Archives for February 20, 2012

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Cut VAT to zero, says premier Indian body

By Ankush Chibber

Calls for Indian food and beverage industry tax reform are growing louder as the date for the country’s 2012-13 fiscal budget draws near.

Bans melt in Taiwanese plasticiser scandal

By Ankush Chibber

Taiwanese food exports are finally free of all border controls in major target markets, with Malaysia being the latest to allow the former’s food products without plasticiser-free certification.

Puratos opens R&D centre in Japan

An innovation centre in Japan will ensure the necessary R&D needed to allow bakery specialists Puratos to tap into the local market, the Belgian multinational has said.