Hindustan Times  

If you think veganism is just about settling for salads and smoothies anymore, you’re wrong. With Indian plant-based food companies offering an array of products, ranging from mock meats to desserts, options are aplenty for those who love all things vegan. Mock meat, dairy-free mayo and more From plant-based meats and dairy alternatives to mayonnaise and salad dressings, one can …

World Food Day| Ensuring food security in India: Most populous and fastest growing economy
2 years, 5 months ago

World Food Day| Ensuring food security in India: Most populous and fastest growing economy

Firstpost  

We as a nation have achieved food security as defined by FAO to a great extent. However, the high level of malnutrition prevailing in India reflects that we have some distance to travel in holistically achieving the food security defined by the FAO World Food Day is celebrated on 16 October to honour the founding of the Food and Agriculture …

How is India going to eat in the coming months?
2 years, 8 months ago

How is India going to eat in the coming months?

Live Mint  

In the past couple of years, the average Indian consumer has embarked on a journey of self-discovery—from going back to heirloom recipes to exploring micro cuisines. The annual Godrej Food Trends Report, which is a curation of different voices from the culinary world and curated by Rushina Munshaw-Ghildiyal of A Perfect Bite Consulting, looks at some such trends. Lounge looks …

India calls out the West, says food grains shouldn\'t go the way of COVID vaccines
2 years, 10 months ago

India calls out the West, says food grains shouldn\'t go the way of COVID vaccines

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: Calling out the West, India on Wednesday said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding and discrimination amid the “unjustified increase” in food prices. Muraleedharan said the Indian government has recognised the sudden spike in global prices of wheat which put “our food security and those of …

Post-Pandemic Food Trends to Formulate a New Lifestyle For Indians
3 years ago

Post-Pandemic Food Trends to Formulate a New Lifestyle For Indians

News 18  

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has finally enhanced the habit of eating healthy and prioritising our health. Let’s take a look at the new post-pandemic food trends: Plant-based meals There are so many affordable plant-based foods available in the market that are always at the top of healthy food trends. With people shifting from an animal-based diet to a plant-based diet, …

How covid shaped India’s smart protein pie
3 years, 2 months ago

How covid shaped India’s smart protein pie

Live Mint  

BENGALURU : For a few short months in the late 1990s, when the popularity of Chinese food was at its peak, now-defunct Chung Wah, a beloved restaurant on Bengaluru’s Church Street, went completely vegetarian. Irish food company Kerry recently released a report pegging India’s alternative meat market at $171 million and projected it to grow at 8.5% compounded annual growth …

Is plant-based meat replacing traditional meat? Know more
3 years, 3 months ago

Is plant-based meat replacing traditional meat? Know more

India TV News  

The uniquely diverse dynamics of India make it one of the prime treasures of savoury goodness. Plant-based meat products in popular Indian culture Considering the evolving palates of new-age generations, many modernistic cafes and restaurants have started using plant-based meat substitutes to roll out delicious risotto, pasta, burgers, pizzas, and even traditional Indian cuisine. Considering that consuming plant-based meat is …

India is staring at a public health crisis due to ultra-processed food products
3 years, 5 months ago

India is staring at a public health crisis due to ultra-processed food products

Hindustan Times  

Most of us are unaware that a big chunk of readymade food products, commonly projected as healthier products, that we buy and eat is unhealthy. The World Health Organization, with extensive global scientific evidence, has recommended “cut-offs” for nutrient profiling to come up with easily understandable front-of-pack labelling for packaged food with high fat, sugar, and/or salt content and regulate …

Agriculture research essential for food security: Narendra Tomar
3 years, 6 months ago

Agriculture research essential for food security: Narendra Tomar

India TV News  

Underlining the problems that India's growing population could face with respect to food security and climate change, Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Saturday that by 2030-31, India's population is likely to exceed 150 crore, for which the demand for foodgrains is estimated to be around 350 million tonnes and it could only be addressed …

Plant-based food sales to rise fivefold by 2030, says report
3 years, 7 months ago

Plant-based food sales to rise fivefold by 2030, says report

Live Mint  

The global market for plant-based foods could see fivefold growth by 2030 helped by rising demand for sustainable products, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence report. Sales of plant-based dairy and meat alternatives reached $29.4 billion in 2020, and could increase to $162 billion by 2030, comprising 7.7% of the global protein market. Demand is increasing as companies like Beyond Meat …

Food-borne Diseases Costing India Almost $15 Billion Annually: Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 9 months ago

Food-borne Diseases Costing India Almost $15 Billion Annually: Harsh Vardhan

News 18  

As food chains become longer, complex and globalised, contamination of food leading to food-borne diseases is a growing concern, costing India almost $15 billion annually, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. He said this while virtually attending the World Food Safety Day celebrations organised by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, a statement issued by the …

A note from the editor: eating right in the pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

A note from the editor: eating right in the pandemic

Live Mint  

Over the past year of huddling at home, most of us at Lounge have spent too much either on stationery or ice cream, or both, and as the number of covid-19 cases rises again, it seems we are likely to repeat the pattern. More people have taken to eating local and natural in the past year, and as our story …

Making protein sexy again
3 years, 11 months ago

Making protein sexy again

Live Mint  

In the famous Hindi one-act play Ande Ke Chhilke, members of a strictly vegetarian joint family flirt with eating eggs in the privacy of their bedrooms, each person believing that their secret is safe and no one is aware of their taboo behaviour till, one day, the daughter-in-law of the family finally breaks the silence and brings the secret out …

India’s decade in diets from 2010 to 2019
5 years, 2 months ago

India’s decade in diets from 2010 to 2019

The Hindu  

“We all know that if we consume too much beer, cake, pizza and cheeseburgers and all the other things that make life frankly worth living, we will add pounds to our bodies because we have taken in too many calories,” says Bill Bryson in his new book, The Body: A Guide for Occupants. We also know a great deal more, …

Decoding the future of food and how it is consumed in modern-day India
5 years, 5 months ago

Decoding the future of food and how it is consumed in modern-day India

Firstpost  

Much like everything else in this country, it seems like the food sector in India is going through a major shift — and simultaneously, like it’s really not. Tomatoes came into our sub-continent via Portugal after the 16th century and have transported our ‘makhnis’ to London’s rain splashed alleys, making one really wonder at the complex nature of India’s relationship …

The EAT-Lancet commission’s diet plan will reduce both hunger and obesity
5 years, 11 months ago

The EAT-Lancet commission’s diet plan will reduce both hunger and obesity

Hindustan Times  

The world’s menu needs a drastic overhaul. At least 820 million people going hungry worldwide and close to two billion eating too much of the wrong food have made unhealthy diets a bigger cause of death and disease than unsafe sex, drugs, alcohol and tobacco use combined. As human diets are inextricably linked to health and environmental sustainability, the EAT-Lancet …

Why food may be the future of India’s democracy
6 years, 7 months ago

Why food may be the future of India’s democracy

Live Mint  

Until recently, conversations about food in India used to swing between extremes: either laden with praise for the multifarious cuisine from across the country, or deploring the endemic hunger and starvation among its population. In The Flavours Of Nationalism, Haksar brings her own experiences, of growing up in a family of “meat-eating Kashmiri Brahmins” for instance, to bear on India’s …

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