Food Service Operators

The FSSAI has suspended the licenses of 16 food business operators for not complying with the regulator's latest norms

Jubilant Food Works (JFL) would have Golden Harvest's 49 per cent stake in the JV, making JGHL a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company said in a regulatory filing

Food safety watchdog FSSAI has suspended the licences of 15 food business operators in Kerala as they failed to comply with the requisite mandatory safety audits despite repeated reminders. To strengthen the food safety surveillance system, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed carrying out of audits of Food Business Operators (FBOs) through private auditing agencies. In a statement on Tuesday, the regulator said that even after repeated intimation and issuance of improvement notices twice, the 15 FBOs belonging to the Kerala region have not conducted any third-party food safety audits. "Non-compliance of mandatory audits by above FBOs in high risk food business operations has been viewed seriously and their FSSAI licence has been suspended with effect from September 13 fore-noon by Central Designated Officer, Kerala & Lakshadweep in accordance with section 32 (2) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 rules and regulations made thereunder," the ...

While restaurants are trying to confirm the rise in commissions, they feel they might have to stop using these services altogether if there is an increase.

Owners say the cost of deep discounting by Zomato, Swiggy falls on them

Food aggregators, partners must work out an equitable solution

Sector experts said lower consumer sentiment, faster roll-out of stores and competition from online food aggregators such as Swiggy and Zomato was taking a toll on the business