Tag: food service

FSSAI wants calorie count on restaurant menu to promote healthy habits

Food Business Africa

INDIA - The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has called on restaurants to voluntarily indicate calorie counts on menus to promote healthy diets and lifestyles in the country, reported ET Retail. The food regulator has also asked the e-commerce and retail companies to promote healthy options such as fortified foods on their landing…

Standards body launches ‘Eat Right Movement’ to promote healthier FMCG foods

Food Business Africa

INDIA - The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is launching the ‘Eat Right Movement’ in a new strategy to promote production of healthier FMCG food products in the industry. This is an attempt to getting the food industry on board for implementation of draft food labelling regulation in attempt to protect and…

Kroger announces US$17m investment in Northern Kentucky Distribution Center

Food Business Africa

USA – Kroger, an American retailing company, has announced a US$17 million investment in its distribution center on Mt. Zion Road in Florence, Kentucky located in Boone County, which will ramp up production at the facility and create 250 new jobs. According to the company, the 674,000-square-foot ambient distribution center currently employs 80 associates. It…