'India should strengthen data protection'.
Byline: Amrita Nair-Ghaswalla & T Surendar MUMBAI: "We are very fortunate to be making money. Our focus though is on people and disease and the means to ensure easy access to medicines,"66-year-old Jean-Francois Dehecq, CEO of Paris-based Sanofi-Aventis says, punching the air to emphasise his point. ...

Pace yourself: cooking up slow food in a fast food nation.
FALL IS THE TIME of year for the culinary-minded. Markets overflow with locally produced food, so fresh you'd swear you could taste and smell the soil from whence it came. Nonetheless, the vast majority of Canadians are more apt to chow down on a fast food burger then savour...

US cheese co to buy 10% in Himalya International.
CHANDIGARH: Pennsylvania-based American cheese major, Castle Gourmet, cheese and food processing distributor in North America, is set to pick up a 10% stake in Himalya International, the largest producer of specialty mozzarella cheese outside Italy. The mozzarella cheese plant has been set up over 1.5 acres at...

The other America: cachaca and pisco, South America's main spirits, are making their way up north.
When the Mojito first swept U.S. bars and restaurants a few years ago, that rum-mint-and-lime tropical cocktail encouraged bartenders who longed to serve drinks by muddling the ingredients, smashing them in the bottom of the mixing glass with sugar and spirit. Soon, the muddler went from curiosity to an...

Miso: Japan's flavor powerhouse: a classic flavoring perks up contemporary recipes.
If you've ever ordered a steaming bowl of savory miso soup, then you're familiar with the rich, complex flavor a spoonful of miso paste can lend to a simple liquid. But to the Japanese, miso is so much more than just a soup seasoning. "In Japan, miso is the...

Corporates line up to taste Punjab's farm success.
Byline: Yamini Dhall and Praveen S Thampi CHANDIGARH: The corporate line-up waiting to have a taste of Punjab's farm fresh success is getting longer and stronger. Hero Group, the Rs 10,000-crore auto behemoth, is the latest entrant in the segment with reported plans to venture into agri-retailing....

Slimmer kids,fatter profits?
Byline: adrinne carter Making cheese healthier is complicated. add too much calcium, and it starts to taste chalky. Take out too much fat, and the cheese emerges from mechanical graters like Play-Doh. "It becomes a big glob instead of having good shredding integrity," says Charles W. Davis,...

Amul's world's biggest vegetarian cheese brand.
Byline: Nidhi Nath Srinivas NEW DELHI: The Land of sacred cows has become the world's largest producer of vegetarian cheese. India's top dairy co-operative Amul is now the biggest brand for vegetarian cheese as the Global Indian even now prefers desi shuddh taste over the...

Of the eaten track.
Byline: Ashley Coutinho It began as an ice-cream shop, graduating into a chain of ice-cream parlours, before becoming a supplier. In 1996, Cremica Group tied up with fast food giant McDonalds to become the supplier for buns, liquid condiments, batter and bread - today it works with...

Homegrown holidays: online locally-grown gifts for 2006.
Last year, we Americans spent $681 per household on the holidays, and the largest portion of our spending went to discount stores such as Target animal-Mart. Even once-formidable niche retailers are struggling: Wal-Mart surpassed former Christmas giant Toys 'R Us in total toy sales in 1998, and the gap...