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The growing interest in health and well-being is heralding an expansion in the market for high-protein beverages. Milkshakes as a category is a significantly large and growing category in our country, especially given the impact of summer in major parts of the country all year round. Our entry into the shakes category is based on …
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Enterprise ENTER THE BAKERY Ankit Gupta The story of Nini’s Kitchen started as a small 42 seat outlet in Prahladnagar back in 2014. My wife Navneet Gill was a full-time dentist when I decided to leave his family’s textile business to start a restaurant. We thought that the struggle would be limited to arranging finances …
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Following the Lockdown, FEA started a series of recipe contests which got an excellent response. What was heart-warming was seeing children participate. 12-year old Radhika Mulchandani participated with Strawberry Coffee Jelly in the Cooking with Coffee Contest. 14-year old Saanj Khilnani participated with Nescafe Islands in the Cooking with Coffee Contest. 13-year old Neev Dharmesh Mehta …
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Kabhi B is a bakery manufacturer with a retail chain in Ahmedabad, and a presence in other cities of Gujarat and Rajasthan as well. The USP of the Kabhi B stores is that they offer the shopper a range of products at each location – breads, chocolates, pastries, cakes, cookies, kharis, toasts, puffs, muffins and …
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Regional food festivals, the new mantra for home C...
Following the lockdown, some restaurants were inspired to run festivals in association with home chefs identified by FEA. Ankita Sharma and Anil Mulchandani interviewed these entrepreneurs on their experience. Bhavya Bhagat, Turquoise Villa Utsav is a concept that was developed by us with Anil Mulchandani. The idea is to have a series of food festivals by home chefs …
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Betting Big on Lion Tourism in Gujarat
Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Saurashtra is the remaining habitat of the Asiatic lion, and most visitors get to see at least one over a two or three-day stay. This wildlife reserve also boasts a thriving popultion of leopard, sambar, spotted deer, the world’s only four-horned antelope, nilgai, wild boar, striped hyena, golden …
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Product designer Amit Sheth says that when planning an alumni get-together for his BITS-Pilani or NID batchmates he often face challenges when one or the other guest has some special needs. “One of my batchmates is a spinal injury quadriplegic. He is always having a problem finding a restaurant to visit that is wheel-chair accessible. While …
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KAMALA – A HELPING HAND IN THE TIMES OF CO...
A unique place to buy farm fresh vegetables & snacks and eat traditional food in Ahmedabad. Kamala is an appealing low-rise structure in an open plot of land which from 2015 has worked on providing livelihood to women through activities like food processing and production. It is a food production cum training Centre and …
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Food business operation during this Covid 19
1. How to maintain food safety keeping in mind infectious diseases? Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an urgent and spreading threat. It is mandatory for all food businesses to implement Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) laid in Schedule 4 of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, …
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SANITISATION – A CHALLENGE FOR RESTAURANTS
When the guest of a Michelin Starred restaurant in New York tested Covid 19 positive, the celebrity owner tweeted that every inch of the restaurant would be sanitized before re-opening – even though the health department cleared that there was no risk of transmission. While the importance of cleaning and sanitization of restaurants has never be …
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Homestay Tourism, a path to socio-economic develop...
Homestays are intended to attract tourists with a certain demographic profile who desire authentic experiences. Reema Nanavaty who leads Self Employed Women’s Association’s (SEWA) economic and rural development activities, talks about how they are encouraging women to start homestay tourism and traditional food outlets for socio-economic development in rural areas. FEA: What is …
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Veganism is one of the fast growing global consumer trends. Forbes predicts vegan is the new business. More and more millennials are becoming conscious about ethical eating and responsible buying. Ankita J Sharma spoke to Preeti Kapasi, an FEA member who owns vegan brand- The Vedic Kitchen in Ahmedabad, about why and how food entrepreneurs …
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From 1992, I have written extensively about the food and hospitality industry. The Food Service Sector has always impressed me with the kind of employment it generates at all levels from semi-skilled workers to professionals.
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