BRICs and beyond: Health takes bigger bite of India's food market

By: Mini Pant Zachariah | 18 October 2010

Health increasingly means wealth for food-processing companies in India. Obesity may be seen as a Western problem but, in the more affluent parts of this fast-developing country, it is becoming a growing concern - and there is growing demand for healthier products.

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Health increasingly means wealth for food-processing companies in India. Obesity may be seen as a Western problem but, in the more affluent parts of this fast-developing country, it is becoming a growing concern - and there is growing demand for healthier products.

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