| CURRY
KINGS OF BRITAIN |
 With
the UK ethnic foods market (including rice) worth £1.38bn
at retail selling prices in 2006 and curry taking a major chunk
of this sector, just who are the real "curry kings" in
Britain today? Here I take a look at the top five "curry kings'
- Sir Gulam Noon of Noon Products, Kirit Pathak of Patak's, Sir
Anwar Pervez of The Bestway Group, the Suterwalla brothers behind
the 'TRS' label & Moni Varma of Veetee. 
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| CURRY
QUEENS OF BRITAIN |
 With
the UK ethnic foods market worth £1.38bn at retail selling
prices in 2006, is the British curry industry all about men, or
have the "curry queens" dared to brave the heat of the
mass-manufacturing kitchen? Here I take a look at the top six "curry
queens"- Perween Warsi, Meena Pathak, Nighat Awan, sisters
Namita & Camellia Panjabi and Geeta Samtani - living in Britain
today.
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| FSA
WANTS BAN ON FOOD COLOURANTS IN KIDS' FOODS |
 In
a move certain to effect the curry industry, the Food Standards
Agency Board advised that it wants manufacturers in the UK to remove
certain food colourants, particularly from children's foods. Colourants
it wants banned include Sunset yellow (E110) & Tartrazine (E102)
among others.
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more |
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| DIAGEO
SET TO LAUNCH BORDEAUX WINES IN INDIA |
 Diageo,
one of the largest producers of beers, spirits and wines in the
world, is all set to introduce some famous wines to the Indian market
this month. The reserve wines or luxury wines, as they are popularly
called, will be launched under B&G Thomas Barton Reserve Wines.
The price tag - between Rs.1,600 and Rs.4,000 per bottle.
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| INDIA
REQUESTED TO ALLOW RICE EXPORTS TO SRI LANKA |
 Hit
by soaring prices of rice, the Sri Lanka government has requested
New Delhi to exempt it from recent curbs, including a hike in rice
export duties. Sri Lanka has always looked to India whenever it
faced a rice crisis in the local market, but it has been badly hit
with the Indian government banning the exports of non-basmati rice.
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| INDIA
TEETERS ON BRINK OF FOOD CRISIS |
 It
is not the galloping prices of essential commodities alone that
is worrying policy-makers. Availability of food grain is also becoming
a major problem as a result of falling productivity experts maintain.
Buffer stocks of both wheat and rice below the minimum level set
by the government.
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| INDIA
BANS EXPORT OF NON-BASMATI RICE |
 The
Indian cabinet committee on prices Monday night imposed a complete
ban on export of non-basmati rice and fixed the minimum export price
for basmati rice at $1,200 per metric tonne. All edible oils, include
crude form of edible oil, will be imported at zero duty custom rate.
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| INDIA
RAISES RICE EXPORT PRICES |
 India
has raised the minimum price for exporting basmati and non-basmati
rice to $900 and $650 per tonne respectively, the Commerce and Industry
Ministry stated in a note Friday. Earlier, there was no fixed minimum
price for export of basmati rice.
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| NATIONAL
VEGETARIAN WEEK: 19 -25 MAY 2008 |
The sixteenth National Vegetarian Week takes place from 19-25 May
2008 and offers the ideal opportunity to launch new products, vegetarian
menus, meal deals and to promote healthy eating. The week is an
annual awareness-raising campaign promoting inspirational vegetarian
food and the benefits of a meat-free lifestyle.
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more |
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| CORPORATE
TEA ESTATES IN SRI LANKA ARE WITHERING |
 Sri
Lanka exported $1.3 billion worth of tea in 2007, the highest in
the 141-year history of the crop in the island country. This has
brought cheer to Sri Lankans, but tea industry experts see it as
a flash in the pan. Sri Lanka is the 4th largest tea producer in
the world.
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| NOON
PRODUCTS FINED FOR POLLUTION OF SEWERAGE SYSTEM |
 Noon
Products Ltd, which supplies chilled and frozen ready meals to major
supermarkets, has been ordered (on 14 January 2008) to pay nearly
£50,000 for illegally discharging fat, oil and grease into
the sewerage system.
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more |
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| CURRY
IS STILL KING OF ETHNIC FOODS |
 The
demand for curry in Britain continues unabated as Key Note research
estimates that the total UK ethnic foods market by 3.7% to £1.15bn
at rsp. Sales growth slowed slightly between 2003 and 2005, although
the market is thought to have recovered a little in 2006 as a result
of higher levels of demand for non-Asian ethnic foods.
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more |
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| VEETEE
'DINE IN' WINS PRETIGIOUS TRADE AWARD |
 Veetee
'Dine In' was selected by an independent judge to be recognised
as the Best New British Product 2007 from a wide range of products
entered into the Food From Britain's New Product Showcase. Four
months after its launch, Veetee Dine In is already achieving a market
share in excess of 10% in one key retailer in the UK.
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| BEST
OF SANJEEV KAPOOR |
|
 Being
asked to choose just five favourites from Sanjeev Kapoor's cookbook
armoury is like choosing your favourite sweet from a box of 'Quality
Streets'.....you really like them all and you'd rather not just
choose one! What
I like about Kapoor's recipes is his unashamed love of cooking.
He does not compromise on ingredients and doesn't dress up his
recipes with fripperies that add to the presentation but not to
the taste.
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more
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| "....GIVE
US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD"? |
| "....Give
us this day our daily bread"? Not likely if you can't cook!
But help is at hand with our recipes to help you make the prefect
roti, paratha,
methi paratha
or puri. Of course,
if it all does end in disaster you can always read our 'Naan'
better comparison for the best of naans from the supermarket ! |
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| ESSENTIAL
UTENSILS FOR THE KITCHEN |
 What
constitutes the essential utensils needed in an Indian Kitchen?
Well this depends - do you wish to achieve rusticity, or do you
want to cook a great meal? We thought so….here's our list.
You can also browse our list of non-essential to downright naff
utensils.
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| **MORE
FOOD STORIES ** |
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Curry
Kings of Britain (04/08)
Curry Queens
of Britain (04/08)
FSA
wants ban on food colourants in kids' foods (04/08)
Diageo
set to launch Bordeaux wines in India
(04/08)
India
requested to allow rice exports to Sri Lanka (04/08)
India
teeters on brink of food crisis (04/08)
India bans export
of non-basmati rice (03/08)
India raises
rice export prices (03/08)
National
Vegetarian Week: 19-25 May 2008
Corporate tea estates
in Sri Lanka are withering (03/08)
Noon
Products Ltd fined for pollution of the sewerage system (01/08)
Curry
is still king of ethnic foods (10/07)
Veetee
'Dine In' Wins Prestigious Trade Award (08/07)
Basmati
code of practice created in the UK
Cobra Beer wins
Gold at Monde Selection
A
foreign affair - how travel has influenced UK food
Food entrepreneur,
Shelim Hussain MBE, wins AOC Gold Award
Food
containing 'Sudan 1' chilli powder is withdrawn
Madhur
Jaffrey aids VSO 'Spice UP Your Life' campaign
Asian community
group achieves matrix standard
Halal Direct
launches home delivery service
Nighat Awan
wins 'Outstanding Contribution' Award
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