New Delhi: The Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution today informed it is keeping a close watch on the market price of Wheat. In addition, suitable interventions, as warranted shall be undertaken to ensure that there is no hoarding by unscrupulous elements and the price remains stable. During RMS 2024, the Department has reported production of 112 million MT of wheat. Food Corporation of India (FCI) has procured approxi...Read More

Ahmedabad: Echoes is city's first-of –its-kind cafe, which changes the way citizens dine by employing deaf and mute persons as staff members including waiters! Echoes countrywide have 40 exclusive dumb and deaf staff members at present, with 7-8 people working in Ahmedabad franchise. The staff undergoes extensive 45-day training by seniors from Headquarters before being deployed to the section of their expertise which may include cashiering, serving and bartending duties. “The sta...Read More

Ahmedabad: The third largest Pizza outlet chain across the globe, US based Little Caesars today said that it would start around 500 stores in Indian in next five years. Senior Vice President (International) of the company Paula Vissing and its Regional Managing Director Ashok Lal today informed. The company which was third largest Pizza outlet chain after Domino's and Pizza Hut brands which were also based in the US but have large presence with around 1300 and 500 sto...Read More

By Disha Teckchandani Ahmedabad: Sindhi cuisine is from Sindh province of Pakistan, which is native place of Sindhi community. Sindhi food involves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian items. After partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, many people of Sindh migrated to India. Finding that many people in India are vegetarian, the Sindhi people eventually gave twist and turn to non-vegetarian dishes and tried to convert them into vegetarian dishes. There is a myth that Sindhi people try to snac...Read More

By our food reporter, Ahmedabad: City based Crown Plaza hotel has organized a 10-day vegetarian only food festival 'Swad E Hindustan' at its anchor food hall 'Essence' (located on the ground floor, the other restaurant 'Rang' is on the first floor and serves Gujarati menu). In-total about 500 vegetarian food varieties from all over India are being catered during 'Swad E Hindustan' festival. The hotel has stayed away from catering non-veg food during this period with focus on local Gujarati...Read More

Surat: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today inaugurated the state’s first ‘Food Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park’, jointly built by Central and Gujarat Governments at a cost of Rs.120-crore on 70-acre plot, at Shah Village in Mangrol taluka in Surat district. Speaking on the occasion, Rupani said that these mega food parks are being set up for value addition to the crops and double farmers’ income as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This involves framing farmers-...Read More

Surat: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani will inaugurate ‘The Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park’ at Mangrol in Surat district on Monday in presence of Union Minister Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur, Union Minister of State Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Gujarat Agriculture Minister Mr. R. C. Faldu, minister of state Mr. Jaydrathsinh Parmar and forest minister Ganpatsinh Vasava among others. The mega food park, spread over 70 acre of land plot, is an important step towards fulfilling the ple...Read More

Ahmedabad: Aakhu Shaak, Chhash (salted lassi), Shrikhand and other Gujarati items were catered to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Portugal by Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa. Even in the joint statement before the press, Portuguese Prime Minister welcomed Shri Narendra Modi in Gujarati language by saying 'Portugal maa aapnu swaagat chhe' (welcome to Portugal). Read More