The battle for eyeballs in India’s food-tech media circuit has crossed into legal territory, with a Delhi court hitting pause on FoodInfotech’s publishing after allegations of wholesale copying from rival FoodTechBiz.
What began as whispers of imitation has now become a full-blown courtroom drama. FoodTechBiz accuses FoodInfotech of shadowing its brand identity and repackaging its original interviews, features, and photographs as though they were its own.
Presiding at Patiala House, District Judge Hemani Malhotra wasn’t convinced this was a case of harmless overlap. In an ex-parte interim injunction, she ruled that FoodTechBiz had established a strong prima facie case, warning that unchecked duplication could cause “irreparable harm.”
FoodTechBiz, a niche platform covering food, beverage, packaging, and technology, says the trouble started in 2022. Despite an earlier assurance from FoodInfotech to halt the practice, the alleged content cloning continued. Matters came to a head this year at the IFFA Fair in Frankfurt, where FoodTechBiz’s founder-editor, Mandeep Kaur, produced exclusive interviews and photo features—only to see near-identical stories appear under FoodInfotech’s banner a day later.
A legal notice in May went unanswered in practice, prompting the courtroom showdown. Armed with comparison charts, original drafts, and email records, FoodTechBiz persuaded the judge to order FoodInfotech to pull down two contested reports:
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Essentia showcases meat innovation at IFFA 2025
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Vishakha showcases packaging solutions at IFFA 2025
Summons have now been issued, with the case slated for its next hearing on October 10. Until then, FoodInfotech has been restrained from hosting or reproducing the disputed content.
For FoodTechBiz, the interim order marks a significant early victory in what could set the tone for protecting original digital content in India’s fast-growing food-tech publishing space.
