Archive · 28 Jun 2025
Nestle India to Train Assam Street Food Vendors on Safety
Nestle India is helping street food vendors in Assam learn how to make food safely.
They are doing this by giving them training through a project called 'Serve Safe Food'.
Over 2,500 vendors in different parts of Assam will get this training.
The training will teach them about keeping food clean, handling it safely, and how to throw away trash properly.
It also teaches them about running their food businesses.
This project is a team effort involving Nestle India, Food Safety in Assam, and a vendors association.
It helps the vendors make better and safer food.
Nestle India is training street food vendors in Assam through the 'Serve Safe Food' project.
The project will train over 2,500 vendors across multiple districts in Assam.
The training covers health, hygiene, safe food handling, waste disposal, and entrepreneurship.
The initiative is a collaboration with Food Safety, Assam, and NASVI.
The 'Serve Safe Food' project has already benefited over 92,800 vendors across other states.
- Who
- Nestle India, Food Safety Assam, and National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) are involved, and street food vendors are the beneficiaries.
- What
- Nestle India is training street food vendors in Assam on food safety and hygiene.
- When
- Currently, with expansion plans.
- Where
- Assam, specifically in Kamrup (Metro), Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Cachar, Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, and Nagaon.
- Why
- To improve food safety practices among street food vendors.
- Project Name
- 'Serve Safe Food'
- Organization
- Nestle India, Food Safety Assam, NASVI
- Location
- Assam, India
- Target Participants
- Street Food Vendors
- Training Focus
- Health, Hygiene, Safe Food Handling, Waste Disposal, Entrepreneurship
- Number of Vendors to be Trained
- Over 2,500