Read more on Nestle paper straws, Mondelez's Caramilk return, plant-based in Thailand and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for November 2019.
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Read more on Nestle paper straws, Mondelez's Caramilk return, plant-based in Thailand and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for November 2019.
Click through the gallery to see them all.
Nestle Malaysia and Indonesia have opted to exchange the commonly-used plastic straws attached to UHT packaged drinks for paper options for some of its most-popular products, assuring consumers that this option is both ‘effective’ and ‘scalable’.
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Cadbury has relaunched its popular Caramilk chocolate as a permanent item due to fervent consumer demand – but the availability of this will be limited to only New Zealand and Australia.
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ADM Human Nutrition has launched what it claims to be the first plant-based high-protein beverage in Thailand, in hopes of addressing what it perceives to be a clear gap in the market.
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The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has laid out the first draft of its rules covering Shared Responsibility, and one of the major proposals is to make it mandatory for its members to increase their purchase of sustainable oil by 15% each year.
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Australia and New Zealand have been involved in a battle over the latter’s bid to trademark the term ‘manuka’ in China for months, with no end in sight and increasingly terse accusations flying back and forth across the Tasman Sea.
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Nestle Malaysia recently launched the Milo Global Centre of Excellence in the country with the aim of meeting not only global demand for the malted chocolate beverage, but also overall hot drink demand within South East Asia.
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World-first plant-based salt, plant-based burgers in the Middle East, Pakistan adulteration and more of our trending stories on social media feature in this edition of Hot Right Now.
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The Australian confectionery sector has called for one of the recommended changes to the Health Star Rating (HSR) system - to remove the energy icon and make star labels compulsory – to be reconsidered, claiming this could lead to its products appearing to be healthier than they actually are.
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Coca-Cola Japan has launched the second product in its popular two-fruit Fanta Zeitaku W series, maintaining its focus on luxury and indulgence, this time with a blend of two types of grapes.
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Indonesia is enforcing its new halal certification, with food and beverage the first area of focus as the Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) takes over from the Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI).
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